Eco Friendly Design Switches to Make in Your Home
Save time, energy and money with these nifty tips to implement in your home today, thanks to the socially-conscious design geeks at Laurel and Wolf Interior Design. Here’s how you can implement their advice and make that important switch in your own life.
What’s Old Is New Again
Look for furniture made from either repurposed, recycled or sustainable materials. If it fits your aesthetic, reclaimed wood is a great pick. But there are also all kinds of sustainable and recycled materials that look brand new, such as cork, bamboo and coconut.
Reupholstered antique by Timourous Beasties (left), Ayers celebrates the cork trend (right)
Go Green, Literally
There’s a time and a place for glitzy wall art and glam accessories, but when it comes to eco-friendly decor, nothing exudes fresh green vibes quite like actual plants. Decorating your space with succulents and fiddle leaf figs will not only help you achieve that boho-urban-jungle look that’s all the rage this season, but they will also purify your air and eliminate lingering chemicals. Away With Synthetic Sunshine
Make conscious design choices to enhance your home’s natural light intake by using sheer, airy window treatments instead of their dark counterparts. And who doesn’t love a good skylight or set of bay windows? Harnessing the sun instead of relying on lamps will save electricity and elicit that peaceful, au-naturale aura in your home. Light Done Right
As much as we’d love our homes to be exclusively lit by the sun, the harsh reality is that it does in fact set. So when you do enlist the aid of electricity, look for eco-friendly and energy efficient options. There’s an abundance of such alternatives, as well as affordable energy efficient light bulbs you should make a habit of buying.
Lumaires Sputnik by Julie Lansom
Eco Windows For The Win
Lighting isn’t the only energy-efficient item on the market anymore. Windows are getting in on the action too! Certain windows are specially designed to insulate your home in the cold, and deflect heat in the summer. This means you won’t need to pump as much dough into your heater and AC unit.
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