Alternatives to Wood: Green Furniture for Your Interiors

Entry #1191, May 19, 2012

Decorating your home with high quality furniture may take a toll on our environment. Significant amounts of trees are cut every day to accommodate the need for wood furniture. These trees take so many years to grow and will take the same duration for replacement.

Good thing that modern furnishings introduce a collection of innovative green furniture for home and office interiors. These ideas provide similar comfort and style as conventional furniture can offer.  It gives you the experience of luxury and elegance without contributing to the continuous destruction of the environment.

Reclaimed wood furniture helps the environment and looks great

If you are looking for green furniture for your interiors, consider the following:

Bamboo furniture

Although bamboo is a grass but then it can be a great alternative to wood furniture. It is sturdy and can be customized to fit any design. Bamboo is extremely fast to grow as compared with trees used for furniture. It can match, if not exceed, the furniture made-up of wood and other materials.

Recyclable plastic and metal furniture

Any materials that can be recycled are considered Eco-friendly. While others consider plastic as harmful for the environment, recycling them to produce cutting edge furniture will definitely change their point of view. A growing number of plastic furniture is being manufactured and purchased by many people. Metal furniture also gained a fair share in the market. Metals can easily be recycled to come up with high quality and durable furniture.

Alternatives to wood furniture – metal, plastic, and even cardboard!

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Look for certified sustainable wood

The Forest Stewardship Council is an international organization that promotes sustainable ways to protect the world’s forests. The organization gives certification and seal of approval to any product that uses economically viable materials. This ensures that the product uses materials that are Eco-friendly.

The desire to have stylish and cozy furniture and at the same time help the environment is possible through green furniture. This is a great opportunity to show our concern to the environment and to still have beautiful interiors!

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