Throw pillows made from recycled materials.
By HGTV
Eco-designer Danny Seo shares more tips for finding the right natural and recycled materials to use in your home:
- Earth-friendly design is being kind to the planet through the incorporation of natural or environmentally-friendly materials, which can be everything from using recycled, vintage, plant-based and non-toxic materials or items you recycle in a quirky kind of way.
- Cotton and kapok curtains look like canvas. Kapok is a rainforest tree with fibrous seeds harvested by a local indigenous tribe that are down-like when pulled apart. The trees are never touched so it's a fully sustainable material.
- Some buzz words on labels to identify earth-friendly products are recycled (100- or 50-percent recycled), all natural, plant based and biodegradable. There are also certain textiles to look for like hemp and organic cotton. Earth-friendly products are surprisingly affordable and easy to find so check out the labels. You'll be amazed at how effortless it is to be kind to the earth.
- Soy candles don't produce soot when burned like regular paraffin candles.
- Finally, making your home earth-friendly doesn't stop with fabrics and materials. Little things like dusting refrigerator coils help save energy.
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