We are all becoming much more socially conscious of waste and the need to recycle and to use more eco friendly products.
Eco friendly products are now much more accessible and affordable and certainly in the world of Interior Design companies such as Farrow & Ball Paint manufacturers have recently changed all their paint products to Eco friendly. See http://www.farrow&ball.com/
“You can choose any colour as long as it is Green” ... the slogan used by the traditional paint supplier, Farrow & Ball, in a recent promotional campaign. They now only supply paints that are eco friendly with the latest EU environmental legislation regarding the VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) content of paints. These water based finishes are all low in odour and classified as either low or minimal VOC.
What is eco friendly furniture?
Furniture made from highly sustainable materials such as bamboo, which is grown without pesticides and replenishes itself within only one growing season. It is furniture which is made using EU “EO” standard for adhesives and is finished with low VOC paints and lacquers.
Does being eco friendly mean forsaking style? Not necessarily – look at one of my favourite furniture suppliers http://www.4living.co.uk/ who have collaborated with a British designer, Jo-Anne Wright, to create a beautifully elegant range of occasional and bedroom furniture, crafted from sustainable Bamboo.
Recycling Furniture
I actively encourage my clients to recycle furniture – a pine chest of drawers that has gone a little “orangey” over the years can look amazing when given a wash of paint and new handles, dining room chairs can be given a new lease of life when reupholstered in a contemporary funky fabric and family heirlooms such as sewing boxes can stay a treasured personal possession if they are repaired and given some TLC.
We have a team of paint specialists who can also give that pine fire surround a new lease of life with a marble finish that would be hard to distinguish between the real thing!
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