Bedroom
Although you may not be awake for many of the hours, you spend far more time in your bedroom than you do anywhere else in the home. Therefore, you should really invest into making your bedroom eco-friendly. Although many green products for the bedroom are slightly more expensive, the benefits are more than worthwhile.
Our beds, where we spend a third of our lives, can be harbingers of chemicals, germs, and eco-unfriendly materials. How can we reduce the environmental impact of our beds?
We have all seen how organic cotton has made its way into clothes, so why not buy sheets and blankets made of organic cotton? We usually associate pesticides with food, but few of us realize that “conventional cotton accounts for up to twenty-five percent of the insecticides used worldwide." In addition, the conventional process of making bedding involves many synthetic chemicals and dyes. Purchasing organic cotton may cost more, but it will make a tremendous contribution to the environment.
Décor
As people become more aware of conservation, having more natural items you have in the house will help you get a premium for your property, and you don’t need a fiberglass tree in the living room! Wood shutters and simple fabrics will make your property look fresher and more modern. Not only will potential buyers feel more grateful and friendly towards you—great assets to have when you are trying to get higher bids—but the general look and feel of the natural items will make your home into a much warmer environment. Natural products may be the answer to the aroma of oven-baked cookies.
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Many people, especially during these harder economic times, are becoming hesitant to spend on slightly more expensive eco-friendly items. But when you consider the hidden costs of conventional products, you will realize that the eco-friendly goods pay for themselves. And just wait until you see the higher bids you will get for your green house!
As people become more aware of conservation, having more natural items you have in the house will help you get a premium for your property, and you don’t need a fiberglass tree in the living room! Wood shutters and simple fabrics will make your property look fresher and more modern. Not only will potential buyers feel more grateful and friendly towards you—great assets to have when you are trying to get higher bids—but the general look and feel of the natural items will make your home into a much warmer environment. Natural products may be the answer to the aroma of oven-baked cookies.
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Many people, especially during these harder economic times, are becoming hesitant to spend on slightly more expensive eco-friendly items. But when you consider the hidden costs of conventional products, you will realize that the eco-friendly goods pay for themselves. And just wait until you see the higher bids you will get for your green house!
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The Green Guide provides many companies where you can find great natural products:
A Natural Home (http://www.anaturalhome.com/, 866-239-4142)
Abundant Earth (http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1408393-1156456, 888-51-EARTH)
FLOR (http://www.florcatalog.com/, 866-281-FLOR)
Greenfeet (http://shop.greenfeet.net/z/6/CD29/, 888-562-8873)
Ikea (http://www.ikea.com/; 800-434-IKEA)
Savvy Rest (http://www.savvyrest.com/, 866-540-6444)
Sealy (http://www.sealy.com/, 800-MY-SEALY)Spiegel (http://www.spiegel.com/)
Tilonia (http://www.tilonia.com/, 888-759-8175)
Under the Canopy (http://www.underthecanopy.com/, 888-226-6799)
White Lotus (http://www.whitelotus.net/, 877-HANDMADE)
Whole Foods ECO Lifestyle Stores (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/)
*Thanks to Emily Main and The Green Guide
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