Ever feel bad about buying new furniture, bedding and decor and worried that you aren't supporting the environment? Tired of doing a search to find products in your area? Try going to Sustainable Furnishing Council, a non-profit group of furnishing … [Read more...]
Reclaimed Furniture in Denver, Colorado
July 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you are ever in the neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, go to Windmill Woodworks, who make furniture out of reclaimed wood. He makes Adirondack Chairs, bookcases, benches, tables and picture frames. A great way to keep construction debris out of … [Read more...]
Reclaimed Wood Furniture in Hawaii
July 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
I love Koa wood and Hawaiian design. Getting anything to and from Hawaii is expensive due to the cost of transportation. If you can buy local in Hawaii it saves valuable resources and reduces impact on the environment. I found this site, Wuttle Werks … [Read more...]
Affordable Eco Friendly Furniture
July 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Finally another choice of affordable eco-friendly, ready-to-assemble furniture is available from Altra Furniture. The SmartPanel collection is currently being sold in Canada and is expected to be hitting the market in the US in the fall. Smart … [Read more...]
Reclaimed Wood Tables
July 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From Varian Design in San Franciso- These handmade reclaimed wood tables are from the Broen Collection- made from steel and reclaimed wood from whiskey casks. … [Read more...]
Recycled Burlap Bags for Upholstery
June 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
This is creative way to reuse burlap and feedbags! The chair is available for sale at Colcha in Venice for $1600. The recycled burlap cushions is $42.00. Made with reclaimed wood legs and upholstered in European feed-sack fabrics. Cushions are … [Read more...]
Reclaimed Wood Pallet Furniture
June 29, 2009 By 4 Comments
I had done a post on Reuse Make Money- Pallet Wood- now Good Earth Furniture (goodearthfurniture.com) has opened up Portland, ME, with a variety of furniture made from Reclaimed wood- with one of my favorite topics- reclaimed wood pallets. They … [Read more...]
Recycle-Reuse-Reclaim- Shelving Ideas
June 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
I have all this leftover wood from my remodeling project- Much of it is reusable- so of course had to get on the internet to find how what else I can do with all this wood- I am constantly amazed at the incredible creativity of people. … [Read more...]
Eco Friendly Sofa Coverings
May 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I recieved this email- and thought I would address it instead of leaving it in comments. "Hi, We are trying to reahposter our sofa. I am very sensetive to toxic materials; I having great difficult in finding someone who offers this. Any ideas? … [Read more...]
83 Eco Furniture Designers
July 22, 2008 By 6 Comments
I started out this blog on furniture using reclaimed wood, but instead got derailed into great cool furniture made from reclaimed anything! 1.) 11th Hour Furniture: Coop America Approved. 2.) Abundant Earth: all sorts of good stuff- sold … [Read more...]
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