Eco Friendly Interiors
All of us are aware that the resources available to us are limited and we should make cautious use of it. Shocking fact is that, knowing this truth, man does not want to realize this. He is trying his level best to fight with nature and the results are very obvious such in the form of global warming, hurricanes, flood, etc. The outcome can be apparently experienced when nature exhibits its fury in a dreadful form. The hurricane that carries away with it everything it finds in it way, the flood, shattering the lives of thousands, global warming which has resulted in tonnes of icebergs melting at an alarming rate. With all this happening so frequently it seems that the world would be seeing its end soon.
Well, the good news is that it is not very late until now. Still we can save our mother earth from destruction. For this, we have to start from our homes only. Going green could be the best idea to make this happen. Making the interiors of our house eco-friendly would prove to be a good start in this direction.
Going Green with the Interiors of the House: Our homes in which we reside and spend maximum amount of time can be made a sustainable and eco-friendly house, by following the under mentioned steps:
• Consider The Entire Life Cycle: Before you go for any kind of furnishings, furniture, etc for the interiors of the house, ask yourself with the following questions :
1. Where is the wood used in the furniture coming from (is it wood
taken from ecological forests or is it plastic or wood taken from
fuels?)
2. Can it be used again after you are tired of using it?
3. Can you redo the items that you have inside the interiors of home?
4. Are you able to purchase items of decoration which are made from
recycled goods?
5. Would you be able o furnish your home with the antique furniture
made from the old wood?
• Select Those Items for Designing Which Prevent Pollution: To prevent pollution in your homes, you have to be very cautious about the items that you are using for the designing of the interiors of your home. Let’s take the paint for example. Today paints are available in the markets which are free from lead and are non-poisonous. Hence, to ensure that the paint that you are using is more environment- friendly, go for those which are more of water-based and contain natural dyes since, paint of such types almost prevent toxins present in the ordinary paint and make the atmosphere of home environment- friendly.
• Think That How Energy Would Be Used In The Interiors:
Remember, it is important that you should preserve as much energy as possible while redoing the interiors of your home. Moreover, you have to see it, that you save more on utility bills like that of gas, water and electricity. For this, you can do the following :
Use lamps that require less of electricity consumption
Use pressure cooker to cook food as it requires less of energy for
cooking. By this you can preserve up to 80 % of energy.
Switch off the lights and electric gadgets when not in use.
Try to consume less of non-vegetarian food in meals as they require less energy to be cooked.
• Make Use of Naturally Prepared Materials: This could be the best idea for going green for the decoration of the interiors of home. Take for the example of the rugs or carpets. You would be even more environment-friendly if you would introduce rugs or carpets made out of wool or cloth that is obtained from the fibers of some trees(like jute). It would be more than good if you try and prevent the use of plastic for decorating the interiors of your house. Try to use more of materials like fibers of jute, coconut, wool, cotton fibers, etc. to make your home eco-friendly.
• Use Feng-Shui Lights In the Interiors: Feng-Shui lights are made from absolutely natural materials like mango wood and rice-paper and provide a great deal of calm atmosphere at home.
• Redo Used Furniture: The excellent way to make your-home environment-friendly is to redo the used furniture lying idle at home. You should make your old furniture look vibrant by redoing them or utilizing them as a decoration item for the décor of the home.
• Buy Furniture Made From Recycled Wood From the Market: Another great idea for going green is to buy furniture made from the market that is made out of recycled wood. Reason for this is that, such kind of furniture uses the same process of re-using the unused material for the making the furniture. One should be careful and selective while buying furniture for doors like brass door handles as well. A wide range of brass door handles are available in the market which match different décor styles.
• Introduction of Eco-Friendly Paints: Today, we have some of the very good quality eco-friendly paints in the market, which ensure that your house has the best eco-friendly interiors. They are :
Clay Paint
Clay paint could offer an excellent lusterless and flat finish to walls and ceilings. Such types of paints are now available in the market in superior quality and allow good amount of circulation of air on the surface of the walls. Paints like these are also good for absorbing dampness in the air, which ensures a much safer environment of the house.
Lime Wash Paint
Lime wash is another kind of environment-friendly paint which is well in use since the ancient period. It is calcium enriched and cheap and offers a matchless and lustrous finish giving more of an antique appearance to the walls of the house. Though it is virtually, eco-friendly, but gloves and eye-glasses should be worn as it is harmful for the skin and eyes.
Milk Paint
Milk paint is a kind of eco-friendly paint which lasts for a longer span of time and is given preference for being painted on the walls by almost all of the interior designers as it is made from a substance known as Casein, a protein which is separate from milk and can be used for painting on raw wood, board of walls and walls that are not sealed.
Thus there are ample of ways to go green and save our natural resources if one makes an effort to do so. We need to be aware of the harmful effects of using artificial things and we should also spread awareness of the same in the society we live.
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