[aahome] Greener Interior Design - Where To Buy Sustainable Decorative Materials?

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Title: Greener Interior Design - Where To Buy Sustainable
Decorative Materials?
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Green interiors: Where to by sustainable decorative materials,
finishes, surfaces and flooring

Decorating homes with the environment and health in mind can be
done without any loss of style Although we understand the health
benefits of eating natural or organic food, perversely we have
been slow to recognize that how we decorate our homes can also
affect our wellbeing. Modern paints, for example, are typically
made from vinyl resins and petrochemicals. These not only
`out-gas' volatile organic compounds (VOCs) but being non-porous
prevent walls from breathing turning rooms into plastic boxes.
Non-toxic, breathable finishes – using linseed oil, natural
pigments and minerals, and even milk, say – rival and often
surpass their modern counterparts for longevity, colour depth
and finishes. To partner these, there are masses of stylish
options for natural or eco floorings, like linoleum or coir and
seagrass matting, and surfaces and wall coverings using recycled
glass or old Wellington boots, would you believe it?

Surfaces Dapple Glass www.dappleglass.com

Shimmering accent tiles created from glass cullet to resemble
crushed jewels.

DURAT www.durat.com

A tactile, solid-surface material available in an extensive
range of speckled colours. Designed for worktops and tabletops
it can also be cast into basins, shower trays and baths. Made
with 50% recycled plastic it is itself 100% recyclable.

Eight Inch www.eightinch.co.uk

Jazzy, hardwearing composite material made from 85% recycled
glass chips and solvent-free resins. Available in numerous
colour combinations and aggregate sizes it can be cast into
practically any shape or used as a seamless flooring screed.

Energywise Recycled Glass www.energywiserecycledglass.co.uk

Recycled glass tiles available plain or patterned in clear,
blue, green or amber.

Smile Plastics www.smile-plastics.co.uk

Fun sheet materials suitable for flooring, worktops and
cladding and the like, ingeniously recycled from Wellington
boots, squeezy bottles, yoghurt pots, bank notes, reject
toothbrushes and crisp packets.

Smith & Wareham www.smithandwareham.co.uk

Recycled glass mosaic tiles in 16 colours.

Flooring

Concept Carpets www.concept-carpet.co.uk

Luxurious tufted carpets made in Britain with Jacob wool. Free
from bleaching agents, chemical dyes and insect and stain
repellents, the Jacob's Velvet comes in three natural colours –
cream, pewter and dark brown – as well as five attractive marled
versions.

Dalsouple www.dalsouple.com

DalNaturel is a `new generation' natural rubber floor covering
featuring over 90% natural ingredients (most `rubber' flooring
is actually made from SBR, a petrochemical by-product).

Forbo-Nairn www.forbo-flooring.co.uk

Retro-style Marmoleum flooring is made from linseed oil, chalk,
wood flour, and pine resin. Available in a wide selection of
plain and marbled colours, it comes as both a 200cm wide sheet
and as a tile (333 by 333mm square).

Kersaint Cobb www.kersaintcobb.co.uk

Natural coir, jute, seagrass and sisal floor coverings backed
with natural latex.

Panda Flooring www.pandaflooring.co.uk

`Hardwood' flooring made from bamboo, the most environmentally
friendly plant resource on account of its growth rate.

Siesta Cork Tile www.siestacorktiles.co.uk

Insulating, noise-absorbing, flexible cork floor and wall tiles
made from harvestable tree bark in numerous colours, thicknesses
and finishes.

The Waveney Rush Industry www.waveneyrush.co.uk Sweet-smelling
carpets and matting handmade from natural, renewable rush fibre.

Paints and Finishes Auro www.auroorganic.co.uk

Gloss and eggshell for woodwork and various wall paints as well
as a huge range of wood stains, waxes, oils, decorating
adhesives, fillers and even paint stripping paste, all free from
petrochemicals.

Francesca's Paints www.francescaspaint.com

Traditional lime wash (interior and exterior), `chalky'
emulsion, flat oil, eggshell, gloss, masonry and water-based,
breathable `eco emulsion' paints, all tinted with natural
pigments and mixed by hand in 146 shades.

Georgina Barrow Natural Paints www.naturalpaints.org.uk

Matt, water-based emulsion and interior and exterior eggshell
paints in 30 muted colours

Precious Earth www.preciousearth.co.uk Environmentally
friendly, low-impact finishes and flooring outlet in Ludlow
offering a specialist design consultancy.

Ray Munn www.raymunn.com

Stockists of the Beckers range of eco-friendly paints,
varnishes and finishes from Sweden, which offers a computerized
colour-matching service.

Contemporary furniture for the home. Storage, shelving and home
office furniture, offering contemporary style and sustainability
www.ottofurniture.com. Further information on eco furniture, eco
designers and eco-retailers is available on this site.

About The Author: Contemporary furniture for the home. Storage,
shelving and home office furniture, offering contemporary style
and sustainability http://www.ottofurniture.com. Further
information on eco furniture, eco designers and eco-retailers is
available on this site.

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