Many may wonder how to go green in home designing and decorating. Let us know how to....
Eco friendly homes mean using less energy, less water, non VOC or less VOC, less non renewable resources in construction, design and decoration. There are many activities carried out in designing and finally decorating our homes. They are like....cleaning, decluttering, organising, painting, laying the floor, furnishing, lighting, so on and so forth. While carrying these activities we can hold on to our motto of reducing our carbon foot print. This is how we can....
- Using natural fabrics in the place of artificial ones
- Going for flooring made out of cork, linoleum, bamboo, etc.
- Using jute, recycled products in decorating
- Going for a second hand furniture or that of cane.
- Growing organic garden and refusing plastic flower pots.
- Using paints made of non volatile organic compounds
- Using compact flourescent bulbs or rather going for natural lighting.
- Purchasing products, whether they are paints, furniture, flower pots, cleaning agents etc., only from local shopping malls, markets.
- Using natural cleaning agents in the place of chemicals.
- Saving energy while using electronic gadgets and using solar energy. .
- Saving water applying different ideas.
- Reducing pollution inside the home.
These ideal practices for homes also help in leading a hygenic life style.
Any other tips, advices, suggetions and ideas can be shared by posting under comments which help us in updating our knowledge on eco friendly habits.
