Sustainable Design Ideas for your Home
Each and every design project that comes across our desks is an exciting opportunity for our skilled team of designers to bring new life into your space. Even more exciting is when these projects incorporate eco-friendly or sustainable design elements. These details come with many benefits and are highly recommended from our team! Continue reading for our list of our top favorite eco-friendly design ideas.
Green Roofs & Walls
Plants are always a great idea to be incorporated into a home or living space. When looking for sustainable design elements to include in your home, green roofs and walls are perfect! Green roofs—a layer of greenery and vegetation on a roof—can help insulate your home, manage stormwater, and reduce energy consumption for heating and cooling systems. Green walls are a great addition in-home to aid with air quality—both also add to a natural aesthetic! Even better, this greenery is easy to care for and hard to kill, no green thumb required!
Bamboo Flooring
When looking to replace or install new flooring, make sure to consider a sustainable material option. We suggest using bamboo flooring for its renewable and durable properties. Bamboo is also pest and bacteria resistant! What could be better than that? Lastly, bamboo flooring is often more affordable than traditional hardwood flooring may be. With all of its perks and benefits, bamboo flooring is hard to compete with!
Eco-friendly/Up-cycled Furniture
While selecting furniture, try visiting thrift or vintage furniture stores to reuse or upcycle durable and unique furniture. If you are interested in more modern furniture, consider selecting fabrics and materials that are not only beautiful, but also eco-friendly. We recommend cotton, wool, and sustainable wood. Sustainable furniture options are great additions to a design project.
Indoor Plants
Aside from green walls in your home, placing plants throughout your home is also great for air quality. Placing a plant every 100 square feet significantly reduces impurities in the air. Consider composting organic waste to help your plants gain necessary nutrients as well. Certain indoor plants may double as fresh food for the family too! Try growing various vegetables, leaves, or herbs—you might just develop a green thumb!
Natural Fiber Rugs
Another way you can incorporate organic and eco-friendly materials into your next design project is through natural fiber rugs. These rugs have many beneficial properties. This ranges from their durability, to hypoallergenic properties, as well as being static-free! Natural fiber rugs are also able to resist ware and tear compared to traditional synthetic rugs. Alongside their natural design, these rugs are also biodegradable!
Water-Efficient Landscaping
In addition to green roofs and walls or indoor plants, we suggest water-efficient landscaping both indoors and outdoors! Called xeriscaping, this design element and eco-friendly addition uses rocks and succulents. One major benefit of this landscaping style is a significant reduction of water and fertilizer usage as well as lower financial costs. In using xeriscaping, you can turn your interior or exterior project into a lush, natural space, thriving with life!
If you’re looking to add eco-friendly design into your home, Crimson Design Group is the right place to start. Whether you decide to make your home into a lush plant paradise or you want to use eco-friendly furniture, incorporating these elements into your project will make a positive impact on the earth—and, of course, your home!
