Decorating Green

Jake

Floor Plan

Paint• Choosing the right

paint is important for the look of your home.

• Reducing VOC’s in your home is very important! To find out more about

VOC’s check out this site:

http://www.icipaintsstores.com/docs/VOCNewsletter_2_en.pdf

Paint• Natural paint is a

good choice because it is very light so it has a low amount of VOCs.

To find the healthiest paints around try this link:

http://www.eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_paints.htm

FurnitureOrchid Platform Beds. Made from Bamboo Rapidly Renewable in 15 years. Oak takes 50 years.

Local materials. Very Eco-friendly and very close to us to buy.

FlooringBamboo flooring. Made from the bamboo plant. This flooring is the best choice.

A bamboo nursery is located in Arizona so this material is very close to buy.

More FlooringBamboo flooring is the best choice because of its hard surface, and its ability to grow quickly. With these characteristics, it is considered one of the most renewable resources on this planet. Bamboo is better than wood flooring because of its great strength.

FabricsBamboo cotton fabric. Eco Friendly. This material will be our fabrics on blinds and bed sheets. Once again, there is a bamboo nursery located in Arizona so the materials are very close.

More Fabrics

Bamboo fabric is the best choice because it is a sustainable fiber. The bamboo plant is very fast growing and does not need pesticides or herbicides to thrive. Also, those many people, who have allergic reactions to fibers, are not affected by this non chemically treated fiber.

Home Care Products

Baking Soda and soap will be used to clean our house ware.

More Home Care products!

Smarty Dish will be our dishwashing detergent. It is non-toxic leaving dishes sparkling clean with no phosphates and no bleach.

Plants

Spider Plants are extremely popular because they can thrive in almost any climate, which makes them easy to grow.

Spider PlantsAlso, studies have shown that the spider plant is quite effective in cleaning indoor air by absorbing chemicals. This plant is a great choice because it will make our air cleaner to breathe.

Bibliography

• http://www.fotosearch.com/WTD252/06427cs-u/• http://www.sficcorp.com/customsoap1.htm• http://www.lewisbamboo.com/plants.html• http://www.bambooflooring.biz/• http://thinks.com/java/impressionist/index.htm• http://www.fun4child.com/paint_online/• http://ww12.1800flowers.com/• http://www.craftconn.com/Main.asp?

Task=Custom&Step=Fabric+Category&CategoryId=39

• http://www.rubiegreen.com/