This is a good read on how to make a home green. Don’t get too confused because by green we mean making your home environment-friendly or eco-friendly. This is not supposed to make your home color green but to help you do your part in saving our Mother Earth. Today, a lot of people are becoming conscious about conserving our natural resources. People are thinking of ways to promote conservation of our Mother Earth. So in order to help save the world while you do fabulous home repairs and home remodeling, here are some ideas that you can use to help you achieve a Green Home!
Some homeowners are not aware that some of the materials used in your home such as in your bathroom or kitchen can be harmful to our environment. However there are also a lot of products being used for the home that can help reduce the use of natural resources in order to conserve them. One of the priciest rooms to repair, remodel, and build altogether is the kitchen. Probably the next would be the bathroom. The kitchen usually occupies the biggest area of the house while the bathroom also has the pricey fixtures such as toilets, sinks, shower, spas, and bath tubs, to name a few. Thus, these are the two most common rooms where a lot of resources are used. So let’s learn how to make a home green by starting with these two important rooms.
- Using Alternative Materials
Most of the materials you’ll find in the kitchen and bathroom use a lot of natural resources. From the cabinets to the natural stone tiles, up to the counters and the hardwood floors. Do you know that there are floors made from cork? Cork not only features a lovely finish, but you’ll be surprised that cork is eco-friendly too. Yes, it’s true. Cork is a material that when harvested, does not destroy the tree. Cork comes from the bark of the trees that does not destroy the tree in any way. It can be harvested every nine years. At the same time, you can also make use of recycled glass tiles. As for the counters, concrete, recycled glass, and even stainless steel offer a modern look that does not harm our natural resources. What’s more is that they only need little maintenance as compared to natural resources like natural stones and granite. When it comes to cabinets, consider using natural plant by-products such as wheat board and strawboard.
- Using Non-Toxic Materials in Your Kitchen and Bathroom
To complete a green home, make sure that you only use non-toxic materials like non-toxic paint, non-toxic finish, and even non-toxic glues. There are also cleaning products you can buy that are non-toxic.
- Go for Reusable, not Disposable
Instead of purchasing paper plates and napkins, make use of cloth napkins and plates. This way, you won’t be purchasing a lot of paper plates and throwing them away after one use. You can help minimize the use of paper products by doing so. At the same time, make sure to use hand towels in your bathroom to minimize the use of paper towels when drying your hands.
- Recycle as Much as You Can
As much as possible, before throwing away something, think of another way to dispose it. For example, you bought a new microwave oven and yet your old microwave still works. If so, donate your old microwave oven or give it to someone else instead of just throwing it away or leaving it in your backyard. Also, you don’t have to have several colors of bathroom mats. Just choose a neutral color that will go with all your bathroom decors so you won’t have to buy and consume too much for your matting.
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Even before ‘going green’ became a priority, in 1868, Amorim, the world leader in cork products, made it a priority that no part of the precious tree ever be wasted. Sheathes of cork oak that are not used in bottle stopper production are used as planks for Wicanders flooring. Smaller sheathes, split planks, cork pieces, and even cork dust, are used in the production of agglomerated cork products such as insulation and are even burned as fuel to power the manufacturing process.
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