Having an attractive and luxurious interior is the dream of every home owner. However, luxury homes can use environmentally friendly concepts, by filling the house with environmentally friendly furniture.

Furniture complements the house, including various types of tables, chairs, and cabinets. Here are tips for choosing environmentally friendly and sustainable home furniture.

Choose sustainable materials
The most important thing in choosing eco-friendly furniture is the material it is made of. Wood material is definitely an environmentally friendly material because it comes from trees. However, when many trees are cut down to be processed into a product, of course this destroys the various biodiversity that depend on trees.

You can choose the type of wood that comes from environmentally friendly plantations, including teak, trembesi wood, to mahogany. This method is quite difficult to find out whether the trees were cut down by reforestation or not. Maybe, you can ask the seller about the supplier of the furniture you are going to buy.

Furniture does not always use wood material. You can choose bamboo as an alternative choice. Bamboo furniture is famous for minimalist and economical design theme. The bamboo tables and chairs has unique aesthetic, because bamboo is more elastic. In addition, bamboo plants are easy to cultivate with short growth span.

Choose the durable and long lasting products
The next thing that needs to consider is choosing furniture products which durable and long lasting. Match the type of wood and the type of furniture to be purchased. For example, mahogany wood is very suitable for use as home interior equipment. Meanwhile, teak wood is very resistant to temperature and weather, so it is suitable for exterior.

Make sure you buy furniture in good quality materials. Also make sure there are no defects or signs of mold on the wood. By choosing the right and good quality materials, the product can last longer.

Choose disassembled and recycled furniture
Next, choose furniture that is easy to assemble and disassemble and the materials easy to recycle. Multifunctional furniture tends to be disassembled. For example a folding table or chair that can used as needed.

Also choose furniture that easy to repair, so it easy to repair the damaged furniture parts. So you can still use it and don’t need to buy new stuff anymore. When the furniture is really damaged, you can still recycle the furniture. So, there are no home furniture that ends up as trash.

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