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Furniture

Eco-friendly furniture is made from recycled, renewable or sustainble resources. Recycled or reclaimed materials from demolition sites. There is now a fabulous new particle board made from wheat straw (which is usually burned in the fields after harvesting wheat). There is also particle board made from bamboo or sustainably harvested wood. Bamboo is a plant that grows really fast and is therefore a renewable resource. Hardwoods can be sustainably harvested when new trees are planted in their stead. The upholstery can be of hemp or organic cotton (though they're harder to find and quite expensive). Or you can use organic cotton futons. Eco-friendly furniture reduces the toxins in your interior environment (as well as the exterior). Another factor to consider when buying consumer products is fair trade and human rights. Was child labour used to make that gorgeous Persian rug in your living room? Did you encourage the kidnapping of children when buying that beautiful rug? There are options that guarantee humans did not suffer to provide you with material objects you actually don't even need. It makes me happy to support ethical and environmental practices when I buy new furniture.

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Eco-Furniture
The largest selection of environmentally-friendly furniture I've found so far at the cheapest prices I've found so far. And the most beautiful styles. I love that combination!

Green Design Studio
A store in Toronto offering soooo many amazing environmentally-friendly products for the home and office including furniture, linens, building products (counters, tiles, flooring), gorgeous lighting and beautiful glassware. Finally! A dream come true!

Naked Furniture
A Canadian company that makes solid wood furniture. You can choose to have it stained or NOT! They are also able to do custom work and finishes.

Grassroots Environmental Products
A Canadian business with a store in Toronto or you can shop online. Organic mattresses plus a whole lot more.

Woodshanti
FSC-certified sustainably harvest wood and wood veneer furniture and kitchen cabinets. Gorgeous, but pricey.

Novica
Fair trade crafts from around the world. Rugs, art, decor, so many beautiful things. You can read about the person who made the piece. Associated with the National Geographic Society.

Obasan
Organic bedding, including mattresses.

Ten Thousand Villages
Fair trade crafts from around the world. There is a special section just on rugs.

Fair Trade Store Online

The Healthy Home Store
Canadian. Kitchen cabinets, furniture, building supplies.

Laguna Bamboo
Bamboo kitchen and bathroom cabinets and tables.

DeWulf Concrete
Counters, tables, sinks, tiles, even a bed made out of concrete.

www.team7.at
Ikea-like environmentally-friendly furniture. I'm anxiously awaiting the English version to come up.

Silkroad
Bamboo plywood, veneer, and flooring. Canadian.

Greenline
Sustainably harvested plywood, veneers, lumber, and moulding.

Ecoelements
All kinds of eco-friendly building products. Canadian.

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