Design Goes Green

April 19, 2007 — -- "Good Morning America" teamed with Domino magazine to show Americans how to decorate with both the environment and style in mind. Here's more information about the products and people featured on the show today, as well as alternative options for decorating green at any price.

The House

The Paterson, N.J., home was a BASF "Better Home Better Planet" house.

Web Site: www.betterhomebetterplanet.com

The Designer

Patricia Gaylor

Eco Interiors by Patricia Gaylor

Web Site: www.patriciagaylor.com

Low VOC Paints

BEHR paint products

Web Site: www.behr.com

Plants

Designed to help improve air quality

From the Raimondi Horticultural group

Web Site: www.raimondihg.com

Floor Coverings

Area rug made from FLOR "Solid Ground" carpet squares in citron and sea green

Price: $12.99 per tile (20 tiles used, for about $360 total for the area rug)

Web Site: www.florcatalog.com

Available through special retailers, some Target stores, and on the Web

Furniture

Naturalee sofas and chairs are made with organic cotton and linen fabrics, soy-based cushions and back cushions with fiber made from recycled plastic bottles

Price: Sofas (style # 3973-11) covered in "Monty Toffee" (100 percent linen), $2,830 each

Chairs (style #3973-01), covered in "Monty Avocado" 100 percent linen, $605 each

Web Site: www.furniturebylee.com

Available at Crate + Barrel

Lighting

Fluorescent lighting throughout the home

Shaper Classic Craftsman lighting -- 472 series available through Cooper lighting

Price: Starting at $1,192

Web Site: www.cooperlighting.com or www.shaperlighting.com

Sheets and Towels

Bamboo sheets and towels

Price: Towels, washcloth to bath size, sage or ivory color, $15 to $69; Sheets, ivory color, queen size set $169

Web Site: www.VivaTerra.com

Structure

FSC-certified woods were used throughout the house. FSC is a nonprofit watchdog group that monitors the cutting and regrowth of woods worldwide.

Web Site: www.fsc.org

Cabinets: Terra Cabinets uses FSC-certified woods, low or no VOCs and rapidly renewable materials.

Trim: Veneered cherry trim used in the house was supplied by SJ Morse Co.

Cherry veneered lumber with a wheatboard interior, which is made from agricultural by-products, not wood. Saves thousands of trees.

Web Site: www.sjmorse.com

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Supplies

Seventh Generation

Web Site: www.seventhgen.com

More Options

TV Consoles

Scrapile Bench

Price: $392

Web Site: www.vivavi.com

Fuji Toy Box (can be used as a low TV console)

Price: $420

Web Site: www.vivavi.com

Railroad Tie Low Shelving

Price: $445

Web Site: www.vivaterra.com

Bamboo Coffee Table (can be used as a low TV console)

Price: $319

Web Site: www.earthfriendlygoods.com

Chairs

Anhui Bamboo Arm Chair

Price: $219

Web Site: http://www.earthfriendlygoods.com

Arbor Side Chair

Price: $375

Web Site: www.vivavi.com

Eco-Friendly Fabrics

Nearsea NaturalsPrice: Start at around $15 for solids

Web Site: http://www.nearseanaturals.com

Green Sage

Price: Fabrics start at $25 per yard for solids; $50 for printed

Web Site: http://www.greensage.com