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