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What is Environmental Design?
Environmental Design Tips
What to Avoid in Environmental Design
Bamboo, Cork, & Clay Tile for Natural Home Design
Recycled Tile for Natural Home Design
Recycled Glass Mosaics for Natural Home Design
Natural Carpet for Natural Home Design
Natural Products for Environmentally Friendly Interior Decorating
Natural Rugs, Bedding & Window Treatments
Natural Paints for Environmentally Friendly Interior Decorating
Natural Paint Thinner for Environmentally Friendly Interior Decorating
Natural Stains for Environmentally Friendly Interior Decorating
Environmentally Safe Products for the Home
Area rugs add a great deal of flexibility to your decorating schemes. A well-chosen area rug can serve as … More
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Throw rugs can add color to your decor and warmth to your floors. However, if they're not secured, they ca… More
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Find out what natural home products, such as rugs, pillows, shower curtains, bedding, mattresses and curta… More
Tack rugs are carpets or rugs that use carpet tacks to adhere them to the floor of a room. There are sever… More
Large or small, throw rugs by their very presence contribute to a room's atmosphere. They are not only a g… More
Throw rugs are usually meant to help keep your floors and other carpets clean. They often are placed where… More
When cleaning out kitchen and bathroom rugs, vacuum them first, wash them in cold water and dry only rugs … More
Bathroom rugs provide warmth and coziness to an otherwise cold and hard bathroom floor. After so many uses… More
You can make your own environmentally friendly rugs out of old and ruined clothes. If you follow the step… More
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Summary: Find out what natural home products, such as rugs, pillows, shower curtains, bedding, mattresses and curtains, are ideal for use in an environmentally friendly home in this free online natural home decorating video guide.
Shelley Jones is a professional environmental builder and decorator who has years of experience designing and building straw bale homes. She has also taught classes on straw bale...read more
"Now we’re going to cover soft goods and things you can decorate your home with that are natural, things like the cecil rugs, the jut rugs like the one on the floor here. This is an all wool pillow that’s stuffed with a natural cotton. There’s beautiful other home furnishings and things you can decorate your home with like this beautiful carved wooden carved fish, it has all natural wax with bees wax. There’s like the bigger throw pillows with cottons. I encourage you to look for cotton shower curtains and cotton bedding, they even make solid cotton, 100% cotton futons to sleep on because your mattress is important, you spend a lot of time there so do something healthy there.
They have wool toppers, you know, sheets that are made with wool, blankets that are made with wool that you can use as window treatments or things to cover your couches with. So there’s lots of options and I really encourage you to look for the natural options. "
eHow Article: Natural Rugs, Bedding & Window Treatments
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