You undoubtedly share our goal of making your home more environmentally friendly if you are reading this. Having an eco-friendly house goes beyond simply switching energy providers and adopting non-toxic cleaning products. It also involves actually reading labels before recycling something. It’s crucial to take into account how our decorating decisions affect our carbon footprint as well.
Although the decorating industry does not have the same negative environmental effects as the fashion industry, which is responsible for 10% of the world’s carbon emissions, consumers are now upgrading their interiors more often than before. That is why it is crucial to choose wisely and sensibly. Here are some of our top eco-friendly home décor suggestions, which we developed as pioneers in the field of eco-friendly decorating. These include using non-toxic products and, whenever feasible, reusing our paint.
A green decorating option is to use low VOC paint.
Did you know that just 30% of the 9.8 billion gallons of paint produced by the global beautifying industry every year were water-based and low VOC? Low VOC paint, often known as volatile organic compounds, is free of the nasty chemicals that give off the strong paint odor. The one, you know. A new layer of paint can make us experience slightly nauseated or give you a slight headache because of those VOCs. It’s impossible to avoid it in a freshly painted space. Unless you use Lick paint, that is. Our paint is low-VOC and water-based, which means that it’s not only less destructive to the environment but also less dangerous to you.
We want to make recycling our products, including paint and decorating supplies, as simple as using them. Additionally, we remove the equivalent of two plastic bottles from our oceans each tin of paint we sell. That amounts to almost 390,000 plastic bottles so far!
Choose eco-friendly wallpaper
However, it goes beyond just painting. The global paper industry has been responsible for the destruction of an area the size of India since the beginning of the millennium, despite the fact that we use less wallpaper than paint globally. In that, wallpaper has a role. As a result, we make sure that all of our wallpapers is FSC certified, indicating that it was obtained from sustainably managed European forests.
Our 100% recyclable, biodegradable, reusable, or recyclable wallpaper products allow you to decorate responsibly with Lick. Additionally, we will plant a tree for every strip of eco-friendly wallpaper you purchase. We’ve already planted enough to fill nearly 77 football fields!
Eco-friendly decor idea: embrace biophilic design
The decor trend that looks good and does good too. Not only is biophilic design linked to reduced stress and increased creativity, but the inclusion of indoor plants in your home also has lots of health benefits. They act as air filters, converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, as we all know, but they also remove harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene. Some plants can increase humidity, especially in bathrooms, which helps to soothe respiratory issues. As if you needed another reason to buy more house plants.
Go vintage or upcycle
Homeowners now proudly flaunt their eBay bargains and charity shop buys, which used to be a terrible word. Additionally, used items are usually preferable in terms of the environment. Better still, repurpose what you already have. Looking for a solution for leftover paint? The solution is to upcycle. or breathe fresh life into already existing materials. There are more than 10,000 uses for a wooden palette on Pinterest, and you can find them in only five minutes. With just a little (or a lot) of guidance from a few YouTube tutorials, wood or fabric scraps can be turned into open shelves or a fresh set of cushions.
Opt for eco-friendly materials
Although interior patterns don’t change as frequently as fashion trends do, the environment is nonetheless severely harmed throughout their manufacture. Choose brands that employ FSC-certified wood, recycled materials, or recyclables if you’re buying anything brand-new. This mindset is supported by the Japandi interior design trend, which favors natural materials like wood, wicker, and rattan as well as natural fibers like linen and jute.
Here are 8 methods to make your home seem and feel more Japanese, from eco-friendly materials to color palettes that are inspired by nature. There are some amazing avant-garde businesses producing chairs and rugs from repurposed wood and plastic bottles. Make sure they are recyclable even if they are not recycled.
Go plastic-free
Eliminating plastic is not only helpful for the environment, but it also looks fantastic. Open shelving in your kitchen may transform your plastic-free storage into a style statement. There are numerous companies today that offer household supplies delivery right to your door without the needless plastic packaging found in supermarkets.
Switch up your products
The options for eco-friendly home dcor are practically limitless, but one less obvious modification is to change your products—even something as simple as choosing soy or beeswax candles over petroleum. Paraffin-based candles, which are made of refined petroleum, can release dangerous and possibly carcinogenic compounds.
Go natural if you like a little candlelight to set the scene. Or how about changing to a lightbulb that uses less energy? The latter will offer you the same appearance while using far less energy.