Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

It would be nice to build your house from scratch and create a carbon neutral home, but it’s a costly and timely endeavor. Instead you can slowly fund different projects for your home and transform these areas into a more eco-friendly living space.

For kitchen or bathroom countertops, consider designs made from recycled materials that mimic the look of granite and other stones. Countertops are now made from paper, recycled glass and other materials. Paperstone makes countertops that look similar to soapstone, which are stain and heat resistant.

To save some trees, install cabinets made from wheat stalks, FSC-labeled bamboo or sorgum stalks. Biofiber and Kirei are some manufacturers that use alternative materials instead of plywood.

These eco-friendly options can give you the look you want without using raw materials. Plus, you will be keeping chemicals and other toxins out of your home such as formaldehyde, which is often in treated wood.