Green Interior Design: The Guide to Sustainable High Style

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Green primary bedroom with its own bathroom. The room offers a large comfy bed and carpet flooring, along with multiple indoor potted plants. And, as you can see in the picture above, taken from one of our decorating photo shoots, it goes with almost any other color. The only visible architectural element of this room, the door frame, is painted in a putty pink, which is the exactly the same tone as the green; this allows for bolder colors to be used for the accessories, which are the focal points of the room.' How can I make my green rooms look good? At Design Institute of San Diego, we prefer to use sustainable over “green.” Concerned with both environmental impact and social responsibility more broadly, we consider “green” standards to be a bare minimum and aspire to be leaders in environmental design, pushing the boundaries of eco friendly design and striving toward the goal of truly sustainable interior design. A green living room doesn't necessarily mean wall-to-wall colour however. Indoor plants are the most obvious way to bring in elements of green, you can use clever paint techniques to highlight wall panelling or window frames in pretty shades of sage, or go for one of the most desirable living room pieces – the green velvet sofa. A dining area featuring green walls and hardwood flooring, along with a rustic rectangular dining table set.

A small kitchen area featuring green kitchen counters, center island, and cabinetry along with hardwood flooring. Respiratory health is crucial right now. Protect your lungs! Off-gassing of volatile organic compounds is a serious concern with paints and carpets. Make sure your products and materials are no or low VOC to preserve the air quality of your home or office and breathe more easily. Material Reuse Photo: “It Never Rains in Southern California” by Kylie_Jaxxon, shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike The wooden main door of this airy foyer has an arched top that is followed by the sidelights that form an arch over the door. This is properly contrasted by the pastel green hue of the walls that matches well with the white ceiling. The hardwood flooring is topped with a colorful patterned rug that serves as a welcome mat. Source: Zillow Digs TMIn the home, no room uses more water than the bathroom. Take this excuse to pamper yourself and update your bathroom. Modernize your bathroom to make it feel like an oasis and replace your fixtures with water-efficient fixtures. Make sure to recycle your old fixtures. Sustainable Interior Design at Design Institute The traditional wooden bed has a built-in headboard of the same wooden make that provides a nice dark contrast to the avocado green walls. These green walls are paired well with a white shed ceiling and white woven carpeted flooring.

Large great room with hardwood flooring and green walls. The area offers a living space near the stone fireplace. Green primary bathroom featuring two sinks, a powder area, a corner tub, and a walk-in shower room. A close up look at this primary bathroom’s double sink surrounded by green walls. The room also offers a toilet area. Whatever language you use to describe it, sustainable design is imperative. The good news is, no matter what your personal style, you do not need to compromise. Sustainable interior design is possible in any style, from Neoclassical to mid-century modern, and everything in between. Twelve Examples of Sustainable Design Avoid Volatile Organic Compounds Photo: At East Village Theater – “Carpet” by Rex Roof, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. Green primary bathroom boasting a Romantic-style bathtub and a very elegant ceiling lighted by pendant lights.The two terms are often used interchangeably, but the two words have slightly different connotations. In The Green Studio Handbook, Alison G. Kwok and Walter Grondzik note their preference for “green” as term with a definition established through its use in rating systems such as LEED. Through the guidelines for these rigorous rating systems, we know exactly what qualifies as “green” and what does not, giving us a practical, working definition for what is “green” today. Overtime, as environmentally conscious practices become mainstream, what is considered “green” changes.

A gloomy living space featuring stylish flooring and a green sofa set matching the green walls with multiple wall decors. As you browse our Green Living Room gallery, you will notice that green is an attractive and welcoming color for a variety of living room designs from traditional and formal to eclectic and relaxed. The meaning of the color green is diverse as the living room designs that use green as a dominant design color. Lighter shades of green are often associated with nature, vitality, and growth while darker shades of green symbolize wealth and abundance. Despite how the shades of green are used traditionally, you can choose whichever shade you prefer, regardless of the style design. A large living room featuring a brown sofa set with a fireplace and TV in front. The room is surrounded by green walls.There are many clever ways to heat your home and save energy. That’s a good thing, because heating is one of the most energy intensive needs of single-family homes. One way to heat your home through passive solar heating is indirect gain. Through this system, a thermal storage wall stores energy from the sun. If you have a south-facing wall, you could be a candidate for a wall with masonry or water to diffuse all that fantastic heat throughout your home. Energy Recovery Systems Photo: “Steam Kettle” by The Meat Case, shared under Creative Commons Attribution In an office or industrial setting, waste heat can be harnessed using heat exchangers. These systems are custom designed to the particulars of the activities and building, so a well-educated interior designer is needed to find the best opportunities for an energy recovery system. This can range from as simple as capturing the excess heat generated by an oven in an industrial kitchen to boil water for use, to much more complex or opaque systems. Cool Buildings Naturally Photo: “Jagd Suite at Schlosshotel Lerbach” by R Boed, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. Photo: “Macro photography of a stainless steel faucet” by David Stewart, homegets.com, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. This kitchen features marble countertops on both green kitchen counters and center island. The area is lighted by pendant lights.