Eco Friendly Bedroom Furniture: Creating Your Green Retreat
I'll never forget the look of horror on my client Sarah's face when she discovered her brand-new bedroom set was slowly poisoning her family. The off-gassing from the particle board…
Designer Furniture for Eco-Friendly Homes: Luxury Green
Walking through Patricia Urquiola's latest showroom in Milan last month, I couldn't shake the feeling that something profound was shifting in luxury furniture design. Here was a space filled with…
Eco Friendly Materials for Furniture: Comprehensive Guide
Yesterday I found myself crawling under my kitchen table, checking out the particleboard core of what I'd thought was solid wood when I bought it five years ago. You know…
Why Desert Landscaping Actually Works (And Why I Stopped Fighting Arizona)
Working as a planner in Seattle, you’d think I wouldn’t have much to say about desert landscaping. But here’s the thing – I spend a lot of time thinking about…
Restore design firm: A Complete Guide
You know what struck me about my neighbour’s Victorian house? The crown molding was practically falling off the walls, and her mahogany dining table had water stains that looked like…
Eco-Friendly Furniture That Combines Style and Sustainability
Walking through a client’s home last Tuesday, I couldn’t help but smile at what I was seeing. Here was someone who’d actually managed to pull off something most people think…
Eco Friendly Patio Furniture for Outdoor Entertaining
You know what's funny about outdoor entertaining? Everyone obsesses over the perfect grill or the most Instagram-worthy fire pit, but then they plop down furniture that looks like it crawled…
Why Most “Sustainable” Outdoor Furniture Is Actually Garbage (And What Actually Works)
You know what’s funny? I’ve been in the building materials business for over thirty years, and I thought I understood greenwashing pretty well. Then I started paying attention to outdoor…
Why Most “Eco-Friendly” Furniture Labels Are Complete BS (And How to Spot the Real Deal)
Last week I’m walking through a furniture showroom with my neighbour who’s furnishing her new place, and we stop at this dining set with a big green leaf logo screaming…
Regenerative design regenerative architecture: Key Insights
I was cleaning out my old project files last weekend when I stumbled across sketches from a hospital renovation I worked on about five years ago. The drawings were covered…