http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk A guide to a modern and sustainable house Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:35:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=414 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/buying-quality-furniture-means-greener-living/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/buying-quality-furniture-means-greener-living/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:37:28 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1478 Once upon a time, furniture was built to last. It wasn’t out of the ordinary to see a cabinet or a bookshelf pass through several generations. But things started to change around the turn of the 20th century. One of the many transitions brought on by the industrial revolution was a preference for cheaper, factory-made [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/buying-quality-furniture-means-greener-living/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-kitchen-with-water-based-wood-stains/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-kitchen-with-water-based-wood-stains/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:57:07 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1438 This glorious green kitchen design has moved away from the mainstream “white look” as far as possible. Who has said that a kitchen has to be white anyway? These kitchen units are natural pine with some surfaces finished in moss green. But it’s not just any moss green. The material used in this picture is [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-kitchen-with-water-based-wood-stains/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/rocking-chairs-dont-get-simpler-than-this/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/rocking-chairs-dont-get-simpler-than-this/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:35:44 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1350 You don't normally think about Verner Panton in terms of eco friendly furniture but if you look at the great man's designs, you can actually see the simplicity behind his design. The majority of Panton's furniture designs feature a single surface bent and formed in an easthetical shape.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/rocking-chairs-dont-get-simpler-than-this/feed/ 1 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-best-bed-for-you/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-best-bed-for-you/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:11:10 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1286 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/the-best-bed-for-you/feed/ 1 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/single-beds-save-space/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/single-beds-save-space/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:09:22 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1265 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/single-beds-save-space/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/will-coconut-palms-save-the-forests-from-extinction/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/will-coconut-palms-save-the-forests-from-extinction/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:34:55 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1130 Coir is a relatively cheap material and makes for superb mattresses. I'm old enough to have experienced proper eco-friendly mattresses made of horse hair or seaweed. Before the synthetic junk beds came into fashion - there were much less allergies and asthmatic issues around.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/will-coconut-palms-save-the-forests-from-extinction/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/preferring-wooden-garden-sheds-to-plastic-sheds/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/preferring-wooden-garden-sheds-to-plastic-sheds/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:42:14 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1077 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/preferring-wooden-garden-sheds-to-plastic-sheds/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/driade-by-philippe-starck/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/driade-by-philippe-starck/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:21:17 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1051 Imagine your local council financing installation of a few Driade seats? It would never happen!]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/driade-by-philippe-starck/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/transformer-furniture-somnys-guest-bed/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/transformer-furniture-somnys-guest-bed/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:03:06 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1045 Not only it looks great, it also has several functions. A coffee table by day, it can facilitate hindsides of your guests or even stretch out and form a basic guest bed.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/transformer-furniture-somnys-guest-bed/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/recycled-car-furniture-1/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/recycled-car-furniture-1/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:32:42 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1033 Might as well recycle it. We've all seen car furniture in pubs and clubs but there are home-made designers who try to add some swinging era designs to their dwellings.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/recycled-car-furniture-1/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-furniture-for-less-than-20-quid/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-furniture-for-less-than-20-quid/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:50:59 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=991 Would you like a sideboard for £19.99 or a writing desk for a fiver? They sell furniture at extremely cheap prices and the objects are usually in a pretty good condition.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-furniture-for-less-than-20-quid/feed/ 5 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/basic-but-cosy-katrin-arens/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/basic-but-cosy-katrin-arens/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:36:35 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=874 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/basic-but-cosy-katrin-arens/feed/ 4