| Decorating your child's room with colorful, imaginative | | | | (MDF). |
| furniture is easier than you might imagine and can also | | | | EPP, which stands for Environmentally Preferable |
| help protect the environment. | | | | Product, is an environmental designation that indicates |
| Manufacturers are making it easier to inject a splash | | | | the products are made of 100 percent recycled or |
| of bright color into children's furniture. For example, | | | | recovered fiber content. This helps to extend natural |
| South Shore Industries offers Painted Home, a | | | | resources and diverts millions of tons of wood waste. |
| collection of children's bedroom furniture inspired by the | | | | The EPP trademark also certifies that product |
| furniture styles of the Eastern Seaboard and the | | | | emissions meet or surpass rigorous American National |
| colors and textures of a summer holiday. | | | | Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. |
| "We are known for colorful furniture," said Nathalie | | | | The reason particleboard and MDF get such a good |
| Spooner, design manager for South Shore, which now | | | | rating is that they're essentially recycled. |
| creates furniture in a multitude of colors. "We offer | | | | Manufacturers of particleboard, MDF and hardboard |
| blue furniture for boys and yellow for girls, with a dark | | | | generate chunks of board trim, reject panels and other |
| red color option for both. You can see the color of the | | | | wood particles and fiber. Over 50 percent of these |
| 'wood' through the blue and yellow paintbrush strokes, | | | | residuals are recycled back into the board. |
| so it looks like old furniture that's been painted." | | | | Architects and designers who are looking for |
| Like their other collections, this one is made with | | | | environmentally friendly products specify EPP |
| durable, Composite Panel Association (CPA)-certified | | | | products. |
| EPP particleboard and Medium Density Fiberboard | | | | |