| If you want to improve your health and help the Earth, | | | | without pesticides. This is becoming increasingly |
| there are many ways you can infuse environmentally | | | | popular, resulting in mainstream manufacturers |
| sound living practices into your everyday life. One way | | | | producing large volumes of organic bed linens. In other |
| to do this is through home decorating. Given the | | | | words, if you want organic sheets and blankets, you'll |
| importance of a good night's rest, perhaps the first | | | | have no trouble finding a wide variety. You should also |
| place to being eco-friendly decorating is your bedroom. | | | | consider natural cotton pillows and wool blankets, as |
| From bedroom furniture to linens, there are very simple, | | | | down products are often chemically treated. |
| easy ways to alter your bedroom that will benefit both | | | | There are a number of ways to integrate |
| your health and the environment. | | | | environmentally sound practices when it comes to |
| To begin with, we want to ensure that the air we | | | | bedroom furniture. The simplest means of recycling |
| breathe is clean and free from toxins. While this | | | | furniture is by reusing furniture. If you have some old |
| seems rather obvious, often small steps to improving | | | | pieces that no longer accommodate one space, try |
| air quality in our homes are overlooked. For example, | | | | them in another. You can also always refurbish and |
| proper ventilation can make a big difference. Use of | | | | reupholster furniture with natural finishes and natural |
| fans and windows gets air circulating and keeps air | | | | fabrics. If you are looking to replace bedroom furniture, |
| fresh. In the bedroom, you want to make sure that you | | | | there is no shortage of eco-friendly options available. A |
| wash your bed linens and curtains on a consistent | | | | number of manufacturers offer furniture crafted of |
| basis to keep out mites and minimize dust. Similarly, just | | | | recycled materials. Others offer furniture crafted from |
| by regularly dusting your bedroom furniture will improve | | | | sustainably harvested and/or untreated materials. |
| the air quality of your room. | | | | Whether you are looking to completely redo your |
| When it comes to your bed linens, try to buy organic. | | | | bedroom with a new Eco-friendly platform bed, or you |
| Many bed linens are treated with chemicals - fire | | | | are simply looking for small ways to improve the |
| retardants, formaldehyde, and various synthetic | | | | quality of your room, you can make changes that will |
| materials treated for various reasons. Organic linens | | | | benefit your health and the environment. |
| are made from non-genetically modified cotton grown | | | | |