With the continuous impact of our daily routine on the surrounding environment, sustainable interior design is becoming fundamental. Every other designer is looking for ways to offer an eco-friendly plan to increase home efficiency and maintain it green. Sustainable interior design includes your home furniture, so how is your home furniture?

Let’s see how furniture can be elegant and remain green.

1. Purely from a natural material

Whether cork, stone, or wood, every sustainable piece of furniture should consist of textiles and natural materials as they are environment-friendly and produced organically. Besides being eco-friendly, they also healthy-friendly as they are pollution-free and have no toxicity in their composition.

2. The furniture material should be recyclable

Before purchasing furniture for your interior design, ensure it is made of recyclable materials, or you can freely disassemble them. However, some furniture have non-recyclable surfaces or foams, and in this case, they should be detachable. Check thoroughly on your furniture supplier to ensure their furniture is sustainable and stylish for compatibility with the environment.

3. Free from volatile organic compounds

Some furniture have harmful substances capable of evaporating at room temperature, making them unsustainable. The VOCs may come from the liquid paints used to color the table or even the wooden panels. When these VOCs accumulate in your home, they cause air pollution endangering your health. Hence, go for green guard certified furniture that is sustainable and, if not aware of where to start, visit Tylko’s sustainable interior design principles for more inventiveness.

4. Plastic-free furniture and accessories

If you are looking for sustainable interior design, avoid objects made of PVC or plastics. But, instead go for natural materials like wood, bamboo, stone, fabric, or ceramic and see how your interior will have a stylish, sustainable look. Although woods are from natural products, they should have FSC certification that shows they are from sustainable forestry.

5. Sustainable furniture packaging

The packaging of your furniture also matters a lot on the sustainable table, although you might ask yourself how? But, let’s break it down, the large packaging that comes with your furniture could either be unrecyclable plastic or recyclable product. So, ensure your accessories are in a sustainable package like recyclable plastics or cardboard for a greener environment.