Eco-friendly decorating ideas for your home

 When you are about to decorate your home, it should be eco-friendly as well! In fact choosing eco-friendly decor will be more beneficial in the long run. More and more builders in Kerala like Asset Homes are building villas in Kochi & villas in Thrissur using eco-friendly materials. Just looking at the ordinary items in your home from a different angle and this will enable you to add a handcrafted finish to your decor. Here are some simple eco-friendly decorating ideas for your home that will help reduce your carbon footprint and even save you some money along the way.

Use non-toxic paints

Be it for painting your walls or renovating a piece of furniture in your villa in Kochi or villa in Thrissur, use eco-friendly paints. They are free of volatile organic compounds or “VOCs,” which can be harmful to both the environment and to humans. 

Repurpose old furniture or windows

Renovating your old stuff into new stuff is more rewarding and satisfying than buying new every time. You can repaint wooden tables to match your new decor or reupholster your old chairs to make them look brand new at less cost. Buy furniture made from reclaimed and salvaged materials. Old windows can be displayed as wall decor in your villa in Thrissur or Kochi.

Adding legs to an old suitcase can turn it into a display table. Transform an old ladder into a bookshelf giving it a fresh coat of paint. An old rug can be converted into a wall decor. 

House plants

Plants bring in renewed life to any space! With their natural beauty, ambience and freshness plants bring a little of the outside into your home. Houseplants like ferns or palms can help to purify the air quality in your villa in Thrissur or Kochi. They can increase the level of oxygen as well. Plants can combat pollutants and chemicals created from materials like artificial leather in the upholstery. As indoor Plants are a less-expensive decor item that adds elegance and a fresh look to a room, they are very much popular.

Eco-friendly furnishings

Opt for furnishings made of natural fibers and dyes whenever possible like jute, organic cotton and linen. Keep a lookout for recycled/reclaimed materials as well. Often artificial materials in your furnishings can lead to allergies. It’s good to use Carpets and rugs created from natural fibres rather than VOC-filled synthetics.

Flooring

Flooring should be made of stone or wood. Instead of vinyl flooring, use wood, cement, cork or Limestone tiles. 

Use nature

Wildflowers and herbs from your garden can be used to decorate rooms. Driftwood is also a wonderful alternative for using as natural planters adding shelving, for photo frames and can be DIY-ed into wall art. Just another eco-friendly decorating idea for your home!

Asset Homes is the first and only builder in Kerala to deliver 58 residential projects in just 12 years. Asset Homes ensures sturdy & timeless designs in its villas in Kochi & villas in Thrissur which never go out of style.