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Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly

Energy-saving changes that will lower your bills, improve your home's health, and prove that you can live green without sacrificing style or comfort

Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly
Luca Trovato
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Dining Room
1 | Place Settings
The table settings feature Jessica Jensen’s grandmother’s flatware; Kwytza Kraft Bao place mats ($18 each, www.buygreen.com), which are made from recycled chopsticks; and Downbound organic-hemp napkins ($26 for four, www.downbound.com).

2 | Bar
A repurposed secretary serves as a bar. Jensen stripped the piece of furniture with EcoSolve HomeStrip, which, she says, “is water-based and free of noxious fumes” (prices vary, www.ecosolveamericas.com for stores).

3 | Table
The solidly built oak dining table was a score from Wertz Brothers (prices vary, www.wertzbrothers.com), a 77-year-old shop in Los Angeles that stocks “used furniture of extremely high quality,” says Jensen, “so we don’t have to go from yard sale to yard sale. Buying used furniture is the best way to go. Anything we can do to stop tree-felling is a bonus.”


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