| Green interiors: Where to by sustainable | | | | brown - as well as five attractive marled |
| decorative materials, finishes, surfaces and | | | | versions. |
| flooring | | | | |
| | | | Dalsouple |
| Decorating homes with the environment and | | | | |
| health in mind can be done without any loss | | | | DalNaturel is a 'new generation' natural |
| of style Although we understand the health | | | | rubber floor covering featuring over 90% |
| benefits of eating natural or organic food, | | | | natural ingredients (most 'rubber' flooring |
| perversely we have been slow to recognize | | | | is actually made from SBR, a petrochemical |
| that how we decorate our homes can also | | | | by-product). |
| affect our wellbeing. Modern paints, for | | | | |
| example, are typically made from vinyl resins | | | | Forbo-Nairn |
| and petrochemicals. These not only 'out-gas' | | | | |
| volatile organic compounds (VOCs) but being | | | | Retro-style Marmoleum flooring is made from |
| non-porous prevent walls from breathing | | | | linseed oil, chalk, wood flour, and pine |
| turning rooms into plastic boxes. Non-toxic, | | | | resin. Available in a wide selection of plain |
| breathable finishes - using linseed oil, | | | | and marbled colours, it comes as both a 200cm |
| natural pigments and minerals, and even milk, | | | | wide sheet and as a tile (333 by 333mm |
| say - rival and often surpass their modern | | | | square). |
| counterparts for longevity, colour depth and | | | | |
| finishes. To partner these, there are masses | | | | Kersaint Cobb |
| of stylish options for natural or eco | | | | |
| floorings, like linoleum or coir and seagrass | | | | Natural coir, jute, seagrass and sisal floor |
| matting, and surfaces and wall coverings | | | | coverings backed with natural latex. |
| using recycled glass or old Wellington boots, | | | | |
| would you believe it? | | | | Panda Flooring |
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| Surfaces Dapple Glass | | | | 'Hardwood' flooring made from bamboo, the |
| | | | most environmentally friendly plant resource |
| Shimmering accent tiles created from glass | | | | on account of its growth rate. |
| cullet to resemble crushed jewels. | | | | |
| | | | Siesta Cork Tile |
| DURAT | | | | |
| | | | Insulating, noise-absorbing, flexible cork |
| A tactile, solid-surface material available | | | | floor and wall tiles made from harvestable |
| in an extensive range of speckled colours. | | | | tree bark in numerous colours, thicknesses |
| Designed for worktops and tabletops it can | | | | and finishes. |
| also be cast into basins, shower trays and | | | | |
| baths. Made with 50% recycled plastic it is | | | | The Waveney Rush Industry Sweet-smelling |
| itself 100% recyclable. | | | | carpets and matting handmade from natural, |
| | | | renewable rush fibre. |
| Eight Inch | | | | |
| | | | Paints and Finishes Auro |
| Jazzy, hardwearing composite material made | | | | |
| from 85% recycled glass chips and | | | | Gloss and eggshell for woodwork and various |
| solvent-free resins. Available in numerous | | | | wall paints as well as a huge range of wood |
| colour combinations and aggregate sizes it | | | | stains, waxes, oils, decorating adhesives, |
| can be cast into practically any shape or | | | | fillers and even paint stripping paste, all |
| used as a seamless flooring screed. | | | | free from petrochemicals. |
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| Energywise Recycled Glass | | | | Francesca's Paints |
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| Recycled glass tiles available plain or | | | | Traditional lime wash (interior and |
| patterned in clear, blue, green or amber. | | | | exterior), 'chalky' emulsion, flat oil, |
| | | | eggshell, gloss, masonry and water-based, |
| Smile Plastics | | | | breathable 'eco emulsion' paints, all tinted |
| | | | with natural pigments and mixed by hand in |
| Fun sheet materials suitable for flooring, | | | | 146 shades. |
| worktops and cladding and the like, | | | | |
| ingeniously recycled from Wellington boots, | | | | Georgina Barrow Natural Paints |
| squeezy bottles, yoghurt pots, bank notes, | | | | |
| reject toothbrushes and crisp packets. | | | | Matt, water-based emulsion and interior and |
| | | | exterior eggshell paints in 30 muted colours |
| Smith & Wareham | | | | |
| | | | Precious Earth Environmentally friendly, |
| Recycled glass mosaic tiles in 16 colours. | | | | low-impact finishes and flooring outlet in |
| | | | Ludlow offering a specialist design |
| Flooring | | | | consultancy. |
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| Concept Carpets | | | | Ray Munn |
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| Luxurious tufted carpets made in Britain with | | | | Stockists of the Beckers range of |
| Jacob wool. Free from bleaching agents, | | | | eco-friendly paints, varnishes and finishes |
| chemical dyes and insect and stain | | | | from Sweden, which offers a computerized |
| repellents, the Jacob's Velvet comes in three | | | | colour-matching service. |
| natural colours - cream, pewter and dark | | | | |