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Materials SmackDown: What is Green Furniture Made From?

06/18/2010
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  • Materials Smack Down - Metal
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Materials Smackdown - plastic
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Materials Smackdown - Wood
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Materials Smackdown
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Original Image Patou Art Furniture
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Furniture materials metal
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Furniture materials wood
    When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/materials-smackdown-what-is-green-furniture-is-made-from/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Materials Smack Down - Metal

When people shopped for furniture in the past, the main decision points were usually around color, style and price. Nowadays, more and more consumers are looking at a piece of furniture's environmental impact before they buy, and the materials play a huge role in furniture's carbon footprint. So what exactly is the greenest stuff to make furniture with - do you know?...

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