Do you consider the style of furniture in your business environment and/or especially your home? Would you prefer modern, traditional, colonial, rustic or urban? Most people choose modern because of it’s classic and clean appeal.
Back in the 1940’s and 1950’s modern furniture was looked upon as smooth, sophisticated and sleek like shown in those classical old movies. In this century many people are becoming more environmentally safer in their selection of furniture styles. Think about the people you know that may have gone ‘green’ within the last few years.
So what kind of modern furniture style is common for the year 2010?
One of those styles is classified as eco-friendly which is considered as green, environmentally safe or recyclable. This type of furniture is not made from regular forest wood but instead it is made out of recyclable materials like bamboo wood, foam material, steel, plastic, aluminum or a combination of all of the above.
Let’s take a look at how eco-friendly furniture can be used in the business office:
The environment of a business office should portray a professional and modern appearance. Management have specific budgetary and employee safety guidelines that merit choosing a furniture style that will accommodate both factors. Some employees may become allergic to certain furniture material and purchasing eco-friendly furniture is often very cost effective. Eco-friendly furniture is used in business offices for cubicles, desks, chairs, floors, ceilings and room dividers. For example, ergonomically designed steel chairs.
Now, let’s look at how eco-friendly furniture can be used in the home:
The environment of the home should provide your family with a warm, comfortable and safe place to eat, play, sleep and rest each day. An eco-friendly furniture style is especially important here as most families spend much of their time in the bedroom and kitchen areas. Take in consideration each family member’s choice of what style they may prefer for items like bed furniture. The living room and dining rooms are great for arranging eco-friendly items like sofas and dining room sets made of steel and bamboo.
Remember, the choice to select an eco-friendly style of furniture for your home or office may be for long term use, so choose wisely.