This green-walled primary bedroom offers an amazing view of the surrounding nature through its pair of wide windows that match the white tray ceiling and light gray carpeted flooring. The traditional bed has an ornate iron headboard that matches the patterns of the bedsheets for that chic aesthetic. This primary bedroom features green walls and carpet flooring, along with espresso-finished furniture. Green is an incredibly versatile colour with an endless array of stunning shades, offering something for everyone. Spacious kitchen featuring green walls and tiles flooring, along with a round dining table for four. A small kitchen area featuring green kitchen counters, center island, and cabinetry along with hardwood flooring.

Large great room with hardwood flooring and green walls. The area offers a living space near the stone fireplace. A living room with white seats and a large fireplace, along with green walls lighted by a gorgeous set chandelier. There are three fundamental principles to “green” interior design: energy efficiency, resource conservation, and health. When designing or remodeling an interior, optimizing the energy efficiency reduces pollution and saves resources for the entire lifetime of the interior. While maximizing energy efficiency is sometimes more expensive upfront, in the long term reducing energy consumption saves money and pays for itself. In the home, no room uses more water than the bathroom. Take this excuse to pamper yourself and update your bathroom. Modernize your bathroom to make it feel like an oasis and replace your fixtures with water-efficient fixtures. Make sure to recycle your old fixtures. Sustainable Interior Design at Design Institute

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Green primary bathroom boasting a Romantic-style bathtub and a very elegant ceiling lighted by pendant lights. This kitchen boasts stylish kitchen counters with smooth countertops. The bright green cabinetry looks absolutely stunning. The wooden mission table has a wall-mounted framed artwork above the headboard that pops out against the light green walls. The bedside drawers flanking the bed are perfectly matched with the cabinet and dresser that has a built-in mirror.

Whatever language you use to describe it, sustainable design is imperative. The good news is, no matter what your personal style, you do not need to compromise. Sustainable interior design is possible in any style, from Neoclassical to mid-century modern, and everything in between. Twelve Examples of Sustainable Design Avoid Volatile Organic Compounds Photo: At East Village Theater – “Carpet” by Rex Roof, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. In an office or industrial setting, waste heat can be harnessed using heat exchangers. These systems are custom designed to the particulars of the activities and building, so a well-educated interior designer is needed to find the best opportunities for an energy recovery system. This can range from as simple as capturing the excess heat generated by an oven in an industrial kitchen to boil water for use, to much more complex or opaque systems. Cool Buildings Naturally Photo: “Jagd Suite at Schlosshotel Lerbach” by R Boed, shared under Creative Commons Attribution. Huge primary bathroom with green classy walls and green tiles flooring. The room offers a floating vanity with two vessel sinks along with a freestanding tub.This primary bathroom features green walls and tiles floors, along with a double sink and a corner bathtub. A dining area featuring green walls and hardwood flooring, along with a rustic rectangular dining table set.

The highlight of this grand and airy foyer is the massive crystal chandelier hanging from the high ceiling. This is a perfect foreground for the green walls that are adorned with panels beige trimmed with gold. This gold on green theme is also seen on the pair of columns flanking the entryway. Designed by: Heather Garrett Design At Design Institute of San Diego, we prefer to use sustainable over “green.” Concerned with both environmental impact and social responsibility more broadly, we consider “green” standards to be a bare minimum and aspire to be leaders in environmental design, pushing the boundaries of eco friendly design and striving toward the goal of truly sustainable interior design. Ideally, a product is environmentally responsible from cradle (harvest or manufacture) to cradle (eventual recycling and reuse). Spacious primary bathroom featuring classy green walls and a long sink counter, along with a Romantic-style bathtub.This kitchen features green kitchen counters and a green center island breakfast bar with a wooden countertop. When possible, utilizing natural light can replace energy costs of lighting, while providing some healthy support to your circadian rhythm by bringing you more in tune to the outside world. Working in daylight may even make you more productive! Make sure windows are high-performing to not leak energy. An interior designer can help you determine what options are possible in your location and how to best reduce glare for your situation. Make your Windows Bird Friendly Photo: “DSC00140” by historyworks, shared under Creative Commons Attribution Select Energy-Efficient Appliances Built to Last Photo: Appliances by Bryan Alexander, shared under Creative Commons Attribution Green primary bathroom featuring two sinks, a powder area, a corner tub, and a walk-in shower room.

This dining area featuring green walls with two wall sconces. There’s a square dining table set for four.Respiratory health is crucial right now. Protect your lungs! Off-gassing of volatile organic compounds is a serious concern with paints and carpets. Make sure your products and materials are no or low VOC to preserve the air quality of your home or office and breathe more easily. Material Reuse Photo: “It Never Rains in Southern California” by Kylie_Jaxxon, shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike To make green rooms look good, it's important to do a little in-room research first. To begin with, consider the room's natural light. Is it a cool, east- or north-facing light that the room gets or a warm one? Knowing this will help you choose a balancing shade – warmer ones for cooler rooms and cooler ones for warmer rooms. This kitchen features marble countertops on both green kitchen counters and center island. The area is lighted by pendant lights. We go to the primary bathroom to freshen up, and if you want your bathroom to look always fresh all the time, then why don’t you try giving it a green makeover? Green is a popular primary bathroom theme because of its rejuvenating and refreshing look. Pair it with white for a clean look or you can try pairing it with dark colors for a contemporary look. Browse through our green primary bathroom ideas to get some inspiration.