10 Green Bedroom Tips
Redecorating your bedroom? Follow these tips for a green, healthy bedroom.
By Natural Home Staff
November/December 2006
Before you remodel or redecorate your bedroom, consider these green measures from architect Eric Corey Freed.
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1. Place windows to allow a view from the bed.
2. Use linens made of organic cotton or other natural, organic materials.
3. Avoid washing sheets in detergents with added fragrances.
4. Use washable area rugs instead of wall-to-wall carpet to reduce dust mites and germs.
5. An air purifier provides white noise while cleaning particulates from the air.
6. The scent of fresh lavender helps you sleep naturally.
7. Use low-toxin paints and finishes.
8. Move electric alarm clocks and stereos away from your head to reduce the electromagnetic fields that could disturb sleep patterns.
9. Individually switched lamps on each side of the bed allow one partner to read at night without disturbing the other.
10. Plants add life to the room, absorb the carbon dioxide you exhale and create fresh air in the room.