How Eco Friendly Expats in Thailand Decorate Their Home
How Eco Friendly Expats in Thailand Decorate Their Home
If you’re an environment friendly expatriate residing in the Land of Smiles, you’ve probably come to the conclusion that it really isn’t practical to while away the hours from a recycled hemp hammock strung up in a hut made out of recycled palm fronds and bamboo. Therefore, you may have to really get outside of the box to come up with some environmentally friendly decorating ideas for your brand new house or condo. Yes, the hammock is strung up inside.
Eco What?
Eco friendly homes Thailand Just in case you’re wondering, ‘green’, ‘eco-friendly’ and ‘environmentally conscious’ decoration is any type of d?cor that uses less energy, requires less water, needs less non-renewable resources while still rendering your home surroundings tres chic.
Rescued, Recycled, Refurbished and Reused
For many, purchasing commercially made environmentally friendly home decorating products is considered pricey and therefore ‘going green’ is just not practical for the average home owner. But oh contraire, ‘green’ can be as affordable as looking inside a dumpster for rubbish that can be recycled, refurbished and reused or shopping at a second hand shop for a modern take on old accessories. Think ‘shabby chic’ combined with elbow grease. For example,
• Think about reupholstering old furniture with modern fabrics. Unless the piece is beyond repair or of poor quality a professional upholsterer will also recondition the frame, replace the cushions and repair broken or sagging springs.
• You can rescue old ‘junk’ from the rubbish bin and give it a second career. Everything from abandoned breeze blocks stacked and used as planters to tree stumps made into side tables will add a unique touch to any home.
• If you’re renovating your home, look at all the debris that was ripped out and utilize it elsewhere. Window frames, doors, lumber, tiles and bricks can all be rejuvenated and put to work somewhere else.
• Need a new dining table, forget about the furniture store. Purchase a table base kit from the local home center instead, and use recycled or salvaged wood from old scaffolding or pallets to fabricate a table top.
No Matter the Style Green Looks Good in Any Color
Whether you prefer modern, mid century or natural, if you are creative you’ll be able to decorate your home in an eco-friendly fashion. Don’t think that you have to make everything yourself. If you prefer, you can go on line you’ll find everything you need, including:
• Recycled wooden furniture
• Recycled newspaper lampshades
• Recycled Glass bottle lighting
• Recycled cardboard clocks
• Solar powered appliances