Green your Backyard with Eco-friendly Furniture

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Joyce Benson   1 Comment |
Tag(s): Green Furnishings, Greening the Home, Reclaimed Materials, The Great Green Outdoors

Looking for some artful, yet functional pieces to spruce up your backyard this summer?  In this particular post in my series of earth-friendly outdoor furniture, I’ll focus on cool collections made from reclaimed winebarrels, watertanks and barnwood.  Other options include FSC-certified furniture where the wood is harvested from well-managed forests.  From patio dining sets to Adirondack chairs, you’ll find a wide array of outdoor furnishings made from eco-friendly materials.

• Northern California’s Whit McLeod Handcrafted Furniture creates Arts and Crafts style masterpieces, like the bench pictured here, from salvaged wood.
• Reforest Teak offers a unique collection of outdoor furnishings made from sustainably-harvested teak.
• Tennessee-based 11th Hour Furniture specializes in hand-crafted, custom-made furniture for the home and garden.  They use FSC-certified reclaimed and local woods finished with eco-friendly stains.
• Rocky Mountain Cabin Decor features a wide assortment of amazing outdoor furniture and accessories made from reclaimed barnwood and other interesting woods.
• For a list of resources for wonderful wine barrel furniture suitable for the outdoors too, see my earlier post here.

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