64 AMERICANWAY
OCTOBER 1 2007
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Green
Home
Sure, you canbuild and
furnish the eco-friendliest
house on the block. Here’s
how. ByTracyStaton.
IllustrationbyPeter
andMariaHoey.
Antique, reclaimed, and
salvaged lumber for framing;
$10 to$65per linear foot for
beams and timbers and from
$1 per board foot for lumber,
AFM Safecoat Flat ZeroVOCwater-based
acrylicwall paint,
$11 per quart or $33per
gallon,
HollowDining Set from
Brave SpaceDesign,
includes a table and
six chairsmade from
bamboo;
$7,500, www
.bravespacedesign.com
EcoTimber solidbamboo
flooring,
$5.30per square
foot,
Recycled-Paper CoffeeTable,
40" by 12"
by 16", $3,400, fromMatt GagnonStudio,
Arborlinebench,madewith
surplus seat-beltwebbing;
$985,
Crispina Sprout queen-size
feltedwool coverletmade
fromdiscarded sweaters,
$770,
HästensNaturallyhandmade
queen-sizehorsehair-and-
natural-fibersmattress,
$4,750,
Naganoqueen-
sizebedmade
from sustainably
harvestedChinese
birch,
$695, www
.eco-furniture.com
