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Teak Greywash Bookshelf
From Pacific Home. It’s reclaimed, reconstructed and ready for your novel collection. $800
Bamboo Divider Screen
From Pacific Home. Made with one of the most rapidly renewable plants on the planet. $315
Jeannie Chair
by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
From Pacific Home. Sustainable construction and natural materials combine to form an interesting shape. $2,997
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Living Space
 | Peninsula Old Chicago
Ceiling Fan
From Pacific Ceiling Fans. It’s beautiful, cools without using the a/c and it runs with ENERGY STAR performance. $299.95
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 | Persian Gabbeh Rug
From Island Rug Company. “What I like most is the silky pile and the soft, muted colors that come from using vegetable dyes versus chemical dyes.” –Kelly McGuire, owner. From $80 per square foot
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 | Bamboo Bowls
From Pacific Home. Choose from a collection of dipping bowls, assorted serving bowls and a cutlery-style serving set. The small ones make great candy dishes for the coffee table. Prices vary.
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 | Large Bamboo
Decorative Saucer
From Pacific Home. Makes a beautiful shelving display or coffee table addition. $190
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 | Ecodesign II:
The Sourcebook
From www.barnesandnoble.com. Also available at Pacific Home. Find listings for more tha 700 environmentally friendly products in this handy resource guide. Prices vary.
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 | Heath Ceramics:
The Complexity of Simplicity
From www.heathceramics.com. Also available at Pacific Home. An insider’s look into the Earth-friendly process of creating pottery from one of the oldest ceramics companies in the country. Prices vary.
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 | Old Painted Teak Gebyok Door/Coffee Table (including glass top, not pictured)
From Baik Designs. “Every time you make the choice to buy a restored piece of old furniture or buy a dining table made from old factory beams, you, in your own small way, have held off another chainsaw from cutting down one more tree.” –Linda Tseu, co-owner. $1,500
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Bed and Bath
 | Coyuchi Bedding
From Fine Linens and Furnishings. “The hand-picked, organic cotton used to make this bedding is produced without pesticides or fertilizers.” –Kaye Fawcett, owner
percale sheets and pillow cases, $45-$345
duvet cover, $160-$325
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 | Earth-Friendly Picture Frames
From printscapes.com. “It’s not necessary to sacrifice quality or beauty when making a decision to use a frame manufactured with recycled materials.” –Mark Bell, director of sales and marketing. Prices vary according to size.
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 | Colorful Walls, Cleaner Air
Hardware Hawaii now carries environmentally-friendly Pratt & Lambert Accolade Porcelain paint. It’s low-odor, low-VOC, and stain resistant. Priced from $30.99 per gallon.
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 | Old Painted Teak
Gebyok Window/Mirror
From Baik Designs. Once a window in a Madura home, this piece gets new life as a mirror. $1,800
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 | Showplace Wood Lyptus Cabinets
From Hardware Hawaii. One of the first truly renewable hardwood species, lyptus is grown and harvested sustainably and is as durable as maple. It’s also gorgeous. Prices vary.
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Organized Living Creates the Green Closet
Now you can make a nod to the planet as you clear out your closet clutter. Organized Living’s closet designs can be constructed using ORG’s Eco Elements panels. Their Standard panel line is made with 100 percent recycled wood fibers while their Plus panel line is also formaldehyde free. Prices vary.
 | Water Hyacinth Pillows
From SoHa. The front cover is made of naturally occurring and rapidly renewable water hyacinth reed. The backing is made of hemp. From $37.50
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 | Bungalow Glow Soy Candles
From SoHa. Handmade in Hawaii from 100 percent soy, these candles (and their containers) are biodegradable and petroleum free. $9.50 each
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 | Nandina Bamboo Towels
From Fine Linens and Furnishings. “Bamboo and organic cotton together make for a product that is hypoallergenic, anti-microbial and mold and mildew resistant—perfect for Hawaii.” –Kaye Fawcett, owner. $60 each
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 | Under the Nile Stuffed Elephant Toy
From Fine Linens and Furnishings. Soft, cuddly, and made entirely of organic cotton. $15
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 | Coyuchi Baby Jinko Blanket
From Fine Linens and Furnishings. “The super-soft linens harbor non-skin-irritating chemicals.” – Kaye Fawcett, owner. $120
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Kitchen
 | Totally Bamboo Scoop Set
From Executive Chef. Perfect companions for your flour, sugar and coffee containers. $16.95 per set
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 | Bamboo Kitchen Towels
From Executive Chef. Soft, absorbent, anti-microbial and totally functional. $7.95 each
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 | Timbergrass
All Natural
Bamboo Oil
From Executive Chef. Use it to seal, protect and condition all of your unfinished bamboo surfaces. $9.95
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 | Melita Bamboo Coffee Filters
From Executive Chef. Unbleached and made with 60 percent bamboo, these filters are way more enviro-friendly than their standard counterparts. $7.95 per box
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 | Suak Root Bowl
From Bali Boo, a division of King and Zelko Hawaiian Woodworks. This two-tiered bowl gets its unique shape from its former life as a Suak tree root. $92
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 | Teak Bookrack
From Baik Designs. Made from repurposed teak timbers, it’s a perfect place to set all your kitchen gadgets. $1,000
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 | Totally Bamboo Cutting/Serving Board
From Executive Chef. The bamboo surface is 16 percent harder than traditional maple cutting boards. And the two-toned design comes from a specialized heating process that caramelizes sugars found in the wood. $32.95
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Your Contribution Matters! Your aluminum, glass or plastic beverage containers could one day begin new life as new vessels—or even as furniture! To boot, you’ll receive a nickel refund for every container you recycle, thanks to the HI5 Container Deposit Program. For more information, visit http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/waste/sw/sw/hi5/consumers.html
LED Recessed LightingFrom Dial Electric. Made by LLF, these task lights shine down on your kitchen counter for up to 50,000 hours before they’ll need to be replaced. They use up to 85 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and contain no mercury. $101.25 each
Outside
 | Adirondack Chair
From 1st Look Exteriors Design Center. Traditional design gets a new twist, thanks to this chair’s composition: 100 percent post-consumer product. From $475
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 | HotSpring Portable Spa
From Blue Champagne Pool & Spa. Multiple layers of high-density foam beneath the spa cabinet minimize heat loss, thereby conserving energy. Spas also produce their power through built-in generators instead of taking it from the local power grid. Prices vary.
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 | LED Outdoor Spotlight
From 1st Look Exteriors Design Center. These outdoor lights will last for years (not mere hours as they would with a regular halogen bulb), thanks to LED technology. They’re just as bright and vibrant as conventional halogen bulbs, too. From $250
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 | Sahara Chaise
From 1st Look Exteriors Design Center. It looks like woven wood material, but it’s made of recycled plastic. “The trend is to make it look like all-weather wicker.” –Greg Lee, co-owner. $745
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GREEN FURNITURE:
Worth the Price Tag“A homeowner can commit to green design in baby steps,” says Linda Tseu, co-owner of Baik Designs. “First, rethink how to furnish your home. Consider purchasing at least one good piece of furniture, perhaps a coffee or dining table made from reclaimed teak timbers. Disregard that old-fashioned concept that says you can always upgrade later when your budget becomes bigger. This almost always results in that once-pretty but now-peeling veneer piece being added to our landfills. In other words, start small and think big picture! A good solid piece of furniture will last forever and will be appreciated for generations. It’s worth the investment.”
From Milk Jugs to Patio Furniture:
Good Design Makes a DifferenceRecycled home products are looking less reused and more refined than ever before. For instance, “In our industry, it’s impossible to visually tell the difference between a recycled wood composite picture frame where no rainforest or hardwood trees are sacrificed and one that’s not ‘green,’” says Mark Bell, director of sales and marketing for printscapes.com, a division of Pacific Stock Inc.
Green home products are also more functional and practical these days. So how has the furniture market gotten so savvy? The answer just might be good design.
“When you’re designing green, it’s a little different,” says Greg Lee, of 1st Look Exteriors Design Center. “You look around at all the products you have, and you say, ‘How do I go about making something useful out of this that’s also beautiful?’”
Sometimes, it’s a creative stretch. But it pays off. For instance, at one time, it might have taken some convincing on the part of innovative designers before the first patio chair was produced out of post-consumer plastic. But in the Islands, the results couldn’t be more useful.
“Here in Hawaii, everyone enjoys some of the real wet areas,” explains Lee. Everyone also enjoys a classic Adirondack style. It’s a design from the East Coast—something that’s been around for a long time.” Now, the chair can be enjoyed in some of the hottest, most humid temperatures year round. Why? “Because it’s made from recycled plastic, it can take the beating,” he says.
Where to Get it
1st Look Exteriors Design Center
A Division of Landscapes by
Tropical Images94-422 Ukee St., Suite 3, Waipio
676-8988
www.1stlookexteriors.com
Archipelago Hawaii,
Refined Island DesignsGentry Pacific Design Center
560 Nimitz Hwy., Suite 121 A
536-7739
www.archipelagohawaii.com
Baik Designs1 location on Oahu and
1 location on the Big Island
Gentry Pacific Design Center
560 Nimitz Hwy., Suite 108 B
524-2290
www.baikdesigns.comBali Boo, A Division of King & Zelko Hawaiian Woodworks
201 Kapaa Quarry Rd.
261-7239
www.kingandzelko.comBig Rock Manufacturing1050 Kikowanea Place
834-ROCK (7625)
(866) 344-ROCK (7625)
www.bighrockhawaii.comBlue Champagne Pool & Spa307 Keawe St., Honolulu
538-3665
www.hotspring.comCleve & Levin720 Iwilei Rd. Suite 422
536-6671
www.cleveandlevinhawaii.comCS Wo1 Location on Oahu and
1 Location on the Big Island
702 South Beretania St.
543-5388
www.cswo.comDial Electric & Lighting Gallery2240 C Kaluaopalena St., Honolulu
845-7811
Executive Chef and Bath & ButlerWard Warehouse
1050 Ala Moana Blvd.
569-CHEF (2433)
www.executivechefonline.comFine Linens & FurnishingsGentry Pacific Design Center
560 Nimitz Hwy., Suite 106
589-2737
www.finelinensandfurnishings.comHardware Hawaii3 Locations on Oahu and
1 Location on Kauai
Home Showroom
105 Oneawa St., Kailua
266-1009
www.hardwarehawaii.comHI 5 Program/Department of Health919 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 212
Oahu: 586-4266
Hawaii (Big Island): (808) 961-8549
Kauai: (808) 241-5112
Maui: (808) 270-7874
www.hi5deposit.comHomeworld2 Locations on Oahu
488-1065
702 South Beretania St., Honolulu
543-5300
www.homeworld.comIsland Glassworks171-A Hamakua Drive
www.islandglassworks.comIsland Rug Co.415 A Kapahulu Ave.
735-2404
www.islandrugcompany.comJoe Dwight Stained Glass261-3514, 291-0468
www.joedwightstainedglass.comKing & Zelko Hawaiian Woodworks201 Kapaa Quarry Rd.
261-7239
www.kingandzelko.comKreative Kamaaina1804 Hart St.
841-8731
Organized Living94-547 Ukee St. Unit 307, Waipahu
678-0096
www.orgliving.comPacific Ceiling Fans2 Locations on Oahu
250 Ward Ave., Honolulu
597-8169
www.pacificeilingfans.comPacific Home
420 Ward Ave.
596-9338
www.pacific-home.comPrintscapes.com, A Division of Pacific Stock, Inc.
394-6300
Toll Free (888) 396-0396
www.printscapes.comSoHaWard Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd.
591-9777
www.sohaliving.com
