Reporter: Blankets sewn from your favorite sweaters, energy from the sun, and planters crafted from old china all add up to a green house.
Lynne Bryan Phipps (Design One Consortium): The most important thing to remember is to start noticing what things are made of and where they come from.
Reporter: Lynn Bryan Phipps and Nancy Mackenzie Reynolds are eco friendly design proffesionals. They say locally manufactured items cut down on transportation costs and energy costs.
Reporter: This material is an alternative to granite and corian countertops. The women say hemp is great eco friendly wall covering and bamboo is a sustainable wood that works well as flooring.
Lynne: When I think about sustainability, I really think about conservation, reuse, and then the reduction of using new materials.
Reporter: When it comes to paint, light colors fair better when relying on natural lighting.
Lynne: If you’re using dark colors, you’re absorbing light which isn’t as helpful as using lighter colors that reflect light.
Reporter: When it comes to window treatment, polyesters made out of recycled materials work well.
Lynne: Cottons and wools deteriorate from sunlight.
Reporter: When you’re ready for a change, you can recycle the fabric and make chair covers. That holds true for old jeans that can transform into placemats. Even an old teacup has new purposes, as a birdfeeder. These little tips can make it easy being green.
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