Adopt a Green Look to your Home Décor

We should fee fortunate that not everyone in the world, or even in your city, has the same taste in clothing, eating, cars or home furnishings. Our life would be a dreadful bore if this were the case. Luckily, we are all very unique individuals who enjoy expressing our uniqueness in taste when we choose the foods we eat, the clothes that we wear and how we select things for our homes. Right now global warming concerns make us think more about our environmental footprint, how much each of us affect the earth and its ability to sustain us. We try to plant more trees and cut down on wasteful consumption. The use of trees for wood can raise a dilemma. After all trees are renewable resources. But cutting down too many at a rate faster than they can grow to replace the ones cut, is not wise. A wise person once said that if we cut down a tree, whatever we use it for should last as long as it takes to replace that same tree. Take a wooden fence. Depending if it is painted well regularly, it can last for 20-30 years, which might be the time it takes to grow a replacement tree. But what about other materials? Bamboo is also a great material for fencing, and bamboo grows much more quickly, almost as fast as grass. Well, it is a form of grass, in the same family. Bamboo makes an excellent material for use around the home for fencing and other things. Considering cost, bamboo fencing is very affordable compared to wood. The reason should be no surprise, since it grows nearly everywhere in the world and can be harvested in a few years rather than a few decades.

Another great material for use around the home is palm thatching which gives you a tropical “Tiki” look. Actual palm leaves are woven to form a sheet. These are very environmentally friendly since palm leaves grow so quickly Palm thatching is available in square and round forms. The round sheets are large enough, up to 12 feet in diameter, to use as a sun umbrella on your patio or poolside. The bamboo fencing is available in different heights and in 8-foot linear units, ready to attach to a frame.