Give your home a green makeover
Try these hacks for an eco-friendly abode
You’d be forgiven for thinking that giving your home an environmentally-friendly inspired transformation is both expensive and difficult. Yet these small switches prove it literally is as simple as changing a lightbulb.
Off the wall
It can be easy to overlook some of the most basic elements of your home when giving it an eco make-over, and wallpaper is a great example of this. Standard wallpapers consist of paper or non-woven materials with added synthetic fibres. This makes recycling impossible, which is why traditional wallpaper usually ends up in landfill or waste incineration facilities. But that doesn’t mean your walls are destined to be left bare. Veruso Lino (wallpaperfromthe70s.com) is the first fully compostable wallpaper, consisting entirely of plant-based raw materials which require only a very limited amount of water to grow. As no artificial dyes are used, the wallpaper boasts a warm, neutral hue. And if you fancy redecorating, no worries, as after a few months, the used wallpaper will naturally decay when composted.