Celebrate Earth Day Every Day With Our Favorite Sustainable Home Brands

Going completely carbon neutral is much easier said than done. But even if you can’t do a full one-eighty on your current lifestyle, there are still plenty of things you can do to help better the planet. Do you grocery shop with reusable bags instead of single-use plastics? Have you switched to using a toothbrush made of bamboo? Remember, it’s all about baby steps.

A great place to start is your home: Nowadays, you can source of-the-moment rugs, furniture, and kitchen essentials from purveyors who are committed to providing sustainable products. By shopping these brands, you can help make a small (but mighty!) difference for the environment, while also making your living space look stylish. Who doesn’t want that? 

We’ve rounded up our favorite companies that are doing their part to protect the planet. Shop these essentials to make your home more eco-friendly—not just on Earth Day, but every day.

Avocado

Avocado specializes in green mattresses made with natural and nontoxic materials, including 100 percent GOTS-certified organic wool and natural latex from tree-tapped sources. They also offer eco-friendly pillows and bed frames, so you can fully kit out your bedroom with sustainable goods.

Dims.

Contemporary design, sustainable materials, and realistic prices—this direct-to-consumer furnishings company has it all. The furniture utilizes ash wood that is sustainably sourced from FCA-certified forests, and the finishes and adhesives meet rigorous Greenguard standards for low chemical emissions, too. The powder-coated steel is also free from harmful VOCs and toxic metals, which helps ensure a healthier home.

SIN

Created by Brooklyn-based designer Virginia Sin, this brand offers eco-friendly handmade ceramic objects and lighting. SIN’s debut Gluttony Collection was named Most Sustainable by Design Within Reach in 2007, and was acquired by The New York Historical Society Museum in 2016.

Primary Goods

Relaxed linen sheets make any bed look comfortably lived-in—and when those sheets are made from sustainably sourced materials, you can rest a little bit easier. Primary Goods also offers sheets and comforters that come ready to snap together at the top and bottom, so you won’t have to deal with tugging or bunching linens in the middle of the night.

Soma

Soma’s minimalist water bottles, mugs, and carafes exemplify the collision of smart design and social responsibility. In addition to using recyclable materials for all of the products and packaging, the certified B-corporation offsets its emissions with conservation-based forestry. Plus, every time you make a purchase, the company donates to a community-owned water project in a developing country. 

The Citizenry

The Citizenry celebrates the people and places behind each available product. The company partners with artisans from around the world who craft various home decor items by blending modern styles with time-tested techniques and traditions. The fair-trade goods—which use local materials—are sourced directly from each country, which means that the brand avoids contributing to heightened material shipping emissions.

W&P

W&P creates reusable kitchen products that make the way we cook, eat, and drink more sustainable. Founded by Josh Williams and Eric Prum, the company offers an array of candy-colored items such as bowls, mugs, and containers that are durable enough to secure and carry your morning latte or lunchtime grain bowl. Plus, the products are super stylish—and equally kind to the earth.

Parachute

Parachute’s bedding and bath accessories offer a crisp, contemporary look without relying on synthetic materials that harm the environment. In addition to making premium bedding at an attainable price point, the company also partners with the United Nations’ Nothing But Nets campaign to send lifesaving malaria-prevention bed nets to those in need.

Verterra

Made of 100 percent renewable resources, Verterra’s compostable dinnerware offers a stylish, sustainable alternative to paper and plastic plates. The brand steers clear of harvesting or cutting down trees to produce the artfully designed plates and cutlery, and the items are also made without incorporating chemicals, waxes, dyes, or additives.

Tuft + Paw

Tuft + Paw offers cat-friendly products that are kind to your adorable pet, and to the earth as well. The company carries brands that create high-quality, eco-conscious products, so you can trust that the items you find here are created with attention to ethical materials and operations.

Marimekko

Marimekko’s playful prints brighten up any room they’re displayed in—and the patterned materials are made with minimal impact on the environment, too. As of 2020, the company’s fabric printing factory, offices, and global stores are all carbon neutral. Every Marimekko product made after July 2019 is also free of PFCs and PVCs, and the collections often include sustainable materials, such as recycled cotton and wool.

Brentwood Home

Brentwood Home sources nontoxic materials that meet the Golden State Standards for environmental responsibility. In addition to being sustainable, the natural mattresses and bedding products are also affordable and remarkably comfortable.

West Elm

West Elm’s responsible retail strategy uses helpful descriptors like Fair Trade, Organic, and Local to help you find sustainable picks when browsing the website. The company uses green manufacturing processes to produce nontoxic items from recycled materials. Currently, more than half of West Elm products support at least one of the company’s sustainability initiatives.

Crate & Barrel

Crate & Barrel offers contemporary home goods that are made from renewable woods, and the company also releases collections that are specifically geared toward green furniture. The brick-and-mortar stores utilize low-energy lighting systems and participate in a robust recycling program, too.

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