According to Kentfield, Marin county Architect, Sarah Robinson, an Alumni of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture; that Being Green is not just to tear down and build from scratch but it's about "Seeing the untapped potential that already exists."
"Green Living" is not limited to only use 'Green' products such as energy efficient appliances, water saving faucets, shower heads, toilets, bamboo flooring, recycled water, drought resistant plants, solar energy, double/triple paned windows, reuse building material, no VOC paint, and such.
Today, a friend of my shared a video of space saving furniture, which I thought would fit in nicely with green minded, sustainable living friends. these furniture has intelligent design where each piece of furniture has several purposes and fits in a tight space, are artistic an allow for smaller space thus reduce footprint of the new building design.
On a practical side, for friends or college kids who live in small apartments, houses, dormitories; these furniture allow them to have better quality of life while dealing with the tight space.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do
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Sylvia Barry
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Those are pretty ingenious designs (not so sure about the color schemes though). I felt like I was watching Transformers on a couple of the switch outs.
Anita:
Love that 'Transformers' comment; very fitting! They also seem to be very well constructed; which is nice!
Interesting. while people talk about reducing their carbon footprint they don't seem ready to look at living in smaller spaces.. or going very green for that matter. They still want the SS appliances, the hardwood floor and as many acres as possible.
Living within our means is, in my estimation, the best way we can live, and this means using our space efficeintly as well.
I was impressed with their designs and especially liked that hide a bed bunk, and the revolving bed! Cool stuff.
JaAnne - thought you might like this whole idea! :-)
I understand Murphy beds are making a comeback because people are staying in their "undersized" homes rather than moving up into something obscenely larger than what they need.