Natural, Sustainable Design for Your Home

One of the biggest current design trends is sustainable design—and it’s here to stay. Creating spaces with sustainability in mind is more than just trendy interior decorating—it makes a statement about your lifestyle choices and draws inspiration from nature and the outdoors to create a natural design in your home.

Earth-toned décor made from natural or upcycled elements paired with lovely greenery help to create an incredible sustainable home design. At Custom Window Coverings in Santa Fe, NM, our expert team can help you create a natural aesthetic that will allow you to relax and recharge—and make choices that are good for the planet.

What is Sustainable Design?

Sustainable design incorporates natural elements and a palette of neutrals and earth tones. For your living room, kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, and bedrooms, look for bases of natural creams, grays, and beiges with rich pops of saturated colors like browns, rusty oranges, greens, blues, and grays. These effortlessly add a natural element and can create a restful and soothing atmosphere.

When you choose natural and sustainable products, they're made with practices that take more time and better-quality materials, resulting in a higher quality product. Embracing the minimalist philosophy of “less is more” may help. Also, consider how multipurpose items serve multiple goals. Some tips:

• Bring in greenery: Plants clean your air and provide colors you can pull in for your earth-toned décor.
• Decorate with items made from natural materials, like wood or bamboo, or recyclable materials, like metal or glass.
• Skip Amazon and buy from local businesses: at Custom Window Coverings, we’ve been serving the community since 1994!
• Use upcycling practices: thrifting vintage finds and mixing them with sustainable buys and new purchases and heirloom pieces creates interesting complex designs.
• Select paints with low VOCs (volatile organic compounds) to protect the environment.

Sustainable Home Décor

Look for natural and sustainable replacements for features you already have or need replaced in your home, like flooring. Choose textured items that to add greater visual interest and prevent your interior design from becoming monotonous. Some home decor items you may consider include:

• Using woven baskets instead of plastics for storage and display.
• Adding glass terrariums or pottery filled with succulents for low-maintenance, natural beauty.
• Replacing your carpet with engineered wood instead of vinyl.
• Using cotton or linen rugs on hardwood flooring instead of polyester carpeting.
• Selecting bamboo or ceramic dishware instead of plastics.
• Lighting beeswax or soy candles instead of candles filled with VOCs.
• Choosing glass or metal over plastic for vases and drinking glasses.

Select Sustainable Window Treatments

Window treatments provide a natural barrier against the sun’s rays, which allows your belongings to last longer, so you’re purchasing new items less frequently. They can also improve energy management, so you’re using less energy to cool your home. At Custom Window Coverings, we carry Hunter Douglas window treatments, many of which use wood and other sustainably sourced natural elements. Consider:

• Provenance® Woven Wood Shades bring in nature with fabrics artistically woven from bamboo, reeds, grasses, and wood. These naturally bring earth tones into the living room, kitchen, and other rooms.
• Heritance® Hardwood Shutters are made from high-quality hardwood that’s sourced from sustainably managed forests. Select from 20 earth-toned colors to match your décor.
• Designer Screen Shades are available in GreenScreen® Sea-Tex™ fabrics, made from marine-recovered plastics. These upcycled, waterproof window treatments protect your view and shield your home from UV rays.

Sustainable Bedding

At Custom Window Coverings, we offer custom bedding. This allows you to choose natural fabrics for your bed, like linen, cotton, and wool, which last longer and are biodegradable. You can also fill your pillows with natural fibers. Select from hundreds of colors to complement your décor. The finished product will look the way you want it, and our quality is unmatched. You’re also buying locally!

Contact Us to Learn More Ways You Can Engage In Sustainable Design

Visit Custom Window Coverings for natural, sustainable window treatments and bedding for your home. You can speak with our friendly staff about environmentally friendly options or schedule a consultation. We’re located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and proudly serve the surrounding areas, including Los Alamos, Albuquerque, White Rock, Taos, Tesuque, Placitas, Corrales, Sandia Park, and Angel Fire, NM. Contact us today!