KITCHEN & BATH: An eco-friendly detail you probably forgot about
November 21, 2007
You will already be under extreme pressure during your kitchen and or bath remodel to keep the contractors moving. In fact, it is likely that if your contractor is unfamiliar with “greener products” they will route you toward their faithful legacy vendors in the process. If you don’t believe us, wait and see when it comes to kitchen cabinets! Kitchen and bathroom cabinets are one area where standing your ground will take some effort. Taking time to introduce your contractor to your eco-friendly idea of Neil Kelly Cabinets will be an effort (worth it if you are prepared to work a bit more for what you believe in).
Once you’ve locked in your cabinets, GetWithGreen.com wanted to share with you an eco-friendlier supplier of cabinet fixtures and knobs. We met the team from Nature’s Hardware last summer at the West Coast Green show in San Francisco. Owner Lorraine Vitkauskas walked us through her products, and gave us the scoop on her business that has been offering greener products since 2001.
Nature’s Hardware offers a comprehensive line of handles, knobs, coat hooks, and more. Many of which are made from recycled and or sustainable materials such as glass, metal, and bamboo. The cabinet hardware is nicely categorized on Lorriane’s site, and each product write-up provides a considerable amount of detail. In some cases you might find it a bit difficult to find detailed information about the recycled content of some products, but by simply calling the Nature’s Hardware customer service line they will answer any specific questions you might have. Or, we have compiled the list from their Collection right here at GetWithGreen.com…
- The Aurora Accents - glass content is 100% recycled
- Art For Living Collection - minimum of 50% of glass is recycled
- Atlas Homewares - the bone products are sustainable and are a by-product of the food industry
- Bamboo Collection - renewable, sustainable, recyclable
- Eleek - 100% recycled metal
- Ex Dec - 100% recycled glass
- MacPhail Studios - sustainable, made from naturally shed antlers
- Natural Knobs - uses natural stone that is not quarried
- Nature’s Handles - the Nature’s Collection knobs are natural stone that is not quarried
- Providence Artworks - sustainable/renewable togua nut which grows on a tree, looks, feels ages like ivory, as well as natural stone that is quarried
- SeaStone - natural forming rock that is not quarried
- Skipping Stone Studio - natural rock that is not quarried
- Smith Wood Line - made from sustainably harvested wood
- Sunburst Knobs - 100% recycled glass or sustainable bone products depending on the product line
GetWithGreen.com thinks you should check out these eco-friendly handle and knob products at Nature’s Hardware!
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I went on their site to pick this up for TreeHugger and could not find any information about whether their stuff was made sustainably. Bone? marble?
Hello Lloyd, to make it easier for you and our readers we’ve updated the article to include the specific product lines.
I have purchased Aurora Glass knobs. They are beautiful! Even better, company profit goes to the St. Vincent de Paul Society to assist the poor and homeless.
We have updated our web site, it is now much easier to search for sustainable or recycled materials!