Decorating & Design

The Healthy Home: Clean And Conscious Upgrades for your Space

Author: Lauren Medeiros

Updated on April 17, 2026

From a one-of-a-kind console crafted from reclaimed pine to handwoven rugs made of chemical-free materials, these eco-friendly items will be a welcomed addition to your home. Take a look!

A photo of a wooden console table with a flat surface on top of three wedge-shaped alcoves. This eco-friendly item has a lamp and a work of abstract art on top of it and is set in a room with a green chair and a patterned rug. — Rustic and Refined

Crafted in reclaimed pine salvaged from pallets, the Sorrento console from Urban Barn features a three-arch design and comes in a natural finish. Because the wood for each table is uniquely distressed, every console is one of a kind.

*Related: These rooms prove white and wood make the perfect pair*

Photographer: Courtesy of Urban Barn

Products: In Milo Sand. $899. Urban Barn

This photograph features two small vacuums (eco-friendly items) on a white background. The vacuum in the foreground is bright yellow, and the vacuum in the background is a moody blue. — A Light Clean

The Guard S1 is Miele’s most compact and lightweight vacuum to date! When used with HyClean Air dust bags, it captures 99.99% of fine dust particles — ideal for those prioritizing indoor air quality.

Photographer: Courtesy of Miele

Products: In Sunset Yellow and Nordic Blue. $600 each. Miele

This photograph of a desk features the Fable rug (one of the eco-friendly items) in green on a wooden floor underneath a wooden desk with a computer on it and with chairs on either side. — Good Wool

Fable’s washable rugs are made from certified New Zealand wool and now come in new colourways Forest Green (shown) and Seaside Blue. Each rug is handwoven with chemical-free materials in a solar-powered facility.

*Read more: 10+ rooms where rugs are the art*

Photographer: Courtesy of Fable

Products: Available in four sizes. From $470. Fable

This image is a collage of two photos. On the left, a photo of a green bottle with a black pump nozzle set against a white background (one of our eco-friendly items). On the right, a photo of a white woman with blond hair in a black shirt standing in front of laundry machines holding a basket of laundry with several bottles of detergent in them. — Wash Away

Jackie Prince, the founder of Toronto home care company Guests on Earth, has released a plant-based laundry detergent that’s low-foam and safe for all fabrics. The sulfate- and paraben-free formula comes in a refillable aluminum bottle and is good for up to 75 loads of laundry.

*Related: 6 ways to up your laundry room’s pretty factor*

Photographer: Photography by Renée Rodenkirchen (portrait)/Courtesy of Guests on Earth (laundry detergent)

Products: $55/750 mL. Guests on Earth

This image features two photographs of countertops (one of our eco-friendly products). On the left, a close-up of a light green stone countertop with a vein of dark green across it. On the right, a photo of a kitchen with the same green countertops and dark wood cupboards. — Surface Appeal

Caesarstone’s new Icon collection is free of crystalline silica and crafted with high-performance raw materials, natural minerals and about 80% recycled content including postindustrial glass. Slabs in the Ocean Sage colourway (shown) have dark, seaweed-toned veins that give the surface a fluid, organic feel.

*Video: Dart Studio gives this home a warm, organic upgrade*

Photographer: Courtesy of Ceasarstone

Products: From $70/sq.ft. Caesarstone

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House & Home

The Healthy Home: Clean And Conscious Upgrades for your Space

Rustic and Refined

A Light Clean

Good Wool

Wash Away

Surface Appeal

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