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The Healthy Home: Clean And Conscious Upgrades for your Space

This image features two photographs side-by-side of eco-friendly items. On the left, a photograph of a wooden console table set in a room with a patterned rug and a green chair. On the right, a photo of a subtle green countertop with a glass carafe of red wine set on it.
By Lauren Medeiros On

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!

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

In Milo Sand. $899. Urban Barn

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

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

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

Available in four sizes. From $470. Fable

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)

$55/750 mL. Guests on Earth

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

From $70/sq.ft. Caesarstone

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