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Elegantly Green: Eco Friendly Furnishings for Home and Office

By Elegantly Green on Jul 6, 2009 |Home Improvement

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Elegantly Green Home is a rapidly growing company who is dedicated to supplying beautiful, healthy, eco friendlycabinetry and furnishing for the home and office continues to expand their already wide selection of earth and wallet friendly products. Their services begin at the design phase and continue all the way through final installation and happy customer approval. The company maintains an edge in the green building movement by continuously researching information on healthy design options for green kitchens and homes and introducing them to the local market. Recently featured in Bill Taute Homes' five star - rated green home at the Mueller Development Parade of Homes in Austin, Texas, Elegantly Green Home was proud to "strut our stuff and show the building industry and homeowners what we can do with earth friendly materials and a fresh design vision" -Anita Darash, Founder and Owner, Elegantly Green. Ms. Darash worked closely with Interior Designer Janice Hanks of Next Level Austin to create the design for kitchen and baths. The company continues to receive high accolades from builders, designers, architects and homeowners for the water based lacquered kitchen cabinets in a rich Coffee color. In keeping with stringent green building guidelines, Elegantly Green Home supplies polymer, painted, and lacquered cabinetry free of VOC’s which means that their paints, stains and finishes do not contain even Low -VOC’s. The Austin Green Building Program requires buildings rated by their program to use "paints [and finishes] with no more than 150 gm/l of VOCs. [they] encourage the use of paints with even lower VOC levels (0 to 100 gm/l). Best, especially for those with chemical sensitivities – is the use of zero or No-VOC paint (less than 1 gm/l per EPA Reference Test Method 24.)”Points available from Austin Energy Green Building Program include:10.03 Cabinet boxes, doors, drawers + adhesives: a) meet E1; or b) CARB Phase I; or c) have no added ureaformaldehyde(2 Points)10.04 At least 75% of all cabinet faces are locally milled local species; or FSC-certified wood (2 Points)10.05 At least 75% of all doors are locally milled local species; or FSC-certified wood (2 Points)With a focus on sustainability, Elegantly Green supplies beautiful all wood cabinets manufactured ofForest Stewardship Council certified woods. The FSC sets forth principles, criteria and standards that span economic, social, and environmental concerns and their standards represent the world’sstrongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. Elegantly Green also offers product lines manufactured of recycled wood materials.For multi-unit and more deeply cost - conscious projects, Elegantly Green factories manufacture E1rated particle board in any melamine faced doors or carcasses which have no added urea formaldehyde.Elegantly Green’s commitment to being a green vendor also includes the benefits of• Having the insurances and guarantees of a major manufacturer• Competitive prices averaging 30% lower than the market• Wide selection of available materials and finishes to mold around budgets• High production capacity and accuracy• Exceptional customer service before and after the sale from experienced professionalsWith great enthusiasm, Elegantly Green Home has launched eco friendly furnishings for the home and office. The vast array of furniture range from the Victorian-esque wardrobe to whimsical kids' bedrooms to sleek minimalist office in true European style. With new information on sustainable building available everyday,it is important to choose a company who is in touch with green building demands and superb customer service. Elegantly Green Home is in the forefront of the green building and design movement and looks forward to working on your project.

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Corina I. Zepeda is the General Manager for Elegantly Green Home, a green cabinetry and furnishing company based in Austin, Texas.

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