How do you update your living room or dining room and save the earth at the same time? Buy sustainable furniture. No, I am not referring to logs with a bit of moss for cushion, but
rather reclaimed lumber that are stylish and repurposed to make your home gorgeous.
I stumbled across Harvest Home Stores in Los Gatos, CA. This Bay Area based store features high quality furniture and several lines of green furniture. Essentially, vintage wood is saved from buildings slated to be torn down and used to make new items, like dining room sets, mirrors, chairs and coffee tables. Others make flooring, light stands and beds.
Scientists estimate that we are losing more than 137 species of plants and animals every single day because of rainforest deforestation. Experts write that logging tropical hardwoods like teak, mahogany, rosewood, and other timber for furniture and other wood products is unsustainable for any length of time. So using reclaimed wood saves trees and allows more living forests to remain intact – now how is that for a feel-good buy?
What immediately drew me into the shop was an over sized mirror, which was made with 80 year old recycled Elmwood. I was also impressed with a beautiful dining room buffet from the Old Lumber Tahoe Dining Collection. All of the wood is 100% reclaimed and made in Southern California. It is perfect for casual California dining and makes for a great dinner conversation.
Harvest Home has six locations:
Los Gatos
29 North Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Menlo Park
639 Santa Cruz Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94109
Check their website for the Corte Madera, Emeryville and Sonoma locations.
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