Excellence Award at Decorex Cape Town
A fully equipped house furnished with eco-friendly, green products supplied by the subscribers to Hotelstuff/Greenstuff.
The Pick n Pay Green Living House consisted of five rooms complete with landscaping and a vegetable garden. It showcased good living with aesthetically pleasing and affordable green solutions.
The products supplied showed alternatives for things that damage the environment. The green solutions ranged from fabrics made from organic cotton, hemp, flax, Mopani worm silk, corn, and bamboo to furniture from certified, sustainable forests, recycled cardboard and rice husks. Other products included energy and water efficient solutions, appliances, non toxic cleaning chemicals to Fair trade coffee, organic vegetables and even edible food containers.
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The Pick n Pay Green Living House, full length view – Bedroom, Bathroom, Lounge, Dining Room, Kitchen, Patio and Garden.
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Bedroom – Linen mosquito net, duvets made from silk, wool, corn and goose down. Hemp, flax and organic cotton bedding. Bamboo throw. LED lighting. Pure wool carpet.
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Labelling – Every item in the house had a tag with supplier's name and the green criteria.
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Bathroom – Copper bath, bamboo flooring, recycled aluminium fittings, dual flush loo, waterless urinal, bamboo bathrobes, eco towelling, organic or toxin-free toiletries, energy efficient hairdryer, infra red heater, energy efficient towel warmer, soy candles, recycled plastic floor mat, recycled paper toilet tissue, low VOC paint, Caesarstone vanity, low flow water faucets and shower roses.
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Lounge – Pure wool carpet, non toxic fixatives, bamboo furniture, ostrich feather lamp with 6w LED giving same light as 200w tungsten, sustainable wood couch with linen upholstery,
recycled plastic and aluminium chairs, recycled glass candelabra, sustainable wood shelving, secured with magnets, recycled plastic tall lamp, rag throws, mirror frame from second hand materials.
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Dining Room – Sustainable wood veneers, eco friendly leather chairs, linen table cloth, hand crafted grass lamps, central lamp from painted jacaranda pods, matchless candles, eco prints and frames, wood fired ceramics, recycled glass ornaments, bamboo flooring. Red espresso, woodlands candles.
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Kitchen – Free standing kitchen units from sustainable woods, bamboo flooring, 6th sense energy and water efficient appliances, water filtration plants (domestic and restaurant), hydroboil unit, toxin free cleaning chemicals. Recycled plastic and aluminium chair, recycled bottle top lights, single estate organic tea,
fair trade organic coffee, recycled plastic cleaning equipment, dirt-repelling glass panel, low flow tap attachments, Caesarstone counter tops, linen napkins, recycled plastic roosters.
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Patio – Certified wood table, recycled metal LED table lamp, discreet Mobotix surveillance 360deg camera, eco lounger, worm farm, composter, sawdust and non toxic resin deck.
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Outside – Solar panel and organic veggie garden.
