April is Earth Month, and with spring here, there’s no better time to update your home! There are so many ways to go green this year, and updating your powder room or bathroom is an excellent way to refresh your decor and save water and energy at the same time.
The good news is that being environmentally conscious doesn’t have to mean choosing between eco-friendliness and style or performance anymore! I’ve created this eco-friendly powder room design board to show you just what I mean.
My eco-friendly powder room starts with EPA WaterSense® certified bathroom fixtures from American Standard. Did you know that toilets are hands down the biggest users of household water, accounting for approximately 30% of the water consumed in your home? Older toilets can use up to seven gallons of water per flush! When you think about how many times your toilet is flushed in a day, well it’s clear that an old toilet isn’t just a waste of water, it’s also a waste of money.
In contrast, WaterSense certified toilets require 75 to 80 percent less water. The high efficiency, ultra-low consumption (A) Boulevard FloWise Right Height Elongated Toilet requires 20% less water than standard models and uses only 1.28 gallons (4.8 litres) per flush. It’s ideal for saving water and saving my water bill too!
Next I’d upgrade to the sleek curves of the (B) Boulevard Widespread Faucet. Not only does this faucet meets the WaterSense® criteria maximum of 1.5 gallons (5.7 litres) per minute, it also provides lifetime drip-free performance with its ceramic disc valve cartridge. Both fixtures complement the classical lines of this (C) Boulevard Pedestal Sink.
When it comes to choosing lighting, I like this (D) 3-light rubbed bronze vanity light. Best of all, it’s compatible with LED bulbs which use only 10-25% of the electricity that incandescent bulbs do.
I love the idea of including as many natural materials as I can in my eco-friendly powder room. Teak is a hardwood that’s uniquely suited for damp environments (hence why it’s often used on boats), and this (E) teak foldable bath mat is handcrafted from recycled teak which means no additional trees were cut down to produce it. This wall-mounted (F) vanity mirror is also an eco-friendly choice! It’s made right here in Canada with a reclaimed wood frame.
These luxurious (G) organic Turkish cotton towels are Oeko-Tex® certified, so you know all the materials used to make them have been independently tested for harmful substances and found to be in compliance with international standards.
When choosing candles, beeswax is definitely the way to go. Unlike paraffin, (H) beeswax tea lights are clean-burning and do not release soot or toxic fumes into the air. Beeswax also naturally scents the air like honey without any added fragrances. These (I) Himalayan salt rock tea light holders look lovely in any room and help to naturally cleanse and deodorize the air when warmed.
Choose bar soap for less waste than liquid soap. When you buy handmade soaps made with natural plant-based oils, you’ll clean without harsh chemicals or pollutants, and your purchase also supports a small business or craftsperson. Pair that pretty bar of soap with this unique locally made (J) pebble soap dish.
Finish your eco-friendly powder room with one or two (K) bamboo trays to keep little extras neat and tidy for guests. Bamboo is widely considered one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable crops in the world because it thrives without the need for pesticides or herbicides and produces 30% more oxygen than a similarly sized hardwood forest.
Are you ready to update your powder room? Browse American Standard’s many water efficient products for something to suit your home and budget.
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We wash our clothes in cold water and bought an energy efficient HE washing machine.We recycle and reuse anything we can.We changed our toilets to lo flow and our light bulbs to energy saving ones.We also just We just replaced our furnace & a/c with more energy efficient models last year.
We try to reduce and reuse as much as we can, and we recycle!
We try to use energy during the off peak hours such as charging mobile/cordless phones or doing the laundry. We also recycle and reuse items when we can.
we have always been into recycle but most recent we switch from plastic water bottles to using a filtered water bottle and we save any containers such as margarine containers and store our left overs
we bought a more efficient washer and reuse as many things around the house as possible
To save energy, reduce waste and water usage we have been composting in the backyard, unplugging devices and appliances when not in use, and have a rain barrel collection system to use rain water in the garden.
I do laundry and dishes during off-peak hours!
We install new windows!
We cloth diaper to reduce waste and we line dry to save energy.
We changed are light bulbs to LED light bulbs, wash clothes in cold water, hang clothes outside on the clothes line to dry, turn off taps when brushing our teeth and recycle & compost 🙂
We use a rain barrel for watering the garden instead of hose water
I recycle and don’t run water while brushing my teeth.
We compost everything we can , and we grown lots of things ourselves and preserve them.
I got the power smart kit from BC hydro and replaced all my light with compact florescents.I only use heat above 60 in the room that I am in.
We’re putting in low-flow toilets and changing over all the light bulbs to LEDs this year. Thanks.
I do laundry only once a week and always turn the lights off which ever room I leave.
We do are in the middle of switching all of our lights over from incandescent and fluorescent to LED. We can’t believe how much the savings will be for that alone. We try to buy items that require batteries to be rechargeable to try and save on the environmental impact with the disposal of batteries. We also recycle and compost and grow our own veggie garden.
We try not to use hot water unless it is absolutely necessary.
I live in a renovated green building and we have done everything we can to be eco friendly.Solar panels,geo thermal wells,dual glass and all leaks are dealt with immediately.
Turn off heat and lights and all power items when not in use!!
we bought a rain barrel
I’ve changed all my lightbulb to energy saving bulbs and replaced my 30+ year old washing machine to a front end loader
We have spiral design energy efficient light bulbs, two low flush toilets, and we recycle and put green waste into our compost. We will be purchasing a rain barrel to further save on water consumption
We’re pretty good – I do laundry later in the evening or on weekends. We turn off lights when we leave the room and we try our best to track our energy usage
We have installed a high efficiency furnace, front loading high efficiency washer and dryer and a new high efficiency dishwasher.
I run my dishwasher and do my laundry late at night to save energy
I always run my dishwasher and do laundry late at night.
I bought only energy star rated appliances when the old ones died.
We changed our toilets to WaterSense certified toilets to save water and in the process of replacing our lights to LED lights to save on energy.
Besides using green products, and recycling/repurposing furniture……we are installing a compost in our new garden!
We’ve been changing our light bulbs for about two years now for the led ones – it’s saved money in the long run.
We have high efficiency appliances, a low flush toilet and a rain barrel in the backyard.
We installed a water saving toilet.
I’ve put water saving shower heads on , we compost, and we have energy saving hot water tank as well. Anytime I buy a new appliance I make sure it’s energy efficient.
I use reusable containers to store my leftovers. I recycle and use the green bin for organics. Switched to energy efficient light bulbs and turn off lights when we are not in the room.
I bought an energy star washing machine.
We use energy efficient appliances, shower heads & light bulbs. We reduce waste by recycling & composting.
There are a few ways we try to save energy, reduce waste and save water in our home. We recycle daily, we dont turn on lights unless it is dark and we cannot see, during the day all switches stay off, our heat is turned down at night, windows open on cool, breezy nights rather than running the AC, we time ourselves in the shower and one of us will always shower/bathe with the youngest. Our list goes on, but here are just a few things we do consistently.
We try to use reusable bags when grocery shopping, compost certain food wastes and turn the lights off when not in use
We do our laundry after 7 pm and we recycle every week.
I replaced the main floor windows with energy efficient windows last year. Right now I’d love to get an energy efficient water heater. I’ve already replaced all the light bulbs with LED & batteries with rechargeables.
We use the Eco friendly lightbulbs, try not to blast heat or air conditioning, and hang clothes outside to dry.
we bought an energy efficiant water heater
I hang my clothing on the line and recycle
We’ve replaced our toilets with low flush. We rearranged our down spouts outside so that rain water is directed to the lawn where needed. We’ve installed solar panels to provide some of our electricity. We’ve upgraded our insulation. We replaced our windows with triple glazed low e.
We’ve switched out our lightbulbs, have rechargable batteries, efficient appliances and toilet. We make sure to turn off the things we aren’t using and have showers instead of baths.
I do my laundry and run the dishwasher after 7 pm.
We’ve started composting recently.
We use low energy light bulbs, have an water saving flush toilet and recycle plastic bags
I recycle eveything I can…I’m switching to the new lights that are energy efficient….I put organic stuff in the bins set aside for it…I turn off lights when I don’t need them….I try to conserve on water by not wasting any.