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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I would save water by having shorter showers.
To save water we collect rainwater for the garden, to save on energy we are always shutting lights out and anything not needed on, and always always recycle as much as humanly possible.
We put low flush toilets in bathrooms, put plastic on windows in winter and changed lights to LED,s
I try to turn off the lights when we aren’t using them. I garden and recycle and compost. We reuse a lot and try to get a lot of wear out of things.
we have chose to cloth diaper our children to save on waste
I got thick duvets for the beds so that we could turn off the heat at night.
We changed all of our lights to led some time ago. All of our appliances and heat pump are energy smart. Our toilets are low water flush. We have a front load washer, rain barrel and drip system. We compost and recycle. It is all just a part of our life now. We live on BEAUTIFUL Vancouver Island and you can’t help but want to protect it. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway 🙂
We’ve always been pretty energy-conscience when it comes to water (short showers, turn off the tap while brushing etc) and have changed all our bulbs to energy savers over the past few years!
Our city has had recycling bins for homes for years but it was not offered for condos so we had to drive our recycling to a depot. Last month our condo complex put in their own recycle bins for residents so it is now so easy to take it out each day rather than storing it until we had enough to take it to the depot. We also use our own bags for groceries to reduce plastic waste.
It’s been a process, but we have changed out the lightbulbs to high efficiency LED ones; we have switched out all the toilets; upgraded to a high efficiency water tank; added a rain barrel in the back yard; lots of small changes which have made a huge difference.
We’ve replaced all the lights so their energy efficient. we also replaced all the toilets with low flush. We also replaced all the caulking around the windows and doors have all been redone
We’re mellow when it’s yellow, and when it’s brown flush it down, among other things.
We are composting to help reduce waste and be environmentally friendly.
New windows, new doors, low flush toilet, energy efficient light bulbs, and hang the towels outdoors to dry are some of ways we save energy.
we compost, and recycle.
I keep adding energy and water saving things to my repertoire. I am currently working on less time in the shower and always turning the water tap off as I brush my teeth.
We have changed all of our light bulbs to energy saving bulbs. We bought a composter so we don’t create extra waste. We are more conscience about turning lights off when we leave a room.
I bring reusable bags everywhere I go to limit plastic. We recycle mostly everything. I always donate and buy used clothing & really try to save water in the summer by not watering the lawn much.
I’ve always tried to be as eco-friendly as possible by keeping lights off when they aren’t needed, recycling, composting, ect. but some recent changes we have made in our house hold is keeping windows open instead of having the AC installed. It’s started to get warmer and usually we start using our AC as soon as it gets muggy, but this year we’re trying to hold off as long as possible. We have also bought reusable water bottles, to cut down on the plastic ones.
When we renovated our bathroom we installed a bidet, anticipating water shortages.
At this juncture, everything is eco friendly at our home.
I replaced all the light bulbs in the house with LED bulbs. They barely use any power, and they’re very bright.
I wash clothes in cold water to save energy.
We compost, dry our clothes on a clothes line, turn lights off when not in use and buy energy efficient appliances when it’s time to replace.
We’ve changed lightbulbs, have an on-demond hot water tank, use an outdoor wood-boiler for heat, and various other things.
I use cold water to do my laundry
We have switched to LED light bulbs and when our washer broke, we got a HE washer.
We turn off lights when in different rooms, we turn off water when brushing our teeth and we recycle/compost.
Wow, I love the recycled teak bath mat. Such a great idea. Also, Turkish towels are fantastic for the bathroom, beach, picnic, wherever!