How To Make Your Bedroom Eco-Friendly

At night, rest your head on a pillow filled with natural stuffing, like feathers and down, natural latex, organic cotton or wool, buckwheat or millet hulls, or recycled polyester fill.

Find old furniture at flea markets—it’s usually higher quality than modern stuff at comparable prices. Almost any piece can look brand new with a little work.

Go with paint marked low- or no-VOCs, meaning they don’t release the fumes from volatile organic compounds.

Ditch the wall-to-wall carpeting in favor of wood floors (recycled wood, preferably) and throw rugs made of natural fibers like sisal, bamboo, sea grass, and organic cotton.

Replace the light bulbs in your bedroom with energy-saving low-watt compact fluorescent ones, and install a dimmer.

Sleep in organic cotton nightwear and you won’t spend your nights feeling guilty about wearing PJs made from pesticide-laden cotton treated with formaldehyde. Now enjoy sweet, green dreams.