Make Play Areas Greener and Safer
By
Ann Bertelsen and Peter O. Whiteley
October 27, 2009
Here's helpful ideas on how to green up your kid's play area.
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Laundry meets playroom
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From the playroom to the bedroom (and even the backyard), there are easy ways to make your home kid-friendly and environmentally safe.
This joint laundry/playroom is a great combined space for parents and kids. Bright blues and greens enliven the room. The pale green nontoxic laminate veneer is by Abet Laminati.
From the playroom to the bedroom (and even the backyard), there are easy ways to make your home kid-friendly and environmentally safe.
This joint laundry/playroom is a great combined space for parents and kids. Bright blues and greens enliven the room. The pale green nontoxic laminate veneer is by Abet Laminati.
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It's all in the details
Cabinets conceal a water- and energy-frugal front-loading washer and dryer from GE. The floor is engineered bamboo. Cobalt blue recycled-glass knobs match the lava-stone tile counter.
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Children's bedroom
For recyclable wall decor in the older childās room, we used Wallcandy Arts āDottliciousā stickers of various sizes from giggle.com.
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A healthy touch
Add personality with personalized wainscot. The blue and green stripes are painted with low-VOC (volatile organic compound) paint.
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Green thumb (and more)
A small outdoor space means every inch must count, so we made sure there was a variety of activity zones, including raised planting beds, a sandbox, and a compact flagstone patio.
Circular stepping "stones" and a semicircular mini deck made of rot-resistant Trex, a composite wood, punch up the design of a small outdoor space.
Circular stepping "stones" and a semicircular mini deck made of rot-resistant Trex, a composite wood, punch up the design of a small outdoor space.
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Reused rubber
The play yard walking surface is a mulch made of shredded brown-toned recycled tires by Grubble Products.
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Backyard features
Tumbled dark and light blue recycled glass from Building Resources makes a colorful mulch.
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By Ann Bertelsen and Peter O. Whiteley Ann Bertelsen and Peter O. Whiteley