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Yesterday was a chilly day in South Florida, so we stayed home and did some winter cleaning. First on our list, organize my son’s bedroom. At first he moaned, however once we started getting all of his toys, books, clothing and collectibles organized he smiled and said, “Wow, Mom! Organizing my bedroom really was a good idea, everything looks so nice!” That is one of the nicest things a mom can hear. Getting your child’s bedroom organized is perfect for making your child’s toys easy to find, play with and put away, which in the long run means less broken toys or torn books hitting the landfill. Jump over to Inhabitots to see how Eben and I organized his bedroom completely for the new year.

When it comes to furniture, the one piece that gets the most wear and tear in our home is our sofa. And it has seen better days – we really need a new one. As a holiday gift, Mr. Sweet Greens and I decided to purchase a new eco-friendly sofa. We did a lot of research and decided we wanted to find an eco-friendly sectional sofa that was made locally and most importantly affordable. I was a little surprised that finding those three qualities was a little tough. I was able to find a couple of companies that made eco-friendly and affordable sectionals, but they were in California. It wouldn’t exactly be eco-friendly to ship a sectional all of the way to Florida.

Then, I remembered that Pottery Barn makes all of their furniture in North Carolina. And since everything that we have ever purchased from Pottery Barn seems to last forever, I crossed my fingers and checked to see if they had any eco-friendy sections. Guess what? Their PB Comfort Slipcovered Sofa Collection are made using sustainably harvested wood, have recycled steel springs, soy based cushions, recycled patting, and are affordable too! [We found ours on sale for $2000] And since all of their sofas are slipcovered it will be easy to clean and in the future instead of purchasing a new sofa, we can simply purchase a new slipcover if needed.

Have you found other eco-friendly section sofas that you would recommend?