Sustainable furniture is not just important for the environment, but it’s actually in trend for this Fall, and we hope it won’t go away any time soon. There are several ways to choose sustainable furniture, and you can start with using eco-friendly materials like natural cushions, wood instead of plastic, and cotton and wool instead of rayon and polyester. But perhaps the more effective, though possibly more difficult approach, is to ensure that your supplier is using eco-friendly practices when it comes to recycling materials, cutting down on energy use, dying leathers and fabrics with non-toxic pigments, and ensuring that byproducts of production is dealt with sustainably.
One of our favorite manufacturers for sustainable furniture is American Leather. American Leather encourages sustainable practices at their factories, among their employees, and in their manufacturing. They use water-based pigments, reduce the amount of wood and leather scraps, and anything leftover is repurposed in other products.
While American leather offers sustainable products, such as living room furniture and accents, their pieces don’t appear to be the stereotypical sustainable furniture one would expect. In style, and craftsmanship, American Leather sofas and recliners are beautiful and contemporary pieces, and the level of comfort is unparalleled.
If you’re unfamiliar with American Leather furniture, check out some of the American Leather sleeper sofas available in our Monterey furniture showroom. We have also listed one of our favorite models below: