| The criteria for choosing wood furniture seems | | | | With the simple action of buying a bed, we have a |
| obvious on the surface: price, looks, strength, | | | | real environmental impact. It is therefore a good idea |
| comfort... evidently all important factors, but today | | | | to turn to professionals who offer wood furniture |
| there seems to be hidden factors, questions that are | | | | that comes from local eco-managed forests in order |
| raised because of a general recent conscientiousness. | | | | to limit the negative impact. |
| The most important conscience raising idea of the | | | | Another consideration when buying wood bedroom |
| last century has been the impact we are having on | | | | furniture is the products that were used for treating |
| our environment. More and more people are feeling | | | | the wood. In the last few years we have come to |
| responsible for the future of a planet that is already | | | | realize the toxic effects of paints, glues and other |
| compromised, if we believe experts. | | | | finishing products used in furniture. We are |
| The impact we have on our environment, besides | | | | surrounded by furniture containing these products. It |
| our obvious use of fuels and energy, is also linked to | | | | is even more important to avoid these products in |
| consumers' attitude toward the use of durable and | | | | bedroom furniture as we normally sleep in closed |
| sustainable materials. | | | | rooms. |
| Buying furniture, an action that may seem fairly | | | | Finally the wood quality is to be considered, and solid |
| harmless, illustrate well what I mean. Deforestation is | | | | wood should be chosen over pressed woods, both |
| very real, yet many furniture manufacturers still use | | | | for durability and strength. |
| woods that come from non-managed forests. Not | | | | Manufacturers who care about their clients opinion |
| only the use of exotic woods is culpable in the | | | | understand this idea, and offer, today, in their |
| deforestation, but it increases our ecologic footprint | | | | catalogs and showrooms beautiful, comfortable, rustic |
| by having to transport it from its production land to | | | | or contemporary furniture, that respects these new |
| the distribution point. | | | | concepts that are crucial when buying a new bed. |