Bedrooms, Mattresses, Pilows, Henredon Bedroom Furniture, Furniture

At the other end of the eco-furniture scale are high-priced designer collections that include oddities like a $7,000 lounge chair that earns its earth-friendly label because it's made from recycled, "commemorative" pieces of a famous East Coast boardwalk (old chewing gum painstakingly removed, thank you very much).

Average consumers who work hard to recycle and conserve energy and purchase earth-friendly products whenever possible might wonder if any furnishings exist in the vast middle ground between these two extremes. The good news is, there is plenty in the middle, and the selection is continually growing.

"In fact, eco-friendly home furnishings are now available for every budget and for nearly any style preference," says Jackie Hirschhaut, vice president of the American Home Furnishings Alliance.

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal