How green is green?

While many furniture companies tout their “green” products (sustainable wood, green finishes, eco-friendly fabrics) they fail to mention how much waste they are producing to make these green products. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a start and I applaud their efforts.
However, Argren is my kind of green. This furniture manufacturer's products are made from 95 percent recycled content. The photo of the home office features 100-percent recycled materials. The office is made from 100-year-old windows reworked into upper cabinet doors, drawer fronts and lower doors are reused five-panel door inner panels. Hardware is 120-year-old silver tableware fashioned into pulls. The desktop and shelving is from 100-year-old Douglas fir flooring and the wood framing is from a 90-year-old barn.
The company also uses low- or no-VOC finishes, operates a community recycling center and employs green practices in its production processes.
To reduce the amount of usable construction waste that ends up the landfill, the manufacturer accepts any wood and building materials, such as windows, doors, old decks, fencing or cabinets. Argren’s artisans incorporate some of the lumber and architectural elements into furniture pieces. Wood materials deemed unusable is chipped and used as animal bedding and garden compost.
Each furniture piece comes with a certificate of authenticity, which includes significant historical information on materials used.
While vintage/reclaimed doesn’t appeal to everyone, I think all decors should have one conversation piece.
One more thing, while salvaging wood from a teardown project, workers found a stray cat they named Tommy who is now Argren’s official shop cat. What’s not to love??!!