Interested in Creating More Eco-Friendly Furniture?

Posted by Jessica, BiOH Polyols Marketing Manager on February 18, 2009

Although I would always support purchasing new furniture from any of the furniture manufacturers using BiOH® polyols (and then reselling or recycling your old furniture of course!), there are ways to make your existing furniture a bit more eco-friendly if it needs updating. Consider reupholstering your furniture with soy foam or selecting more environmentally-friendly fabrics.

I spent the extended President’s Day weekend on a long anticipated project… reupholstering my dining room chairs with Preserve™ foam made with BiOH® polyols. This was not as simple as the DIY websites made it seem! It gave me an even greater respect for the fine craftsmanship that happens daily in furniture manufacturing plants. If you are looking for soy foam for your reupholstering project, I recommend that you reach out to a local upholstering shop to see if you can purchase soy foam from them or you can order the 1835 or 1850 foam from Creative Thread Arts that is made in part with soy-based BiOH ingredients.

The project is complete, and I love the new look and feel. Now I just need to organize a dinner party to truly test the results!

Are you planning an eco-friendly project of your own around the house? We’d love to hear about it – leave us a comment!