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"Eco-Friendly Kitchen Design Tips\nReduce your carbon footprint without compromising your style by implementing these environmentally conscious ideas\nIt is very rare that your whole kitchen needs to be illuminated the same way at the same time. So turn off task lighting as you finish chores. Creating zones also allows you to highlight certain areas and \"low light\" others when you are entertaining. And when you are planning your lighting design, check out compact fluorescent bulbs or LED lighting for a low-impact choice.\n\nGE Reveal LED bulb, life of 13.7 years, uses 80% less energy than incandescent bulbs, $20; homedepot.com, 800-466-3337\nDid you know that bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on earth? Or that cork can be harvested from a healthy living tree? There is a wealth of beautiful green flooring options on the market, including sustainably produced porcelain, ceramic, glass, copper, zinc, and even rubber.\n\nHabitus cork mosaic tile, made from recycled wine stoppers, available in sizes of 1\" dia. or 1 3/8\" dia., price upon request; *habitusnyc.com, 800-729-5120\n\n*\nOnly run your dishwasher when it's full, and only scrape\u2014don't rinse\u2014your dishes before you load them in. Pre-rinsing is unnecessary with today's ultrapowerful models and wastes water. And read the detergent box: Most will tell you not to fill the soap container all the way, and using too much detergent will shorten the life of your appliance.\n\nMiele Futura ProfiLine dishwasher with Energy Star rating and 23-minute cycle, $4,200; miele.com, 866-694-5851\nSwitching to a home water-filtration system is one of the simplest\u2014and most impactful\u2014ways to help the environment. After all, more than 1.5 million tons of plastic water bottles end up in landfills each year.\n\nKohler Wellspring brass beverage faucet, available in a variety of finishes including polished nickel (from $250), for use with K-200 Aquifer undercounter water filter ($360), us.kohler.com, 800-456-4537\nWhy use carbon-rich volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that readily vaporize into the air if you don't have to? Many of the most trusted names in paint now offer no- and low-VOC options of exceptional quality.\n\nSherwin Williams Harmony interior acrylic latex paint, zero VOC formula helps reduce odor and mold, also available in primer, $49 per gallon, *sherwin-williams.com, 800-474-3794\n\n *"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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