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Sustainable Flooring Options for Long-Lasting, Eco-Friendly Design

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Eco-Conscious Materials That Enhance Style and Durability

Timber remains a sought-after material for its natural beauty, but the rise of sustainable flooring options is transforming the industry. By focusing on practices like responsible forest management, utilizing salvaged wood, and adopting innovative manufacturing methods, these solutions blend environmental responsibility with long-lasting design. As eco-conscious consumers seek durable yet stylish choices, sustainable flooring offers a path to minimize ecological impact while preserving the timeless appeal of wood in modern interiors.

Mixed-Softwood sustainable flooring from Timeless Materials

AUTHENTICALLY RUSTIC

Calling all history buffs: this sustainable repurposed wood flooring from Timeless Materials is the perfect way to add a vintage touch to any interior. The company salvages wood from local historical sites to sustainably create planks in a range of sizes. And the best part? It’s manufactured right here in Ontario. From $5/sq. ft., at Timeless Materials Co.

Sustainable flooring options, Relative Space’s Chico collection

WOOD YOU RATHER

Why sacrifice style for sustainability when you can have both with Relative Space’s Chico collection of eco-friendly wood flooring? Devoted to caring for the planet, the Toronto brand adheres to eco-friendly practices in all of its manufacturing – from ensuring sustainable forest management to preventing deforestation. Custom pricing upon request, at Relative Space.

Origem Capsule Collection by Amorim Wise

BIODEGRADABLE COLOURFUL CORK

Available in eight vibrant colours inspired by nature, the Origem Capsule Collection by Amorim Wise is made entirely of cork – a raw material that is biodegradable, renewable and even recyclable. With its springy, flexible texture, this eye-catching sustainable flooring option protects from both environmental effects and physical impacts. Custom pricing upon request, at Amorim Wise.

Sustainable flooring options, Northern Wide Plank’s Artifax collection

CAREFULLY HAND CRAFTED RECYCLED WOOD

Northern Wide Plank’s Artifax collection is made entirely from recycled wood diverted from landfills. After the wood is salvaged from old barns, it is meticulously inspected, kiln-dried, planed and sawed by hand. Plus, it comes in a variety of styles, from natural to sanded to fit any project. Custom pricing upon request, at Northern Wide Plank.

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The Bentway’s playful installation of 50 trees in shopping carts shines a light on climate resilience and green equity

In a city grappling with rising temperatures, accelerated development and increasing inequity in green space accessibility, Moving Forest arrives not as a solution, but as an invitation to rethink our relationship with nature. Designed by NL Architects as a part of The Bentway’s Sun/Shade exhibition, this outlandish yet purposeful installation transforms a fleet of 50 shopping carts into mobile vessels for native trees—red maples, silver maples, sugar maples and autumn blaze—that roll through some of Toronto’s most sun-scorched plazas, creating impromptu oases of shade and community.

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