While watching HGTV's World’s Greenest Homes you can’t help but be inspired by the layout and various green materials used to build each unique home. Casa-Verde, located in San Francisco, is one of those awe inspiring masterpieces.
This stunning space has a unique floor plan with the bedrooms on the second level and the living space located above that, allowing the magnificent city views to take centre stage and flooding the space with light. The kitchen cabinets look like large gorgeous pieces of exotic wood veneer, but it’s all a trick of the eye. The cabinet facing is actually a photograph held in place with glass panels. It’s an eco-friendly way to get the look of exotic wood without having the environmental impact of harvesting rare trees. As an added bonus, you can simply change the entire look of the kitchen by inserting new photos.
On the way down to the remaining levels, recycled steel serves as both the staircase spindles and banisters. Combined with the glass stair treads it makes for a strong visual impact. If you are looking for an alternative to wood or wrought iron spindles in your home, this is certainly a unique, eco-friendly option. The cables are a nice change from heavy iron or clunky wood spindles and makes for a more airy feel.
Not to be outdone by the living space upstairs, the second level is full of innovative storage ideas and bright, bold colours. The fresh green colour in the kid’s bathroom covers the floor and countertop making the room inviting for a bather of any age! Adding to the kid appeal are the unique tiles with rounded corners on the floor and the graphic print that covers the bathtub skirting and wall.
But the best part of this house has to be how it creates its own energy. Using a wind turbine located in the backyard and solar panels affixed to the roof, a large portion of the house’s energy needs are created from sources located right on the property. All pretty impressive for a house located on a San Francisco street corner.
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