Tips for sustainable living in the countryside

Many people are mov­ing to the coun­tryside to make their dream of own­ing their own home come true. Our expert offers tips on how to achieve sus­tain­able and healthy liv­ing with products that are not harm­ful to human health.

Tip 1: Opt for natural materials

When design­ing the interi­or of your home, nat­ur­al mater­i­als such as wood, bam­boo and rat­tan are recom­men­ded. Earthy col­ors instead of the com­monly used white are a good match. With tex­tiles, too, atten­tion should be paid to qual­ity and sus­tain­able sources. Indoor plants provide an ambi­ence of “nat­ur­al liv­ing”. On top, they have an air-clean­ing effect and thus improve the qual­ity of indoor air. If you have the option of adding a con­ser­vat­ory, you can cre­ate a seam­less trans­ition between indoor and out­door spaces.

Tip 2: Firmly bond the flooring to the subfloor

When look­ing for the right floor­ing, homeown­ers are often spoiled for choice. Wheth­er oiled par­quet, tiles that, for example, imit­ate the look of wood, or clas­sic nat­ur­al stone slabs made of lime­stone – many floor cov­er­ings today per­fectly match the nat­ur­al liv­ing style and can be ideally com­bined with under­floor heat­ing. When fre­quently work­ing from home, tex­tile floor cov­er­ings are also an attract­ive choice. They sig­ni­fic­antly reduce impact sound and rever­ber­a­tion time, thus facil­it­at­ing con­cen­trated work at home. How­ever, expert install­a­tion is of cru­cial import­ance no mat­ter which floor cov­er­ing you choose. Full-sur­­face bond­ing to the sub­floor is the ideal meth­od: it ensures that the above bene­fits of pleas­ant warmth under­foot and sound insu­la­tion can be used to their full poten­tial.