Sustainability, Down to the Smallest Detail

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Sometimes the smallest details can make the biggest impact on a home’s look and feel. Take bronze, for instance. Bronze hardware and accessories add unique, organic character to a home. Touches like entry door handles, hooks, pulls, and everything in between—including the kitchen sink—bronze makes a statement in a home. 

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Bronze blends beautifully with any aesthetic—from traditional to contemporary to everything in between—while seamlessly tying spaces together. Touches of bronze stand out as points of elegance and light in any design plan.  

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In addition, bronze exudes an innate warmth and richness that fosters a welcoming presence that can be seen and felt in every piece throughout the home. It makes the ordinary stand out and the functional more appealing. 

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Most importantly beyond the aesthetic beauty it adds to your home, bronze can also be an eco-friendly choice. Where you source bronze makes a difference. That’s why it is important to choose an experienced vendor that works in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable way.

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Here are ways to find a responsible vendor when sourcing bronze for your home:

• Look for a vendor that creates its hardware and accessories from reclaimed products and is certified as having a sizable amount of post-consumer recycled content. This amounts to taking materials that were perhaps headed to the landfill and giving them new life and purpose. 
• Look for a vendor that is aware of runoff as an often-ignored environmental hazard in the process and purifies the water used in their manufacturing process. 
• Look for a vendor that is conscientious about sustainability every step of the process, down to using eco-friendly finishes and strives for zero waste processes wherever possible.  
• Look for a vendor whose conscious commitment to sustainability is verified by LEED® Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Association. 

Incorporating bronze details into your home’s design is a surefire way to add unique character to your home, infuse organic beauty into your surroundings and create a warm and inviting environment. And by carefully selecting the right source, you can make a big impact not only on your home, but on the planet’s wellbeing as well.

Katherine Stoecklein is Marketing Coordinator at Rocky Mountain Hardware. For nearly 30 years, Rocky Mountain Hardware has been creating custom handcrafted bronze hardware and accessories of impeccable quality and enduring beauty in an environmentally respectful way. To learn more, view their profile or reach out to them at 208.788.2013.

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