Niche Interiors

Category: Green Design

Sustainable Kitchen Design Tips

With the holidays quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to think about ways to make your kitchen more sustainable. Our team of San Francisco interior designers are sharing some small but meaningful ways to green your kitchen –...

Designing a Non-toxic California Home

There are many elements to consider when designing a sustainable, non-toxic home, but as a green San Francisco interior designer I would argue that flame retardant chemicals are enemy number one. They migrate out of the foam in upholstered...

Tips from a Sustainable San Francisco Interior Designer

What does eco-friendly or sustainable interior design mean and why is it important? Green or eco-friendly interior design focuses on improving indoor air quality as well as reducing the impact that furniture purchases have on the environment. The Environmental...

Niche Interiors in Bon Appétit Magazine

We are delighted to see our interior design work featured in the November issue of Bon Appétit Magazine! The article “Green Room” highlights the work of our San Francisco interior designers in sustainability and involvement in two amazing organizations...

Green Resource: Sustainable Furnishings Council

I was thrilled to be invited to serve as an Ambassador to the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) for a second year! I’m very passionate about this cause, both as an environmentalist and a mother. With fires raging across California, the...

Sustainable Interior Design Tips for Your California Home

Happy Earth Week! Our San Francisco interior design team wanted to celebrate by sharing a close-up look at the sustainable design choices in our residential projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Napa Valley. From specifying FSC certified...

Building a Sustainable Future

Niche Interiors’ commitment to sustainable, non-toxic interior design began when Principal Designer Jennifer became a Certified Green Building Professional with Build it Green in San Francisco in 2011. All Senior Level Interior Designers are now LEED Accredited Professionals and...

Insights from San Francisco’s Top Landscape Architects

Landscape Architecture Firms are in demand right now, with the importance of private outdoor spaces becoming even more crucial during the pandemic. We tapped two of our favorite collaborators, Kate Stickley of Arterra Landscape Architects and Dustin Moore of...

3 Simple Ways to Green Your Home

With so much information at our fingertips it can be overwhelming to figure out which lifestyle changes would have the most positive impact on our planet and health.  As a sustainable interior design firm, we wanted to highlight a...

Customizing a Napa Vacation Home

Our prefab project in Napa is packed full of customized touches! This was a unique challenge for Niche – to work within the constraints of a prefab home, while pushing boundaries to make it feel tailored and personalized for...