Sustainable With Style

It's the new face of eco design: comfortable, cutting-edge finishes and furnishings inside Sunset’s recently debuted mkLotus modular home.

Everything in this living room is eco-friendly -- even the green walls.

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Elements of Green

Key details in every room express the environmentally friendly theme, from permanent features like cabinetry and wall tile to finishing touches like bedding and tabletop decor.

The living space has a Forest Stewardship Council–certified Caribbean rosewood floor. A rattan lamp emits an ambient glow, and a bamboo pendant over the dining counter provides focused light. Cabinet veneers are FSC-certified walnut, and the counters are concrete. The sofa bed's frame is made of kraft paper twisted over steel wire.

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