Sea Stone Cabinet Hardware
Stone Cabinet Hardware
If you’re in the market for a “Green” alternative for your cabinet hardware then this is a great product to consider. The folks at Sea Stones sent me a sample sea stone cabinet pull to review. Sea Stones, LLC is a New Hampshire based company selling sea stones for decorative uses.
The Serena Stone Cabinet Knobs and Drawer Pulls are made with ocean-smoothed stones, hand-gathered in New England, drilled and securely mounted to solid stainless steel posts. I was very impressed with the quality and appearance of the sample that I received. They appear to be very strong and durable.
What I like most about this concept is how Sea Stones collects these rocks and preserves the source. Each rock is hand picked from local ocean beaches and rivers. Each rock taken is replaced with a piece of quarry stone. They also plant trees to replace ones harvested to create the mounting plates for their “Coast Hook” products.
So if you’re truly looking for another green alternative and you need cabinet hardware then check out their site. They offer many different colors that are sure to compliment any new kitchen.
In addition to cabinet hardware Sea Stones sells:
- Bottle Stoppers
- Coast Hooks
- Desk Clocks
- Jewelry
- Magnets
- Napkin Rings
- Wine Glasses
It’s nice to see natural products being produced to help us keep our homes Green. If you know of other Green products that would benefit our readers please let me know.
Is the use of natural stone really “green”? I’ve struggled with this concept for quite some time and I’ve come down on the side that it’s not. We’re taking something out of the earth that cannot be replaced, and we’re “defacing” nature either by ripping stone out of the ground or by removing stones from a beach. When we’re tired of the stone, we don’t replace it where it came from, we toss it onto a pile of landfill. Stone is durable, but it’s not sustainable. And it’s not renewable like other building materials can be (unless you plan on living for millions of years!).
I struggled with this concept in building my own green home and opted for recycled material counter tops except for one area of the living room where I used granite. We struggled mightily trying to decide what material to use there. I finally came down to realizing that we were building a Platinum LEED home and that this was what we thought was our one environmental splurge.