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Green Bedroom Questions

I can't afford to buy a new mattress. Has anyone invented a "green" alternative to shield us? A mattress cover that would block irritants?

— Missy Woodland Hills, CA

Kirsten Flynn

Answered by Kirsten Flynn

Palo Alto, CA

Sustainable Home

May 10, 2013

I can't afford to buy a new mattress. Has anyone invented a "green" alternative to shield us? A mattress cover that would block irritants?

— Missy Woodland Hills, CA

Answered by Kirsten Flynn on May 10, 2013

What should we do if the drawers of our boys' bunk beds are still off gassing after nearly a year?

— Darlene Molina Keene, TX

Answered by Polly Osborne, FAIA, LEED AP on April 18, 2013

If I add an organic mattress pad to my daughter's bed, will that help with her inhaling fire retardants?

— Elise Portland, OR

Answered by Kirsten Flynn on April 8, 2013

What can I encase my memory foam mattress in to create a barrier to its toxins?

— Georgia Allison Woodland, CA

Answered by Scott Grieves, CPM, CEA on February 4, 2013

The melamine headboard in my daughter's bedroom has strange, almost 'dust-like' odor. I am worried that it's off-gassing?

— cristy Fremont, CA

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on February 4, 2013

What is a good FULL size mattress for my toddler (2 yrs, 10 mos)? Ideally, we'd like something she can grow into.

— Pam Los Angeles, CA

Answered by Kirsten Flynn on November 14, 2011

How dangerous is Dacron off-gassing in a child's mattress?

— Matt Haymarket, VA

Answered by Mary Cordaro on November 7, 2011

I'm shopping for a new mattress, preferably natural/organic if it's affordable. Any advice?

— Cathy Philadelphia, PA

Answered by Kirsten Flynn on May 23, 2011

I bought my children memory foam mattresses only to find out that they offgas some highly toxic chemicals. What should I do?

— Kelly Whysong-Zeltner Woodland, CA

Answered by Susan Davis on December 5, 2010

Won't a polyethylene mattress cover just trap all the gases, allowing them to build up with nowhere to evaporate?

— Leslie Waukesha, WI

Answered by Sarah Barnard on November 17, 2010

 
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