Photos: Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

Steve Pallrand, who founded Home Front Build over 15 years ago, is putting the finishing touches on his new home on Mt. Washington which is serving as the model for a nearly carbon-free footprint residence.

Steve Pallrand, who founded Home Front Build over 15 years ago, is putting the finishing touches on his new home on Mt. Washington which is serving as the model for a nearly carbon-free footprint residence.

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May 24, 2019 4:55 AM PT

Steve Pallrand’s new Mt. Washington homes is the model for his CarbonShack initiative to build houses with a nearly carbon-free footprint.

Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

The kitchen cabinets are made from recycled redwood.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

The front door is made from recycled wood using a spore design.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

The iron railing over a second floor staircase is recycled.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

Hand-painted tiles in a spore design are on the staircase.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

A kitchen island is made from recycled mahogany wood while the tile flooring is made into a parquet design using recycled wood.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

A second floor bedroom features recycled wood. Local straw has been embedded in the plaster walls for texture.

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Hot Property | Designer Steve Pallrand combines eco-friendly with elegant

All the wood inside the home is made from previous inhabited homes, structures and bridges.

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