About Homestead Princeton
Home furnishings featuring handmade, reclaimed barn wood furniture, American-made upholstery, rugs, lighting and so much more.
Key Sustainable Actions
Management & Leadership
Provide Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
Many wood products sold at the store such as tables, bookshelves, hutches, etc., are made from reclaimed antique barn wood from Pennsylvania. Before being crafted into furniture the wood is housed at a warehouse in Pennsylvania. Additional products such as sofas are made using sustainable frames, eco-friendly dyes, and plant-based cushions.
Waste
Waste Reduction Practices
Homestead Princeton crafts handmade one-of-a-kind furniture from reclaimed and recycled barnwood.
Value: 5,000 lbs
Saved: $50,000
Waste Reuse Practices
The furniture sold at The Farmhouse Store is made from reclaimed barn wood; in 2015 approximately 10,000 pounds of wood was sold as furniture instead of sent to a landfill.
Value: 10,000 lbs
Energy
Energy Efficiency Measures
We replaced 138 existing incandescent bulbs with LED energy efficient lights.
Value: 22,604 kWh
Saved: $3,843
Green Building
Other
Homestead Princeton moved to the former Princeton Packet newspaper building in 2020. Reimagining and renovating an iconic building, rather than demolishing and building a new store saved landfill space and building materials. All of the walls of the shop are made of reclaimed barnwood that did not require demo or painting.
Saved: $150,000
Community
Support Community Initiatives
The store gives a platform to artists and supports local artists and craftspeople by featuring locally made and handmade products from glassblowers, potters, etc.
Other
Local celebrities promoting Homestead Princeton for local shopping (see video).
