Natural Built Home (4020 Minnehaha Ave.), the “one-stop shop for eco-friendly building supplies,” recently opened in Longfellow where it has already enjoyed a very favorable response from the neighborhood. Owner Rachel Maloney is committed to specializing in “green” products and building supplies that are safe for us and sustainable for the environment, including countertops, sinks, lighting, carpet, recycled glass tiles, low VOC paint products, and bamboo, cork, and linoleum flooring. I was also pleased to find a nice selection of household cleaning and outdoor products.

The new showroom on Minnehaha is cool, spacious, and inviting, and I found the staff to be friendly, professional, and extremely knowledgeable—a combination that prompted me to grab several extra brochures and business cards to share with my neighbors.

Drop by to peruse Natural Built Home’s impressive selection of brightly colored linoleum, tiles, and carpet, or check out their website at naturalbuilthome.com for a full product listing. Showroom hours are available online or by calling 612-605-7999.

(Let’s support our neighborhood businesses. Do you know about anything interesting going on in the neighborhood business community—openings, closings, expansions? Contact me at epmarston@ yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you.)