FOR HOME AND HEARTH
Dustin McGuirk modeled GREEN SOURCE (4530 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., 503-239-2276) after European shops, which have home and garden supplies under the same roof. “Someone will come in for flooring, and leave with some soil,” he says. Everything in the store is eco-friendly, such as biodegradable pots ($7.95 each), Caroma dual flush toilets ($300 to $400), EnviroCycle composters ($164) and Green Planet Paints ($54 a gallon), made with soy-based resins. There’s also Timberworks natural deck stains ($30 to $40 a gallon) and Roots Organics fertilizers.  

IMMACULATE SALVAGE
 When you walk into OLD PORTLAND HARDWARE AND ARCHITECTURAL (4035 S.E. Division St., 503-234-7380), located in a former Maytag repair shop, you’ll marvel at how orderly it is and how the items, ranging from lights and windows to furniture and drawer pulls, show the lustre, not the ravages, of time. “We try to be organized, which most salvage shops aren’t,” says owner Bret Hodgert, who worked for more than 10 years in architectural salvage before opening his shop last fall. “I love discovering the old stuff.” He finds many of his pieces through estate sales or word-of-mouth. Pieces that don’t meet his standards are recycled or placed in the dollar bins at the back of the 4,500-square-foot shop.
    Finds include a to-die-for front door with stained glass tulips ($725), this conversation piece ostrich foot lamp ($875) and a marble-and-slate mantel ($3,200). You can choose an escutcheon ($12) from a wall that has them in all shapes and sizes, and a four-chambered decanter ($120) is perfect for your next soiree. Check out the original Maytag carpet  on the floor. “In the salvage business,” Hodgert says, “you should always have an homage to the past.”

  MIX AND MATCH WOOD
At ECOPDX (2289 N. Interstate Ave., 503-287-8181), all the furniture, like this chest ($230), is built from colorful logs with beautiful grain once buried by earthquakes or submerged in rivers in Indonesia. While the shop sells everything from carved beds ($990) to cantilevered side tables ($225) to wall units ($1,290), the most popular item is the dining room table.
“We sell a lot of dining tables,” says co-owner Darren Morgan. “It’s one of the first real pieces of furniture people usually purchase.” A rustic farmhouse table ($750) will look perfect in an old-style kitchen or go all out with a trestle table ($1,450) from river-salvaged wood with matching benches ($135 to $250).

 GREEN, NOT GRUNGE
At the GREENLOOP (8005 S.E. 13th Ave., 503-236-3999), owner Aysia Wright says clothing can change how people think about the environment. “Clothes are an easy way to start a conversation,” she says. “Clothing is visible and expressive. Someone can compliment you on your shirt, and you can start talking about how it’s made of organic cotton.”
Located in a restored Victorian home, the store is a fashion lover’s sustainable dream. Accessories such as recycled vinyl messenger bags with GM seat buckle closures ($110) or a handbag made from recycled inner tubes ($85), look great with these eco-friendly summer fashions. A 100 percent organic cotton sundress (right) from Passenger Pigeon ($212) with cashmere shrug ($283) is party perfect. A black organic tee (left, $76) and pleated skirt ($189) are from Stewart+Brown. A recycled glass necklace ($120) completes the look.