Variety means "to change the character" of an element, to make it different.

Variety is the complement to unity and is needed to create visual interest. Without unity,
an image is chaotic and "unreadable;" without variety it is dull and uninteresting. Good
design is achieved through the balance of unity and variety; the elements need to be alike
enough so we perceive them as belonging together and different enough to be interesting.

Touches of wood beams overhead and recycled table and

chairs-add warmth to the spacious and chic
entertainment room.
An effective way to integrate unity and variety is by
creating variations on a theme.

A sustainable material or a sustainable resource is something

whose production is supported indefinitely by nature, which means,
a resource is used up at the same speed that it is renewed. Wood is
a sustainable resource when the trees are harvested at the same
rate as new trees are planted. The key is to use this resource
wisely--selecting wood from responsibly managed forests,
substituting engineered wood and alternative materials where
appropriate, reusing salvaged wood, and minimizing waste, so the
process is slowed down and gives the trees time to mature.