Building Raised Beds From Reclaimed Wood At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving 0.5-1 tonnes CO2 per year through reduced food miles Annual Food Savings £200-£400 per household Setup Cost…
Vertical Gardens From Pallets At a Glance Aspect Details Space Required 2m x 1m floor space for full height system Yield Increase Up to 40% more produce than traditional beds…
Upcycling Old Furniture At a Glance Aspect Details Carbon Saving 0.5-2 tonnes CO2 per large piece saved from production Cost Saving £200-£3000+ per piece vs buying new Material Cost £20-£150…
When I first moved into my house six years ago I started upcycling furniture because buying everything new was expensive and would have resulted in every room furnished from the…
In the UK we spend over £1,500 per household on furniture every year (ONS). Despite this level of expenditure we throw away over 22 million pieces every year (North London…
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It’s immensely satisfying to find an old piece of furniture and restore it into exactly what you want for your house. I started doing this long before thrift-flipping was trendy…
I thought I was doing well with my recycling. Each week I’d separate bottles from cardboard and rinse out yoghurt pots. Putting them in the right bin made me feel…
From my battered old dresser to my rustic shelf made from reclaimed fence palings, my flat is full of upcycled items. Things that started life as something else but have…
I get asked this question repeatedly over in my local Facebook marketplace group. Can you really make money upcycling furniture and selling it? Actual proper money, not hobbyist amounts –…
You have a drawer full of old phones, laptops, tablets, chargers with no matching devices, and random other tech bits and pieces that you don’t know what to do with.…
Renting comes with restrictions. How do you make your rented home yours without drilling holes or otherwise permanently altering someone else’s property. Especially when you know that eventually, you’ll have…
TL;DR: Beginner Advice 1. Learn to source properly first – Always look in charity shops and on Facebook Marketplace before buying upcycling materials online. Focus on furniture under £50 that…
Clothes Swapping: The Free Way to Update Your Wardrobe Louis hadn’t intended to spend his Saturday morning in a rented-out community hall rummaging through strangers’ discards, but there he was…
Upcycling Old Clothing Into Useful Household Items At a Glance Aspect Details Waste Diverted 35 items per year from general waste Cost Impact Saves £50-150 per year on household items…