Upcycling Old Furniture Step by Step for Complete Beginners
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…
Compost Bins vs Tumblers vs Open Heaps and Which One Suits Your Garden
If you’re sick of bagging up garden waste and throwing away perfectly usable food scraps with your general household rubbish, you’ve likely looked into composting. I mean, why wouldn’t you?…
Upcycling Pallets Into Garden Furniture Planters and Raised Beds
Disclaimer: While we can link to the statistics backing up many claims in this guide, we don’t want to bombard you with interruption links. References are compiled at the end…
What Can and Can’t Go in a Compost Bin and the List That Clears Up the Confusion
There are composting guides aplenty on the internet. Pages and pages of what you can and can’t put in your bin. One tells you citrus peels will kill your worms,…
Worm Composting Indoors and Setting Up a Worm Farm in a Flat or Garage
I still remember the look on my parents’ faces when I told them I was going to have worms in my flat in Bristol. It’s true what they say; you…
Where to Find Free or Cheap Furniture to Upcycle in the UK
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…
Humanure Composting and Whether It’s Legal Safe and Practical in the UK
Key Takeaways (TL;DR) Humanure composting appeals to our sense of ecological simplicity. It closes the loop, retains nutrients, and saves water. It just seems logical. Unfortunately, it’s far from straightforward.…
Upcycling vs Recycling and Why Giving Things a Second Life Beats the Bin
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…
Bokashi Composting and the Kitchen System for People Without a Garden
If you live in a flat, rent and don’t have outdoor space, or simply have no room for a compost bin, waste in the kitchen still accumulates. Scraps that could…
Upcycling Home Decor and the Projects That Look Professional Not Homemade
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…
How Long Composting Takes and What Affects the Speed
How long does compost take? There are lots of questions about composting that we’ll get to eventually, but the one I hear about more than any other is how long…
Upcycling for Profit and Whether You Can Actually Make Money Selling Restored Pieces
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 –…
Troubleshooting Your Compost and Why It Smells Wrong Looks Wrong or Won’t Break Down
About six years ago I decided to try composting. Since then I’ve made pretty much every mistake in the book. I’ve had the pile that stank so badly the neighbours…
E Waste Upcycling and Creative Uses for Old Electronics
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.…
Using Finished Compost and Where to Put It and How Much to Use
Turning kitchen scraps into compost is only part of the process. After six months of tending my bokashi set-up in my flat in Bristol, happily watching my kitchen waste turn…