#recycled furniture

[brisbane-furniture]

A simple and stylish range of furniture, our Plantation Range will bring warmth and designer style to your home 🍃.

The Plantation Range is made from genuine recycled timber 🪵, an environmentally responsible option ♻️ that gives a beautiful rustic look. The timber is bursting with character from its former life, featuring: nail holes, surface cracks, borer holes, natural seasoning splits, open knots, etc. These distinctive characteristics make every single piece of the Plantation Range a unique one-off!

The different pieces of the range span many styles, from modern minimalist 🌱 to country farmhouse 🚜. All tied together with functionality and a charming rustic finish. The Plantation Range provides the versatility to suit any styling preference.

https://brisbanefurniture.com.au/collections/plantation-range

[hisforhome]

The hidden value in repurposing what's broken

The hidden value in repurposing what's broken

Let’s discuss something that’s a bit of a game-changer in how we handle our belongings. It’s easy to get caught up in the buy-and-toss cycle – something breaks, and we think, “Well, time to get a new one!” But what if we paused that thought? What if we looked at our old, beaten-up things as treasures waiting to be rediscovered? Repurposing your home décor items and your clothing is not just great…

[bloggingmiles]

Deck in St Louis

Inspiration for a small modern rooftop outdoor kitchen deck remodel with no cover

[sevenlittledwarfs]

Deck in St Louis Inspiration for a small modern rooftop outdoor kitchen deck remodel with no cover

[koffclubindia]

Given that so much wood is lost when creating furniture, is there a viable alternative to wood furniture? Is there any wood on the market that is environmentally friendly?

There are a few alternatives to wooden furniture that can be more environmentally friendly. Some of these alternatives include: https://qr.ae/prE98O

Bamboo Furniture: Bamboo is a fast-growing, renewable resource that can be used as a sustainable alternative to wood. It is strong, lightweight, and durable, making it an excellent choice for furniture.

Recycled Plastic Furniture: Furniture made from recycled plastic is a great way to reduce waste and promote sustainability. This type of furniture is durable, weather-resistant, and easy to clean.

Read the full answer on Quora by KoffClub

[itscolossal]

This Multitasking Lighting Fixture Dampens Sound Using Recycled Plastic Bottles

[ahedderick]

Retirement

My husband worked as a forester for 30 years, and retired this month. He worked as a cabinet-maker before college, and wants to spend at least part of his retirement getting back to his 'woodworking roots.'

Years ago he made a butcher-block style countertop when we updated our kitchen (from the 1950s to the 2010s) He very carefully cut out the part where the double sink would go and tucked that rectangular piece away for 'someday'. Someday came last weekend, when he took the metal base from an old Singer sewing machine, cleaned up the edges of the section of butcher-block, and put it all together.

Since there are ALL KINDS of unique bits and pieces of wood and other materials at Home Farm, he will be able to make quite a few one-of-a-kind pieces with almost no cost for materials. He just needs to figure out how to price them and sell them.

[sentientglue]

been collecting vintage tiles for the surface of the studio work bench I’m building. a bunch of these were sourced from demolition sites in the path of Sydney’s WestConnex motorway, scraps of vintage fireplaces rescued from the rubble by another local artist.

aiming to use recycled/second hand materials where possible…sourcing recycled timber next week <3

[placidacidd]

A fluffy wooden footstool ✨

It’s been a while since I tufted. This upcycling project was a fun way to get back in to it - a thrifted footstool, and teaching myself upholstery.

[tilbageidanmark]

[koifrog]

I’m approaching 27 which means that we are now in this unexpected period of life where we need to replace all of our “good enough for now” things that we got super cheap (or free from family) when we first started living on our own. I am realizing that it is VERY difficult to get rid of things, not just from an emotional attachment standpoint but also:

“Well it technically DOES still work even if it’s unpleasant and falling apart” (especially applicable to ugly/uncomfortable furniture)

“We don’t have to get rid of it, we can always repair it” (it is literally broken and falling apart)

“Wouldn’t it be Bad and Consumeristic to just throw something away that isn’t actually broken just because I want a new one?” (this one plagues me)

“Getting a New Thing would be way too expensive” (hasn’t even checked the price of a replacement, I absolutely can afford it but it would cost more than $50)

Even when I’ve fought through those arguments (which is very hard to do considering these are things I learned while growing up during the 2008 recession and struggling financially due to severe illness and death in the family when I was young) and come out the other side determined to actually replace something, a new issue arises. “How am I going to get rid of the old thing?”

“I can’t donate this because it’s broken or stained”

“I want to sell this but this requires a lot of energy that I don’t have (photographing the item, pricing the item, posting an ad for the item, sorting through offers for the item, arranging pickup for the item, possibly even shipping the item)”

“I want to throw this away but it’s too large to put in the garbage so it must go on the curb and I don’t know the protocol for that”

“I want to throw this away but it’s too large to put in the garbage and too broken to give away so it must go to the dump and I don’t have a vehicle I can use to take this there so I will need to reach out to family for help”

“I want to throw this away but I’m not sure how to do so in an Environmentally Friendly way”

This sort of situation is a nightmare for my mentally ill mind, and it results in me simply giving up and putting up with keeping the shitty item I know I want to replace and repeating the same excuses to myself to justify it enough that I don’t break down in frustrated tears every time I look at the thing I’ve been wanting to get rid of for months.

I’m sick of it though. I am tired of having to put up with being stuck with something I don’t like just because it’s not “bad enough” to justify going through the stress of removing from my life. I am tired of living with these things that I want to get rid of taking up the space I want to give to something new that I do love that I picked out myself on purpose. I am tired of my own happiness not being a good enough reason to justify doing something difficult or inconvenient. I am approaching 30. I don’t want to live the next decade of my life like I’ve lived the first two, just dealing with what’s been given to me and not saying no, incapable of removing things I don’t like to make space for things I do.

[raptorials]

Spent all day packing my bags rrrr i hate moving <\3

been in japan for the past 2 years its gonna be so fucking jarring to be back in hawaii

my reliable public transportation. my walkable city. gone... *crumples into dust*

[foxyou-too]

Nomad Timber

[itscolossal]

A Nonprofit Is Creating Modern Loungers Entirely from Plastic Pulled from Bali’s Waterways

[averagemrfox]

Vulcan and his emotional support piece of bubble wrap

[ahedderick]

Saddle

I don't want the prior post to get obnoxiously long, so I'll start a new one. I began with this:

Managed to remove the girth and girth strap, also one stirrup

However, that knife is deadly! And I will need a little piece of wood to put behind the other pieces that I'm cutting off, to keep the knife from cutting the layer below. I wiped off a lot of dust and crud, then started with linseed oil.

I'm undecided about the metal ornamentation (conchos). They're too tarnished to ever look good again, but if I remove them completely the spot where they attached will look . . odd? Hmm. Buying new ones is not an option.

I always found that seat very comfortable, though; I'm looking forward to having that in front of my easel and seeing if it isn't a little friendlier for my back when I paint.