Posts tagged upcycling
The Four P’s of Refinishing Furniture with Paint
1September 19, 2012
The most important things to remember when you’re refinishing furniture with paint is that several things need to work together to ensure your success—a stain-blocking primer, a paint with a durable finish, and a sealant finally to protect all of your hard work. In addition to all of that you need time and patience! If you invest in more time upfront, you’ll be 100 times happier with your finished product, trust me. [...]
Interior Design on a Budget
9July 7, 2011
Young families also may find it difficult to find the extra money to change their homes and add luxuries such as reclining sofas. But to make a difference, you don’t have to hire an interior designer. DIY stores are more than happy to help instruct their customers on how to develop design skills. With a little patience, research and a little extra effort, a designer look can be achieved without designer price. [ . . . ]
Green Goes Simple :: Turn Something Old Into Something New
0April 26, 2011
by Home Sweet Solutions
in products
It’s easy to forget that the components of the classic sustainability slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” are actually listed in order of importance. Recycling is undeniably significant, but reducing and reusing -- using less and using something again -- have a greater impact. Enter “upcycling.” It may sound like a tortuous spin class maneuver, but upcycling is nothing more than reusing with a twist. [ . . . ]
