Category: Sustainable Living
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Is OLD the new NEW?
I LOVE new things. Not necessarily in a materialistic fashion, but the gleaming, room transforming change of new. I love new things; things that are new to ME. A piece of furniture is very often a small permanent fixture; sometimes it has always been there through countless generations. But then suddenly sentimentality looses out to […]
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Cottagecore – A Quintessential English Country Garden
At Upcycle Arcade HQ, since becoming a full-time furniture upcycler – I say full-time very loosely – I have been able to spend much more time indulging in one of my increasingly important hobbies: gardening. I say this as I find complete tranquility and calm in tinkering about in my area of paradise. Gardening for […]
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Greenwashing
To falsely give the impression that a company’s products and services provide greater environmental or ‘green’ benefits than is actually the case. Mistrust, distrust and inherent suspicions can wreak havoc on well laid plans be they for production or marketing purposes. But are these feelings justified? After a long career in financial services, I have […]
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Earth Day and The Almanac 2021
The Almanac: A seasonal guide to the year; a celebration of the unfolding 12 months. Moon phases, sunrises and sunsets, time and tides plus the night sky, astronomical and meteorological. It shares gardening tips (gardening by moonlight anyone?) ancient recipes as well as folklore and nature. I am an Almanac newbie, mine being a Christmas […]
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A potted history of popular furniture brands to upcycle
Furniture is more than functional and practical; it is a product of design, a work of art. During my own upcycle journey, certain brands – some well known, others less so – have graced my workshop. Here I have looked into each brand a little more deeply plus plagiarised a touch from other sites and […]