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December 28th, 2020

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More than ever before, we are devoted to sustainability, environment and climate changes, and thus we have also gone more and more away from the use and throw-away culture. We have started to think about the fact that the food we eat must not harm the environment, and when we shop, many of us bring our own cloth bags, so we avoid the use of plastic bags. We have also started sorting waste more than ever before, and we are thinking that the clothes we buy must not be harmful to the environment during production either. A lot of people also go to thrift stores to buy either clothes, furniture or other things for their home. But still, many do not think that you can actually fill the home with furniture made of materials that originally had a different function.

The personal and sustainable home
Furniture that is made of materials, and originally had a different function, is not only sustainable and better for the environment, they often also give a very special style and a personal touch to your home. For example, you can find a rustic wooden dining table and put it together with beautiful dining table chairs from a recycling center. You can also use old beer crates for storage, or you can hang them up on the wall and use them as bookcases. Old wooden boxes can also be used as planters on the balcony or terrace. The possibilities for filling the home with furniture made of recycled materials that give your home a completely personal and sustainable feel are many – the only limit is your imagination.

Throw yourself into do-it-yourself
If you have the courage, you can also make your own furniture. For example, you can start by making a coffee table from either old pallets or a cable drum. If you think the project has gone well and you are happy with the result, you can start making a pallet sofa that will go well with your homemade coffee table. One of the good things about making the furniture yourself is that you decide the sizes of the furniture yourself, and they can therefore be tailored exactly to your home. If you have room for a chaise longue, you can add an extra pallet. Remember that when you make wood furniture yourself, it is important to first sand it down properly so that there are no splinters, and it is important to treat the wood with a good wood oil so that it can last longer. As the finishing touch to your homemade sofa corner, you can use half a pallet to make your very own wine shelf that you can hang up behind the sofa. You have thus made yourself a completely personal and sustainable home from recycled materials. If you do not have the courage to do-it-yourself, today there are also many furniture stores that make beautiful furniture from wood that was originally used as pallets, trolleys, beer crates and the like. It just requires a quick internet search and the possibilities open up.

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