The option of buying second hand, scanning Gumtree or Facebay for free items and upcycling what you already own are the most sustainable approaches to home styling but sometimes purchasing new is the preferred option.
Turning a house into a home often involves redecorating rooms, revamping colour schemes, changing accessories and buying new furniture, but rushing out to replace what you might already own isn’t great in the sustainability stakes. In fact, ‘fast furniture’ is the new ‘fast fashion’, with a growing movement against purchasing unsustainable or unethical homewares that are quickly and ruthlessly discarded.
The option of buying second hand, scanning Gumtree or Facebay for free items and upcycling what you already own are the most sustainable approaches to home styling but sometimes purchasing new is the preferred option.
If your interior plans involve buying furniture, accessories or decorative items, you may like to consider these more sustainable interior options:-
If you’d like to practise improved eco-living in a new property, get in touch for moving advice and available flats and houses.
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