By the nature of its activities, we very often visit the stores that sell vintage and antique things, things that have already been used, but still very suitable for reuse. Untile attention to the fact that when selling a particular item, it is weighed on the scales and these data are entered into a special notebook. What for ? The answer was not forced to wait long. At the beginning of the year, an enthusiastic article appeared in one of the urban newspapers, telling about the results of the work of one of these stores and the figures speakers themselves for themselves.
In the European Union, about 2 billion tons of garbage is thrown annually, which is in terms of one person 400 kg. Of these, only the fifth part - the food, the rest - the garbage and things that can still be used again.
For 6 years of the existence of a small shop, which was written in the newspaper, they sold 35 tons of things into reuse. This is not a store with Second-hand clothing, where such a number of sales by weight can be achieved very quickly. This is a small, cute and cozy vintage boutique, in the assortment of which everything is little small: porcelain and other dishes, some books, sewing products that are sewed from old clothes (bags, aprons-aprons, pillows, wallets, cosmetics ...), bags and bags and It is very little clothing ... only over the past year the store accepted about 12 tons of things from the population.
For a long time, large supermarkets have abandoned free plastic packages offered to the buyer, replacing them on paper. And these are their contribution to environmental protection.
This topic is now very relevant, and each of us should think about to make useful in this direction.
In this publication, we will offer you options for reuse of larger and bulky interior items - outdated furniture, windows and doors that have already come out of fashion, but in the skillful hands of the wizard, can be born again in an updated form. It is only ideas, and each of you can improve them and improve.
Better look at yourself and decide for yourself, it is worth it or not ...
Old doors in a new image.
Old shops.
Not forgotten and our pets.
Or decorate the old chest, as I did :)
Drawers from dresser can still find decent use.
Old beds in a new image.
Shutters from the windows in the form of the shelf.
Window.
Chairs...
For cooling beverages. I hope this is not a former toilet of the father of the English Queen :)
Dog buffet :)
The topic of the alteration of the cast-iron table from the sewing machine is not new, but it is not superfluous ...
Thank you for reading to the end.
Conclusions will do ...
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