HeyJaredThis is Rubbish :: Kate Burt
How to throw away less, buy better and feel happier with your home
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5 simple wins with low waste lighting (opens the original)
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In this edition of This is Rubbish (Lovely House, Less Waste), you’ll get:Ideas to totally reinvent lighting you may already own, even if you currently loathe it (and here, I’m drawing on personal experience of a pair of 90s-bachelor pad-esque chrome and black wall lamps, as well as a too-flouncy standard lamp)Advice on secondhand lighting - from vintage to modern ceiling spots (and how not to buy something that’ll electrocute you)Brand new lighting that’s beautifully circular or resourcefully b
Dump of the month #11 (opens the original)
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A student bedroom is for life (opens the original)
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In this edition: The rise of the campus interiors influencer, boutique hotel stylings – for students – and a college accommodation home design magazine. And how all this has fuelled a heroic activist battling viral end-of-term homewares landfill-core… Plus! Photos of my own student bedroom (yikes). You’ll also get a practical five-point plan for low-waste, new term furnishing, including a deep dive into duvets; cutlery tips to make you go ‘hmmm’; the single keep-it-for-life item that’ll transfor
“I went secondhand furniture shopping but couldn’t find a thing” (opens the original)
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In this edition, a five-point guide to swerving overwhelm, intimidation and lack of inspiration when shopping secondhand. The idea for which came from a conversation about a wardrobe… Plus insider resources for buying secondhand and moving on tricky items you no longer want.I was at a friend’s house last week, our kids were having a playdate, and we were drinking tea and talking about how she might get rid of the large carved wood corner wardrobe, an antique, she no longer had space for: it was
5 simple waste-reducing interiors wins (opens the original)
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In this edition of This is Rubbish (lovely homes, less waste), you’ll get:The incredibly exciting innovation that will turn your construction waste into a beautiful, bespoke and affordable new materialThe plastic-free, low-waste alternative to Karndean and LVT flooringNotes on toaster repairsThe brilliant hand-holding service from a favourite reuse portal that’ll make home improvement without waste way easierAnd… award-winning sustainable interior designer and reuse consultant, Ella Doran on wha
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