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25 Eco-Chic Ideas For Your Home
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Today’s feature is from Martha Stewart’s Whole Living with 25 Eco-Chic Ideas For Your Home:
Green style guru Danny Seo, author of the Simply Green book series shows us how to create one-of-a-kind items out of things you might consider disposable, and points out some of his favorite sustainable $25-and-under store finds.
The ideas include:
- Mixed Glass Centerpiece: Take old glass bottles and jars, fill with leaves and flowers and group the glassware together to make a centerpiece display
- Sweater Seats: Reupholster chairs with old sweaters
- Rustic Candles: Melt down the bits of old burned down candles and pour the wax into small flower pots to make candles
- Cork Trivet: Save corks from wine bottles to make a trivet to set hot dishes on
- Oxford Napkins: Repurpose worn cotton button down shirts into cloth napkins
- Glass Jar Storage: Use old mason or sauce jars to hold cotton balls, q-tips, washcloths, etc.
- T-Shirt Pillows: Turn old t-shirts into cushions
- Carpet Coasters: Take unused carpet remnants and cut them into coasters
- Herbal Firestarters: Wrap pinecones, cinnamon sticks and dried herbs in newspaper to make firestarters
Please visit the site for all the tips, lovely list of ideas! Also check out 20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing.
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I use old jars (especially the hinged-top mason jars) for dry goods such as popcorn, dried beans, rice, brown sugar, confectioner’s sugar, etc. These seal better than any plasticware ever can. They are especially good for saving those dribs and drabs of dried pasta for use later.
My grandmother – who grew up during Depression – saved every plastic margerine or cool whip tub to freeze leftovers – no matter how small the tub or leftover. She also washed and reused aluminum foil. Even if she had spare plastic lids they were reused under plants to help catch drips.
Such a huge fan of Danny Seo. His blog is excellent and his book is great too! I happened upon it at the library and have read his blog daily since I read that book. Great tips!
Could have gotten a couple more tips if the repeats had been eliminated. Disappointed.