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Try The Used Kitchen Company (opens in new tab)and The Kitchen Exchange (opens in new tab). And of course, you can count on yours truly for many a new DIY hack. You can even buy complete kitchens second hand (but good as new). There are so many great sites where you can buy and sell second hand furniture, places like Gumtree (opens in new tab) and Freecycle (opens in new tab). And to reduce yours further, keep an eye out for furniture that has been made locally, and for products made from recycled materials – think rugs made from plastic bottles.Īnd as we create more eco friendly homes, we have become more aware about reducing waste by upcycling or recycling our homewares. Timber, bamboo and the likes all have a low environmental footprint, look out for the FSC logo. Top tips to nod to this (forever) trend is to choosing furniture made from natural materials that have been sustainably sourced. The hunt for sustainable furniture and the want to create an eco friendly house or living space, is on, as many of us are trying to shop more sustainably, and the great news is that more and more retailers are offering a selection of eco home interiors too.

And, the same goes for what we buy for our homes. People are starting to think more about where all our bags full of clothes actually come from and what they are made of.
