Not exact matches
... or instead of buying all of these new items, use items you already have around the
house — old purses (for girls), tupperware, visit
second -
hand stores for cloth napkins... it's hard to get excited about «be a green parent» articles, blog entries, and websites that just tell us to go buy something b / c it is green... even the Waste Free Lunch website tries to sell us on how much less it costs to pack a lunch, saying that cloth napkins, lunch bag, reusable containers and thermoses don't cost anything while tabulating the cost of paper / disposable versions... but there is an initial layout, so that argument doesn't hold my attention.
We had been working on our old
house and with our small budget, had gotten most of our furniture from yard sales,
second hand stores or very cheap clearance center items.
Standing at around 5 x 4 x 2 metres the towering structure is assembled solely from «antique» furniture and wooden trinkets salvaged from
house clearance auctions and
second -
hand stores.
Since then much of my
house has been furnished and decorated with
second -
hand items, either purchased from the local thrift
store or foraged at garage sales, although the latter remains my favorite method.
Most of the things in my
house have been passed down from grandmothers, great aunts, or from
second hand stores.
You can find old windows at garage sales,
second hand stores and old
house parts
stores.