Upcycling And Diy

Green Cleaning: an eco-friendly way of living
“Most of our exposure to hazardous pollutants occurs indoors, and a primary source of these pollutants is our every-day consumer products.” Pretty worrying, isn’t it? Cue Green Cleaning. Click through to read all about how to keep your home clean, cost-effective and kind towards the environment.

10 Inspiring Ways to Repurpose a Door
The first project that comes to mind when refurbishing a house is not to repurpose a door. Click through to discover out favourite creations.

14 Ways to Make Your Rented House a Home
Unfortunately, more and more adults are finding it increasingly more difficult to save up enough money for a house, thus they spend a long time renting before they gather a deposit. So, here at Preloved we have collated the best ideas to make the most of your rented accommodation, from visible storage to decor. Here are 14 ideas to make your rented house a home.

Buying Used Furniture: Advantages of Second Hand
In light of National Second Hand Day, our Upcycling Ambassador, Jelena Pticek, tells the Preloved Community what second hand means to her, and explains some of the reasons why second hand isn’t second best.

Colour Pop: 16 Ways to Add Brass to Your Home
Adding a pop of colour to a room can get out of hand, especially if you really, REALLY like that colour. Today we’re concentrating on different ways of adding brass (or gold) to your home; so may surprise you, but we love every single idea.

9 Ways You Can Repurpose a Radiator
If you want to try your hand at repurposing something different that forces you to think outside the box, how about a radiator? Click through to find 9 different ways you can reuse them.

18 Ways to Reuse a Glass Bottle
If it has been your turn to host New Year’s Eve, you’ll probably have a surplus of bottles that will inevitably fill up the recycling. That got us thinking, is there anything we can actually do with glass bottles to reuse them? Turns out there is!

11 Ways To Repurpose a Crib
Cribs are one of those items of furniture that serves its purpose for a limited amount of time. Once your children have outgrown them, they generally cannot fulfil another function; cue the repurposed crib.

DIY gym equipment
More and more people are resorting to working out at home. Investing in equipment, however, can be expensive. Find out some alternatives with these DIY gym equipment ideas!

How to Make a Christmas Tree from a Paperback Book
We all have books we have read and didn’t really enjoy. Or we have bought at the charity shop on an impulse buy and haven’t touched in three years. Why not give them a new purpose? Today we show you how to make a tree from a paperback book.