So I want to do something about it! I can't do too much at the moment but I will try to do my little bit! As you may or may not know I'm trying to start my own little furniture business and free is not only welcome it's needed! My family have been great and I live for adverts.ie and I am really good for finding things cheapy cheap but I know there are people out there who are just dumping wonderful treasures that someone like me or the hundreds and thousands of other upcyclers would like!
I know my blog is little and not very well read but if you see this post and you like the idea please please please I can't say please enough share it!! Lets get people excited! And leave posts on this or tag me on twitter with #wastenotwantnot if you've got some stuff you want to shift! And I mean anything!You never know what someone would want! Rope, fabric, car parts, glass, heck bottles! The upcycling community are endlessly imaginative and anything could be magic for someone out there! Half cans of paint? Someone might want it! I know I would!
My mind is just racing with ideas and I know that half of then wont happen but I want this to go somewhere!! If theres any other like minded soul out there who would like to help me with this project please please contact me! Comment and I can email you or what not!
I'm going to go through the free stuff on adverts and post a few links to some wonderful free stuff thats on there! Now some of it might be gone already but I just want to show what's there!!
So there's this wonderful sink http://www.adverts.ie/bathroom-fittings/armitage-shanks-sinks-with-taps/5371036
I do think this has been snatched up! You've got to be quick off the mark but there are other things that have been there for months that no one is seeing the beauty in! For example this green sink/bathroom set http://www.adverts.ie/furniture/avocado-green-colour-sinks-1stand-1toilet-bowl/1867401 has been up for quite a while! It is possibly gone now but if you have room and an imagination you could pick these up just cause! You could have fun smashing it to pieces and make a lovely mosaic out of it! I'm sure theres plenty of people out there who could do something incredible with this!!
Someone in dublin is giving away this positively incredible Wardrobe!http://www.adverts.ie/other-furniture/wooden-wardrobe-free/6169079
If I had my own van I would travel the whole way!Throw a lick of tasteful paint on that and you've got a fabulous statement piece the like of which no one else will have!!
This person want rid of doors http://www.adverts.ie/door-windows/internal-doors-6-in-total-must-go-together/6168980
I see tables and benches and outer housing for those spare drawers I have lying around in my workshed waiting to be made into an interesting dresser!!
The possibilities are endless!
And I think that we need a site, specifically for these kinds of things!I'm not talking about adverts or buy and sell I'm talking about our own forum! Post what you have to give up there and sure throw up a few wanted adds! Maybe someone want s 10 metres of rope and you want a coffee table..meet half way and swap!
Or just pick up stuff you really need for free and let that be that! I suppose what I'm saying is that in an economy such as our we really should waste not, want not!
