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FURNITURE<br />
Furnishing your new home<br />
Is your new home interior in<br />
need of an update? Before<br />
you head out to the nearest<br />
furniture megastore to load up on<br />
piles of flat-pack wardrobes and<br />
bookshelves, have you considered<br />
the greener option?<br />
Yes we’re all getting quite good<br />
at recycling our rubbish, but what<br />
about going secondhand and<br />
giving old or antique furniture a new<br />
home? Or even jazzing up what you<br />
already have with new upholstery.<br />
And then there’s the very latest<br />
green furniture, made from recycled<br />
materials. How smug will you feel<br />
hosting your next dinner party, safe<br />
in the knowledge that your guests’<br />
bottoms are perched<br />
on something<br />
eco-friendly?<br />
Go secondhand<br />
With the advent of eBay and<br />
gazillions of car boot sales, it’s<br />
easier than ever to get your hands<br />
on secondhand furniture. But the<br />
trick is finding something decent for<br />
your budget that’s going to last. Be<br />
patient - this is going to take you<br />
longer than simply nipping down to<br />
the nearest flat-pack furniture store.<br />
Charity shops with their own<br />
furniture outlets are a good place to<br />
start - try Oxfam or the Red Cross.<br />
House clearances are another way<br />
to unearth hidden gems - check for<br />
those happening near you at www.<br />
loot.com and www.gumtree.com.<br />
Or if your budget is zero look for<br />
your local Freecycle group on www.<br />
freecycle.org. These groups aim to<br />
match people who have things they
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