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want to get rid of with those who<br />
need them.<br />
But do be realistic about the<br />
extent of your DIY skills. Stripping<br />
off old paint or changing handles<br />
are jobs anyone can manage, but<br />
could you replace old doors? No,<br />
then don’t buy the piece. And if<br />
you’re buying stuffed or upholstered<br />
furniture, check that it complies<br />
with Furniture and Fire Safety<br />
Regulations at www.firesafe.org.uk<br />
Buy eco<br />
The difficulty of buying secondhand<br />
is finding a piece that fits your<br />
taste. But there are companies now<br />
turning old wood into pieces of your<br />
design. ‘Our goal is to continually<br />
create beautiful quality affordable<br />
reclaimed furniture while helping<br />
the environment and doing our bit<br />
to turn the tide on the flat-pack<br />
culture of today,’ says Mark Godsell<br />
Fletcher of Eat, Sleep, Live<br />
(www.eatsleeplive.co.uk).And how<br />
do you know the wood is good?<br />
Paul Walsh of Trunk Ltd<br />
(www.trunkreclaimed.co.uk)<br />
explains how his customers can<br />
learn exactly where the timber<br />
going into their new table came<br />
from. And it’s not an expensive<br />
option. Elsewhere, Friends of the<br />
Earth (www.foe.co.uk) have lots<br />
of useful advice on buying ecofriendly<br />
wood. But as a guide look<br />
for the Forest Stewardship Council<br />
(FSC) mark on wood products to<br />
ensure that they are made from<br />
responsibly grown<br />
timber.
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