By Shermakaye Bass
Green Right Now
Only a few years ago, you couldn’t give old wood away. Dilapidated barns and falling-down sheds were a nuisance to most people who owned them; they’d actually pay you to come haul the stuff off.
Boy, how things change. Daniel and Amy Balog find it ironic, and exciting, that reclaimed wood has become fashionable. The Tennessee-based furniture makers are riding that trend simply doing what they do best – reusing old things and creating cool, utilitarian designs.
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Catch the spirit of giving: Recycle, reuse and reduce by donating at the holidays
By Diane Porter
Green Right Now
We’re too familiar with the downsides of the holiday season. Bags of new things come into the house and get hidden in already-full closets and drawers. Boxes of decorations come out of their hiding places, muscling their way into your living space. Wrapping paper and ribbons multiply like guppies, scissors and tape go missing, cookies come out of the oven and the doorbell rings. When it’s all over, we work to find places for the new stuff, stash the decorations again and vow to make next year different.
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Tags: · Brides Against Breast Cancer, Computers for Schools, Dress for Success, Freecycle, Gifts in Kind America, Glass Slipper, Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, National Cristina Foundation, Nike, Project Linus, Project Night Night, Recycles.org, Ronald McDonald House, Share the Technology, Sierra Club, Soles 4 Souls
Boy, how things change. Daniel and Amy Balog find it ironic, and exciting, that reclaimed wood has become fashionable. The Tennessee-based furniture makers are riding that trend simply doing what they do best – reusing old things and creating cool, utilitarian designs.