Everyone knows that it’s important for us all to be more eco-friendly in our lives. And the truth is that there are many, many ways for us to do that. We can make changes to how we travel, how we live at home, what we eat, and how we decorate our homes. In recent years, there’s been a growing trend of people taking previously loved items and bringing them back to life with just a little TLC. It’s called upcycling, and it’s tremendously eco-friendly.
It essentially works like this: you buy an old piece of furniture that is very much past its best, and then, by using your DIY skills, bring it back to life. The version that you come up with won’t just be good; in most cases, it’ll be even better than what the item looked like when it was originally made.
The process alone is eco-friendly. You’re preventing items from going to the landfill, and you’re ensuring that you don’t need to buy new items — which, of course, would use newly created materials — to make your home look beautiful. And there are ways to make your projects even more eco-friendly. One of the most beneficial methods is to use milk paint, which is good for the earth, non-toxic paint.
If you’ve got an upcycling project coming up, then take a look at the infographic below, which will take you through everything you need to know about using milk paint for your projects. Who knows, it might just be the perfect thing you’ve been looking for.
Infographic Design By Real Milk Paint Co.
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