W e all know that kitting out a nursery can be expensive. There are so many things to consider when piecing together your little one’s room, especially regarding nursery furnitu ...

From used clothing to appliances, more and more consumers are opting for second-hand as a way to save money while reducing their environmental impact. Trae Bodge, smart shopping expert and founder of ...

There are worse ways to spend a lazy Saturday than to take a trip to one of IKEA’s giant furniture stores. Young children can ...

It comes against the backdrop of a steadily growing market for second-hand furniture, clothes and equipment. The incentive would fit Ikea's sustainability aims by reusing items so they don't end ...

A TAUNTON business is celebrating eight decades of history today after first opening during World War two. Situated on Taunton's Station Road, Dennis Calvert (Senior) and his wife opened Calverts in ...

With her daughter and baby son, Kati Rossi is prowling a suburb of Helsinki in the hunt for a second-hand bookshelf. Across the road looms a Swedish furniture giant, but Kati is scouring a huge ...

Stigma comes off second-hand luxury While the second-hand personal luxury goods market is small—€22 billion (~$25 billion)—its influence on the primary market way outpaces its dollar value.

Second Chance Chichester, an upcycling charity that refurbishes and repurposes second hand furniture for people in need, showed Chichester Liberal Democrat MP, Jess Brown-Fuller, how it collects and ...

Following an illustrious 35-year career with Popular Mechanics, he imparts his wisdom on life and all things DIY.

Naturally, it helps to have the instructions on hand, and so I make it a point ... and wait for it to dry completely. Sand the furniture a second time, this time with 400-grit sandpaper.

B-Stock has a standing partnership with RGS Events, the Paris Olympics’ official furniture ... the items they thought might be able to find a second life after the closing ceremonies concluded ...