We’re honoring our commitment to reducing waste as members of the Good Future Design Alliance (GFDA - https://www.thegfda.com/). Let’s continue our discussion about waste reduction. Last week we covered some strategies for the early phases of design. This week we’re sharing a couple of strategies for the later phases of design.

When it comes to furnishings and installation…

Part of our behind the scenes process involves returning unused samples and donating discontinued fabrics to local programs that utilize them for craft projects and quilt-making.

Whenever possible, we like to purchase from companies that share similar values, including packaging responsibly. However, since some packaging is inevitable, here are some ways we like to mitigate it.

When furnishings and decor arrive, we take care to recycle or reuse any packaging we can - cardboard, wood pallets, paper, etc…

Kids can make an amazing car or leprechaun trap out of a cardboard box; it's hours of fun, a creative outlet, and makes you wonder why we even buy toys at all!

We like to reuse the inflated plastic bags and bubble wrap for wrapping fragile items like holiday decor or filling knee high leather boots and handbags so they stand upright in our closets.

Any packaging we can’t put to use or recycle, we like to drop to our local shipping store. They allow customers to re-use the materials instead of buying more packaging - how excellent is that for waste reduction!

Reducing and reusing what we can is important to us and we hope not only to inspire you to do the same, but provide resources and ideas that you may not be aware of to help in this endeavor!

Check back again next Wednesday when we’ll be talking about our commitment to sustainability and planning ahead.