Environmentally Friendly Home

A kind reader of DIY Focus sent me a message the other day with a link to this YouTube video featuring Oliver Heath former presenter of changing rooms talking about recycling and environmentally friendly materials for building and furnishing your house. I decided to add the video to the site as recycling is something that we should all be doing.

Oliver showcases a house that he has recently done up and talks us through some of the clever environmentally friendly things that he has done from using re-claimed aged timber floorboards to having a kitchen work surface made from 85% crushed recycled glass. Other clever ECO friendly features include a table made from recycled plastic and glasses made from recycled bottles.

I loved the Recycle Now Magic Gag!

You can get more information about recycling at home from Recycle Now

Recycled Products for your Home

Here are a couple of our favourite products made from recycled items.

• Beer Goblets made from Grolsch Bottles - Grolsch Goblets
• Stationary Set made from recycled tyres - Stationary Set
• Coasters made from recycled circuit boards – Circuit Board Coasters
• Wind up radio from Freeplay – Wind Up Radio
• Envoronmentally Friendly Kettle - Tefal Quick Cup

If you have any tips on being more environmentally friendly in the home that you would like to share do not hesitate to let us know and we will feature them.