More people are adopting 'make-do-and-mend' mindset, upcycling experts say
It all started in early 2018 when she bought her first house.
When Covid lockdowns hit, Eleri - who says she has always been creative - found herself with time to expand her projects and it "just blew up"."Instead of spending £10,000 on a brand new kitchen she has spent £300 on materials and I have done it.""I have definitely noticed, in the past few months, more messages coming through of people wanting to do things themselves," she said.
The project started in 2014 as part of Cadwyn Housing Association, and aims to source affordable furniture for residents.Project manager Alessa Hill said: "If we had 100 air fryers and slow cookers, they would go. We can't replenish quickly enough, so there is a real change in the types of items [requested].
Alessa Hill from NuLife says the organisation has been "inundated" with requests for cost-cutting appliances
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