Tag Archives: R&R

Refurbishing and Reusing 3: Workbench 0

View at Picasa 10-Mar-2010 15:30, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 4.0, 6.0mm, 0.004 sec This third post on refurbishing and reusing would be best served had I taken before and after photos. However, all I have photos of the finished result. This is my workbench. I found the black metal base rusting and discarded in [...]

Refurbishing and Reusing 2: Coffee 0

I’m always amazed when I hear in economic reports on durable goods that the definition of a durable good is something that will last at least three years. I guess when there are only two categories of goods you have to draw the line somewhere, but it seems like this basic economic definition sets the [...]

Refurbishing and Reusing 1: Juice 0

I’m a big fan of refurbishing and reusing old things, rather than buying new. The process finding an old object, fixing it, cleaning it, and perhaps repurposing it, creates a connection or memory with the object that makes it more fun to use. It also keeps me from falling into the all to easy throw-away, [...]