Well, the good news is that you don’t need to wear your underpants on the outside! As we teeter on the edge of society as we know it, with COVID 19 causing chaos to our manmade world, the natural world has crept into the spotlight some more. We are all now aware of how our carbon … Read more
Upcycling Furniture. As we enter our third nationwide lockdown here in the UK, you may be looking for yet another new activity to fill your time or even just to provide a change in scenery. With that, I thought I’d share some tips with you on something that started out as a hobby and an … Read more
While we are at home after the festivities now is the ideal time to think about de-cluttering life ready for the new year. The key to a successful tidy is to tackle your home in an order, to keep only the things you really love and to do it once and fast. Once you have … Read more
Some of us haven’t appreciated the art of shopping second hand and the thought of buying something used, for some, can be off-putting. Often, we associate people who shop second hand, with people who have very little money. And, some of us just like things fresh out of the packaging, sparkly and new. However, this … Read more
This New Year’s celebrations on 31st December will look very different around the world. But celebrating with others is a treat that makes the new start joyful. Remeber it’s our new year but for others that is a very differnt date. Chinese New Year on 10th February 2024. And 2024 is the year of the … Read more
As winter creeps up and Christmas is on the horizon it may be time to change gear. This year, with parties and pubs being an unlikely marker in your diary, could be the moment to try Hygge. (unless you still have an appetite for zooming !) Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word for a … Read more
At Rumage we are passionate about second-hand and are making sure this Christmas our gift buying is sustainable or pre-used. So, this year can we shop better over Christmas and make a difference? We’ve been hunting about for some interesting gift ideas that won’t cost the earth! Here are a few will will be supporting … Read more
There are about 5 billion people across the planet who use a mobile these days. These pocket-sized comms devices and other tech are some of the biggest emissions offenders. Research by McMaster University in Canada found that greenhouse gases produced by the Information and Communications (ICT) industry could account for 14 percent of global emissions by … Read more
Christmas is one of the annual highs for a lot of kids, but how did we get to the competitive consumer frenzy that passes for normal now? It is one of a few annual extravaganzas that have pivoted from the marking of a religious date, to an arms race to keep up with the….who exactly? … Read more
The pandemic has changed a lot of the ways we shop and with the economic downturn very real for many families, shopping second-hand is more common than ever and there are lots of places you can go to find quality used items. What would you be happy to gift that is second-hand and are you … Read more