Comments on: Hillbilly Recycling

By: BlueAloe

BlueAloe — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:38:41 +0000

I spent a majority of my childhood in rural Alaskan towns, where literally everything comes in by airplane or barge and thus is incredibly expensive. Once something arrived in town, it never left, just got passed around from person to person. My dad’s entire house was furnished with things from people who’d moved away and sold everything.

It always amuses me when people DON’T reuse everything. It’s just a way of life for me. Why wouldn’t you reuse things?

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:49:21 +0000

I don’t know about specs for a shed, but the playhouse is still standing three years later. We don’t live there anymore, and it’s too small for my kids now, anyway.

By: xanderjones

xanderjones — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:55:56 +0000

The first thing I think of is the question of the safety of the playhouse. It doesn’t look very sturdy.

Aren’t there any zoning laws or did you build it to spec?

By: graham

graham — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:10:27 +0000

I tend to get a lot out of reusing glass bottles…removing labels and putting different oils or spices in them add to our kitchens beauty, and convenience.

By: UrbanHillbilly

UrbanHillbilly — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:48:52 +0000

I love this article! You must tell me where you grew up in SE KY, as I, too am from the area. It makes me proud that ingenuity and resourcefulness seems to be a common trait among rural Kentucky natives.

By: megaroo

megaroo — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:03:15 +0000

we tool planking from an old barn and usedthem for shelvs in our bar-room! we also used a fridge we found on the side of the road for a new keg-o-rater! now we have a kick-a$$ bar!

By: Hyacinth

Hyacinth — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:10:28 +0000

I so appreciate your recycling efforts! My folks were also children of the depression and I always say my mom recycled before it was the cool thing. She wasted NOTHING!
But! I hate that you were unable to save the top to the harp table. Those harp legs on your coffee table are gorgeous, but just don’t go with that maple top!

By: Rissa

Rissa — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:50:24 +0000

Hey, I have the same yardsale signs!

I think I will try the double bin method on my compost pile. It is a lot of work digging the good stuff out from the bottom.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:50:33 +0000

My wife and I repurposed a solid wood door as a head board and some unused chair rail as picture and mirror frames. Love your posts!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:15:22 +0000

Miss C,

This post is so awesome! You’re my hero for all of this that you do that seems to come second nature to you! Good on you.

Tricia