Zady, the company I told you about in this nepotistic post, is now live. Among the stories behind the brands featured on the site you will find an everydaytrash.com essay on my incredible grandmother who hated waste and who would be so proud of my sister and her friend Maxine for the business they launched today.
Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
My grandmother’s closet
Tuesday, August 27, 2013Al Frank upcycles
Monday, September 5, 2011Do you follow us on Facebook? If not, you’re missing out on some of the best everydaytrash.com content: photos and comments posted by YOU, the readers. Some of my favorite recent updates have come from Al Frank in Edina, Minnesota. Al is the father of my dear friend Lindsay and (in the nearly 15 years I’ve known their family at least) always has a home improvement project in the works. Lately, he has taken to refinishing dumpstered furniture. Here are two trashtastic examples:
A national bagel store was throwing out a bunch of chairs. The next stop was the dumpster. The manager said I could have some. I rescued 8 chairs. I took them apart and refinished them. My wife, Kathy, reupholstered them. We’ll now enjoy them at our cabin in Wisconsin.
Table
I made this table from Corian and a pine beam destined for the dumpster.
Thanks for sharing, Al! Fan us on Facebook, trashies! Post your projects, Facebook fans!
Trashulation
Wednesday, December 23, 2009Just read the inside label of my snowpants to discover the insulation is made from recycled nylon. Who knew trash could keep you so warm?
Leila attempts snowshoeing
Seasons greetings from the frigid prairies of Minnesota. Hope you’re keeping warm wherever you are!
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