tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post1184144228052649608..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Why I hate upcyclingMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-3134144172951112222012-11-29T11:08:35.356+00:002012-11-29T11:08:35.356+00:00So many levels of agreement and I need twenty diff...So many levels of agreement and I need twenty different ways to say 'amen'. And you've inspired me to start tweebegone-ing again, I've left it alone for too long. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931123222319080079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-26782090464146377982012-11-27T10:37:11.941+00:002012-11-27T10:37:11.941+00:00Perhaps you could start a 'ban Kirstie' pe...Perhaps you could start a 'ban Kirstie' petition?! Vintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-2141413631839081992012-11-26T08:59:03.326+00:002012-11-26T08:59:03.326+00:00Yep - I'm with you and the other commenters. ...Yep - I'm with you and the other commenters. Mostly I hate the (Kirstie?) term "upcycling" - and not because I am a language pedant - it has some implication of what you describe and some other stuff too. And it's not a trendy new thing - we were all destroying bits of worthy furniture in the 1960s, which then in the 1980s people were frantically trying to restore for their Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14721790509299984148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-65633094886362371842012-11-25T20:12:28.550+00:002012-11-25T20:12:28.550+00:00Stop watching Kirstie! She's bloody awful. I&#...Stop watching Kirstie! She's bloody awful. I'm extremely loathe to hack up old magazines and books unless previously vandalised and not worth much, most are too precious. I don't mind occasionally adjusting vintage clothes but generally I leave them as they were, especially the older onesMiss Simmonds Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655954003085670507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-6488592336049703442012-11-25T19:40:02.847+00:002012-11-25T19:40:02.847+00:00Good post! I've been in vintage shops where ev...Good post! I've been in vintage shops where every single dress has been hacked off to be a mini skirt. You can always tell when it's been done because it always looks so wrong - the top looks like it's going to be one thing and you follow down to a completely unnatural and stunted hem. It enrages me!Miss Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952933650748631441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-12865896288705982292012-11-25T16:49:45.203+00:002012-11-25T16:49:45.203+00:00i agree and disagree tbh. My main concern is that ...i agree and disagree tbh. My main concern is that many pieces of decent brown furniture are just being thrown away- if you ever go to your local tip you'll see the terrible waste of good furniture(plus tons of others stuff) that occurs on a daily basis. So i think, if people want to paint furniture because they will actually use it, then that's less wasteful. And in the long run, the Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663317854100726460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-43538948715478062452012-11-25T16:19:32.570+00:002012-11-25T16:19:32.570+00:00I think I saw the 'chair' programme too, t...I think I saw the 'chair' programme too, they also painted what seemed to be an art deco dressing table very similar to the one I had in my shop. Criminal. If you want to paint something get a cheap one from Ikea! XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-19255310088432167172012-11-25T12:00:51.068+00:002012-11-25T12:00:51.068+00:00I agree with you. I had to stop following the blog...I agree with you. I had to stop following the blog of a woman who kept cutting up large pieces of old material, or 1970s dresses, and making it all into make-up purses. It made me feel so bad to witness this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-73438282356154059412012-11-25T11:33:15.788+00:002012-11-25T11:33:15.788+00:00Excellent blog post - and I agree with Claire too....Excellent blog post - and I agree with Claire too. Years back if furniture got painted or varnished it was in order to protect and prolong. I was unfortunate enough to see a thing on tv this week where they painted some nice chairs - almost as offensive as the finished result was the way they threw the paint on. Terrible. <br /><br />I'm all for salvaging and re-using, I just hate this trend Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612466285687686681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-12787835307513440212012-11-25T10:45:18.637+00:002012-11-25T10:45:18.637+00:00Gah, painting perfectly lovely furniture is one of...Gah, painting perfectly lovely furniture is one of my bugbears. Sure, if it was covered in stickers or felt tip pen or water stains, then sand it down and refinish it in any way you like. (See: a lovely 1930s chest of drawers that I ruined as a kid and re-painted as a teenager.) But for goodness' sake, don't repurpose something until it's actually broken or worn out!!Claire Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096219865285219046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-81051643782768589802012-11-25T10:06:47.543+00:002012-11-25T10:06:47.543+00:00Well put Mim!Well put Mim!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397764812238556263noreply@blogger.com