In those days when our great-grandmothers and grandmothers were still young, they used things for a very long time. For prudent and neat owners, wardrobe and household items could serve several generations. Almost every girl on marriageable day had a chest in which dresses, skirts, suits, blouses and embroidered underwear were stored. The most elegant and good clothes were worn on holidays. That which became small was passed on to the youngest.
Today everything has changed. Wardrobe and household items, which were acquired quite recently, become insignificant for a short time, despite the short period of service. However, those things that you "write off" as unnecessary, may still serve either you or another owner.
Alteration
Often when putting things in order on shelves and cabinets, we get the idea that you can alter old things with your own hands, giving them a second life. It happens that things do not advance beyond ideas. But sometimes creative thought still prevails, and the hands themselves are drawn to work.
Almost every thing can be turned into a new, unique and very favorite wardrobe item. Moreover, the clothes are not only altered. It can be decorated with various details, painted or just cut off the excess.
As for furniture, it is also redone. Our interior items are glued, painted and pasted. New parts are often added to them.
How to alter old things with your own hands so that they continue to delight you and your loved ones? Take jeans, for example. Such an old, but favorite wardrobe item can be found in the closet of almost any person. The possibility of alteration will depend on the condition of the thing.
Most often, jeans are made from shorts. To do this, just cut off all the excess. The result is a wonderful summer attribute. Additionally, shorts can be bleached with bleach, decorated with buttons, rivets, rhinestones and painted with special paints.
Any jeans can turn into a stylish outfit. To do this, you only need a permanent marker and some artistic skills. From jeans pieces you get a great toy or bag.
Any closet always has enough unnecessary shirts and t-shirts. One shed, the other stretched out, and the third just broke ... Scissors will help here. Sleeves are cut off at t-shirts, a cut is made deeper. You can change the back. It is recommended to cut through it in the form of thin strips and hem there fabric of any contrasting color. A very fashionable attribute is the application. Rhinestones, rivets and beads will help in the alteration.
Outwear made of fur will make a wonderful material from which you can sew car seat covers. If knitted items do not meet the fashion requirements , then it is recommended to dissolve them , then knit something more modern from these threads. Old clothes will make wonderful outfits for pets - cats and dogs. From unnecessary warm things you can sew a magnificent patchwork quilt. In other words, it will take imagination and time, which will certainly make it possible to give a second life to obsolete wardrobe items. Feel free to start restoring order in your cabinets, where you will find a large number of ideas for creating exclusive!
Get rid of the unnecessary
Items stored in your home should be sorted periodically. And no less than once a year. After that, you need to throw away the old things. It can be not only wardrobe items, but also broken dishes, torn bedding, as well as broken household appliances. It is advisable to get rid of unnecessary not only rooms, but also basements, attics. This will help open the space for something new.
Thrift stores
Where can I take old things, having received a monetary reward for them? Of course, in commission stores, which are open in many localities. In such outlets, various goods are sold. Buyers are offered everything from furniture and household appliances to clothing for children.
Handing over old things to such stores is very simple. It is only necessary to bring them there and conclude an agreement that will be valid for two months. To compile this document, you will need to bring a passport with you. The client calls the price of things himself. Commission stores give money for goods only after the sale of the goods.
The range of goods at such a point of sale is quite wide. Here, in addition to furniture, you can see household appliances and prams. Notebooks are in great demand, which, as a rule, do not linger on the counter for more than a week.
Now you know where old things that go out of fashion are taken, unnecessary dishes dusting in the closet, clothes from which children have already grown, furniture that would still serve. The solution to the issue is quite simple, and besides, the money that you receive for the goods sold will not be superfluous.
Charity Stores
Where do old things go for free? Today, Charity shop outlets are already open in many Russian cities. These are charity shops run by various initiative groups or organizations. The purpose of such associations is to raise capital to help orphans, seriously ill and elderly people, as well as low-income citizens. Giving away old things to Charity shop is a great opportunity to get rid of them and benefit other people.
The principle of work of charity shops in our country is borrowed from the practice of European and American social entrepreneurship. For Russia, this type of activity is still new. It is worth saying that the first outlet of this kind appeared in the Russian Federation in 2012, while in Europe such stores were known in the last century.
People give Charity shop things for free. That is why the social store offers its customers goods at the lowest price. This attracts a large number of consumers. After such a business covers its expenses, the profit goes to a charity fund.
In such stores accept products not only of factory production. For the implementation of take and homemade. One condition: all things must be of proper quality.
So, if you don’t know where to put the old things, bring them to a thrift store. You will be happy to take clothes for adults and children, as well as shoes, jewelry and haberdashery, pillows and household utensils, unnecessary gifts, various mechanisms, etc.
Internet sites
If you don’t know where to put the old things, go to the World Wide Web. There are a large number of sites where you can offer to pick up bored items for free. Through the Internet they give away any shoes and clothes, jewelry, interior items, etc. On such sites, strict selection criteria do not exist, and things are sent by mail to any city, sometimes even at the expense of the donor.
Thanks to online communities, you can exchange. Of course, in this case, it will take time to find a user who wants to sell an old thing that is interesting to you. In addition, you will have to offer him something that interests him. Of course, this is not so simple. However, the result will be worth the effort, especially if the item is rare and unique.
Online implementation
With the help of the Internet you can get rid of old things of good quality. Here on various sites advertisements with offers for the sale of both casual clothes and items of designer collections are posted. The owners of these things set the price themselves.
Almost all sites work on the same principle. The difference is only in the product category. On some resources, only branded clothing is offered, on others, inexpensive everyday clothing.
You can sell the old thing as follows: registering on various portals and thematic forums. To do this, you need to place ads on them. The main thing is to present the goods in a favorable light and indicate an acceptable price. If your item is useful, then it will be bought very quickly. Ads on sites are placed for free, only some resources take their percentage of the sale.
You do not know where to hand over old things? Social networks will come to the rescue. An ad can be placed on VKontakte, on Odnoklassniki or on Facebook. In addition, there are dozens of similar communities and groups on the Internet. So, clothes for babies are easier to sell on sites about children. Students always need small-sized furniture.
Antiques
If you have things that are already fifty or more years old, do not throw them away. Collectors of such items are many. They will gladly purchase such products. Something can be redone for your children or used in the country. The idea of transforming old things can tell you all the same Internet.
Charity
Where do old things go? Clothing and shoes, equipment and books, stationery and cosmetics, textiles and much more will be gratefully accepted in orphanages. First of all, carefully examine what you decide to give. Worn, worn, and, of course, washed clothes simply will not be taken. Orphans need modern and good things. Willingly accept shoes in these institutions.
Remember that the clothing should not have loose edges. They will not take things stretched out, with non-washable spots.
In the event that you decide to transfer household appliances, books, etc. to the orphanage, all these items should be considered for hidden and external defects. It is great if the instructions for use are attached to the products.
Where are old things for orphans? Everything collected by you will be gladly accepted by any of the existing centers of social assistance to children. The address of the nearest of them can be found, for example, in the reception of the city administration.
Things especially need orphans in the hospital. They can be given soap, powder, toothpaste, dusting powder, diapers, shampoos, etc. Such hygiene products should not be unpacked. Sick kids will be happy with a new toy, coloring book, book, etc. To provide such assistance, you can contact your chosen medical institution or the Federal Service for Health Supervision.
If you want to transfer old things to a particular orphanage, it is better to take them yourself. It is only necessary to do this during working hours, having notified the administration about their arrival. Items can be mailed by regular parcel. Addresses and contact numbers of orphanages can be found on the Internet.
Charitable organizations work at monasteries and churches. You are a parishioner and don’t know where to turn in your old clothes? Take things to the temple. There they will gladly accept your help.
Charity for Nursing Homes
This is an option for someone who is willing to donate their old things for free. Nursing homes will happily take clothing, bedding, blankets, and hygiene products. This is always relevant. More comfortable accommodation for grandparents in government agencies can do:
- walkers;
- oil heaters;
- radios and televisions;
- various little things for comfort;
- wheelchairs;
- anti-decubitus mattresses , etc.
You can transfer old things to the elderly yourself, as well as through trusted volunteers.
Charity organizations of the capital
If you do not want to search for those in need, then where to turn in old things? Moscow offers its help in resolving this issue. In the capital there are organizations that receive old things and transfer them to those in need.
Old clothes and shoes will always be accepted by the homeless heating center, which belongs to the Synodal charity department. It is located along Nikoloyamskaya Street, at 55. This is not far from two metro stations - Rimskaya and Taganskaya.
But the charity fund with the beautiful name “Russian Birch” will gladly accept your things to send them to individual needy families from the outback. This organization takes clothes (adult and children), as well as shoes. Everything should be washed, ironed and in good condition. Items are only accepted in waterproof bags or plastic bags. The charitable foundation is located on Spartakovskaya street, house 19, building 3.
The Fair Aid NGO organized by Elizabeth Glinka (Dr. Lisa) helps people in difficult situations, as homeless people. Clothing is taken only by season, since there is nowhere to store it. The organization is located on Pyatnitskaya street in the house 17/4 (building 1). It is not far from the Novokuznetskaya metro station. The Fair Aid Foundation regularly distributes clothes, medicines and other things at the Paveletsky Station to homeless people.
In the capital, there are still quite a lot of organizations of this type. You will be very welcome in any of them.