The Nest & Local Furnishing Repair, Reuse, & Recycling Options
Have you ever heard of fast furniture? Fast furniture is a term used to describe low-cost furniture designed to be replaced frequently. If someone is moving a lot, of course, they only need a simple table, chair, couch, or bed. However, The problem with Fast Furniture is they take a long time to break down. Think about it! The most simple piece of furniture is made up of wood, glass, metal, cardboard, and/or plastic. Based on a 2021 study by the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans alone throw out over 12 million tons of furnishings and furniture each year. Fast Furniture is approximately half of the number, but 6 million tons of material is still sitting in a landfill. Fast Furniture is becoming a major problem for the planet, contributing to deforestation and waste. As consumers become more aware of the environmental impact of fast furniture, there is a growing movement towards sustainable and long-lasting furniture options.
Did you know that fast furniture just like fast fashion has become a major problem for the planet, contributing to deforestation, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions? Luckily as consumers, we can make a difference by choosing to repair our furniture instead of replacing it. Now let’s dive into some of the local repair, reuse, and recycling options that reduce our carbon footprint and support sustainable and long-lasting furniture
The Nest
The Nest is a small business with a big heart and an even bigger footprint in our local community. It is an expertly curated vintage furniture, clothing, and decor boutique that houses pieces of our past. It aims to educate and fight against planned obsolescence and fosters community and sustainability through healthy business practices. The Nest is aiding in reducing that large amount of waste in our community. It is lovingly owned, curated, and operated by Tessa Dee Miller. She is a mom, avid upcycler, die-hard DIYer, and a hardworking, creative busy bee of an entrepreneur.” If you are an online shopper, feel free to check out their site below for smaller upcycled products coming soon to their webstore.
Female Owned Vintage Boutique — The Nest Reno
Fibrenew
The next gem of a service that we found is Fibrenew. Marc Cardinal’s restoration services certainly would save customers time and money by offering an alternative to replacing their damaged upholstery of any kind from couches, to boats, to restaurants. What we didn’t know was even possible is that they can also fix tears in a linoleum floor, or damaged vinyl house siding, vinyl window track damage, and other PVC repairs. We believe him when he says he helps prevent thousands of items from ending up in landfills each year. And that certainly would save a lot of waste and reduce our carbon footprint. So if you think it isn’t fixable, what do you have to lose calling him to see if he can fix it.
https://www.fibrenew.com/reno-sparks-sunvalley/
ColorGlo Reno
The next very interesting business is ColorGlo Reno. They do residential & commercial services that can restore, clean, or re-dye your furniture. That includes for leather or vinyl. The amazing this is, even if you need to redecorate with new colors you can change the color of the leather or vinyl. Even when the material holds up, sometimes the color doesn’t so this is great resource to avoid wasting a perfectly good piece of furniture that just needs repair or recoloring.
https://www.colorgloreno.com/ 775-771-4824
There are also a number of other upholstery places in town that we encourage you to check out if you need to update or repair the upholstery of the furniture in your home, car, or boat.
The ones we found include: Audie’s Quality, Extra Touch, Evvvco Interiors, Uplift, King’s Emporium, and Wellman’s Upholstery
Audie’s Quality Upholstery - for auto upholstery https://www.yelp.com/biz/audies-quality-upholstery-reno
Extra Touch Upholstery - Furniture Upholstery
Evco Interiors Upholstery - custom bedding, drapery, and custom-made upholstery
Uplift Upholstery - specializes in adding style to a home, boat, and car upholstery
https://www.upliftupholsteryrenonv.com/
King’s Upholstery Emporium - reupholstery for home, boat, and car
https://kingsupholsteryemporium.weebly.com/
Wellman’s Upholstery - reupholstery for home, and car
http://www.wellmansupholstery.com/
Older or high-quality wooden furniture is more sustainable than fast furniture which is made of softer woods that break more easily,
in composites that are off-gassing and is built using cheaper techniques, resulting in lower quality. By choosing wooden furniture, you can help to promote sustainable practices and invest in high-quality pieces that will last for years to come.
Older furniture is often made with higher quality materials and craftsmanship. But like anything that lasts over many decades, they need to be maintained. The businesses we share below specialize in the restoration, repair, and rejuvenation of your wood furniture. There are even stories of people that bought a poor quality piece of furniture that had broken and Dooley’s Wood Works was able to repair and strengthen the piece so they could keep it for many more years.
Here is a quick rundown of local options for wood furniture or upholstered pieces that have an inner wood frame that needs to be repaired.
Dooley’s Wood Works - woodworker who can repair, refinish, or fabricate what you need
https://www.yelp.com/biz/dooleys-wood-works-reno
Pro Faux Restoration - antique furniture restoration service
https://pro-faux-restoration.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
The Rustic Wave - reclaimed, refinished, and refined shop
Elf Furniture Repair - modern and antique furniture refinishing
Heirloom Revival - antique furniture restoration and restored items for sale
https://heirloomrevival.godaddysites.com/
Reference:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/fast-furniture-problem-for-our-planet/index.html