
Amanda Jones is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on sustainable living and decorating a home in way that is good for the environment. See the rest of her articles here.
In September, my Instagram feed was full of the hashtag #secondhandseptember, and I couldn’t have been happier. It so exciting to see everyone’s second-hand treasures, and they really are treasures, because you know they have been hunted for, and celebrated when found. It got me really thinking about why do I love having a second-hand home so much? Why I prefer buying something old, to buying something new?