Taking a mini-break!

There will be no This is Rubbish newsletter for the next couple of weeks. But...

Jun 26, 2026

This painting my mum picked up in a junk shop when I was a kid is one of my favourite things in the house. The frame was already black, but painting old picture frames is a good way to keep the uglier ones in circulation, and you can’t go wrong with black. Check out Seagulls Reuse for colours mixed to order from paint rescued from landfill.

But? Do stick around!

A combination of a big deadline (exciting project news incoming!), both the children having their birthdays this week and, obvs, the bloody heatwave, mean there will be no newsletter today.

This is Rubbish is the newsletter for people who love interiors but hate waste. Each week I share hard-to-find intel and tips for reusing what you have, sourcing secondhand and buying into the circular economy when doing up your home - from sustainable guttering to sofa disposal and all the ways not to balls up your low-waste kitchen renovation (like I did). There’s also a popular strand where I sift through flytips and pull out the things people really didn’t have to throw away. It’s informative but also sometimes strangely funny as I imagine the stories behind the objects.

Anyway, I will be back in a couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, stay in touch - I’d love to know your burning questions on zero waste renovating at all scales. I’m putting together a piece on decorating for my return… and there’s space for your input.

I’m also after photos of your beautiful homes - got a corner of salvage wood shelving? A reclaimed basin? Countertops made from recycled material? A cherished heirloom? Etc. Etc.

DM me here!

Know someone currently redecorating, planning a house project or just loves interiors? Then they might love This is Rubbish! And it’d be amazingly lovely if you you’d tell them about the newsletter and send them a link.

Kate / Rubbish x