Week 25 – Don’t throw it away!
De-cluttering is good for us. But it has to be done in the right way. Just like you, I too have a collection of “things” that might come in handy one day. So whilst sorting out I came across a mirror. My first thought was to take it to the household waste and recycling centre. Then I had a better idea.
I had recently given my studio a coat of timber treatment in preparation for the winter months and I had an insect box in need of a new location. So I paired up the mirror with the insect box on the studio wall facing the garden.
A Reflected View
The mirror has been in situ for a month or so now and I have enjoyed catching glimpses of the garden reflected back from it. In an odd way it made me engage more fully with the ever changing scene of the garden in a different way.
Last week an opportunity arose to obtain some more mirrors – unwanted and with nowhere to go. So I brought them home and with a helping hand from my husband they too have been added to this side of the exterior wall of my studio.
Alfie, the cat enjoyed helping us too.
Snippets of the Garden
The mirrors have given me altered views of a garden I know so well. By moving myself around the mirrors the reflected view is constantly changing. I am so pleased with this and now I would like a blackboard to go in the vacant space on the left-hand side. Unless something else comes along looking for a new home in the meantime!
Re-Using Something in a Different Space
Not throwing away that first mirror has given me so much in return for a very small amount of time and effort. And a few mirror plates of course. So next time you are thinking about discarding something just take a moment to think about where else it could live. So much to gain from one little idea.