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Repairing & Upcycling

Hey DIYers! At thegreenlist.nl, a whole DIY team is on hand to give you ideas to repair and upcycle more. Pimping up old furniture, repairing clothes, cool crafting tips with waste, these make us very happy! Do you?

DIY: decorating old white trainers with flowers

  • 11 May 2026

Old white trainers that have seen better days? Throwing them away would be a shame, as you can very easily give them a second life. Our DIY expert Melanie shows…

DIY: Upcycling old plant pots!

  • 8 May 2026

Is your balcony or garden in need of a mini make-over? Or have you bought new plants that are still looking sad in their plastic nursery pots? New...

Get your electric toothbrush repaired at Borstelbeer

  • 24 April 2026

Your electric toothbrush is starting to act up. It's charging poorly, making weird noises, or just stopping altogether. Bugger. Most people would throw such a...

Electric toothbrush broken? Get it fixed!

  • 10 March 2026

For a while now, manufacturers of electrical and household appliances have had to make sure you can repair them. Parts must be available and products must no longer...

Painting job? Check out Moose Färg!

  • 29 December 2025

At thegreenlist.nl, we regularly get questions about painting. Because yes, how do you tackle such a paint job in a more sustainable way? Paint is pretty heady stuff after all: chemical...

DIY wrapping baubles with scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

You can make surprisingly beautiful things out of scrap paper. You may already have known that. But did you know that you can also use scraps of gift paper, a stack of magazines...

DIY Christmas angel from scrap paper

  • 19 December 2025

A Christmas tree is not complete without an angel, right? And it really doesn't have to be glittery or kitsch. With a few old papers and...

DIY paint old baubles

  • 12 December 2025

Old baubles: everyone has a few lying around. Too glittery, wrong colour, or ever accidentally bought too many of the same (sááái). Throw them...

DIY transparent baubles filling

  • 12 December 2025

Want to hang something fun and personal on the tree quickly? Then get started with see-through baubles. You can find them second-hand - at...

DIY Christmas baubles made with string

  • 1 December 2025

Around the holidays, shops are full of Christmas decorations. What is in one year is passé the next. The Christmas tree - and...

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