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    How to help upcycling project to furnish Hornsby women’s shelter

    Professional upcycler Jemma Wlasichuk of Shed Eleven is leading a community project to make Hornsby Kuringai Women’s Shelter more homely for its guests. A Keep Australia Beautiful initiative, it hopes to provide home comfort and dignity to women at the shelter. Some of the pieces which have already been upcycled for the shelter Furniture and homewares donated by the community are being upcycled for the five-bedroom house using trauma informed interior design principles. It is currently closed for structural renovations this month. Jemma noticed a growing frustration within her community that their unwanted items were not being accepted by charities.…