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Consumption is a word used to describe acts of acquisition – generally, the acquisition of things, in exchange for money.

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3:49 pm - Thu, Oct 6, 2011: 103 notes

Wood pallets repurposed as room dividers — such screens could be useful in spaces of all sizes, including dorm rooms, and in places where you want to hang several items without putting holes in walls.
(via My Friend Staci)
Related: Previous Unconsumption pallet posts.

Wood pallets repurposed as room dividers — such screens could be useful in spaces of all sizes, including dorm rooms, and in places where you want to hang several items without putting holes in walls.

(via My Friend Staci)

Related: Previous Unconsumption pallet posts.

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Now we just need...figure out how to access these pallets easily.
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