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Boutique Trash Chic is a project to spread the idea to have a place in your house where you keep stuff you give away to guests. It's taking the concept of the Give-away shop with the goal to put it in every one's home.

http://boutique.trash-chic.org/ is now up

How To: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/how-to
Origin of the name Boutique Trash Chic: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/about
Take and Leave Box: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/take-and-leave-box
What kind of stuff? http://boutique.trash-chic.org/stuff
Philosophy: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/philosophy
The website: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/about

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-'''Boutique Trash Chic''' is a project to spread the idea to have a place in your house where you keep stuff you give away to guests.  It's taking the concept of the [[Give-away shop]] with the goal to put it in every one's home.
+'''Boutique Trash Chic''' is a project to spread the idea to have a place in your house where you keep stuff you give away to guests. It's taking the concept of the [[Give-away shop]] with the goal to put it in every one's home.
-==How to==
+'''http://boutique.trash-chic.org/ is now up'''
-It's probably best to have the place at the entrance of your house, clearly marked.  If you don't have space a box will do as well.  Guests are encouraged to leave stuff they want to get rid off and to take stuff they need or they can give as a present to other people (e.g. within [[hospitality exchange]], to their next hosts).
-===Boutique===
+* How To: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/how-to
-The name Boutique Trash Chic was conceived in [[Brussels]], in the house [[User:Guaka|guaka]] is living (2010), where there is a space of about 3 by 3 meters in the garage.  The "shop" is filled by guests and by the inhabitants of the house who regularly dumpster dive stuff (especially [[clothes]]) they don't directly deem useful themselves but that are of good quality and that will make other people happy.
+* Origin of the name Boutique Trash Chic: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/about
+* Take and Leave Box: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/take-and-leave-box
+* What kind of stuff? http://boutique.trash-chic.org/stuff
+* Philosophy: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/philosophy
+* The website: http://boutique.trash-chic.org/about
-===Take and Leave Box===
+[[File:Harmonica-trash-outfit.jpg|left|200px]]
-A good concept for people with less space is the '''take and leave box''', see http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=31704 and http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=7621&post=6080361
-==What kind of stuff?==
-What we can leave in the Boutique or the Box?
-* Books
-* Clothes & Shoes
-** anything goes, but especially stuff against rain or cold is nice to have around
-* Bathroom Products
-* Beach Sun Cream
-* Travel accessories
-* Toys (freesbe...)
-* Unused Tickets/Pass (Bus, Ferry, Museum...)
-* Nonperishable Food
-* Maps, Travel Guides, Flyers
-* List of Tips, Your favourites from your stay
-* Tents
-* Bike parts
-* Bags, back packs
-* Cellphone and other chargers
-* Foreign coins
-* CD's, tapes
-** fun for [[hitchhiking|hitchhikers]] and people with tape systems in their cars (hitchhikers often come across cars with tape systems)
-For more spacious boutiques:
-* Kitchen stuff
-* Small furniture
-What not to leave:
-* Perishable food
-* Dirty stuff
-** If clothes are dirty, wash them first
-==The website==
-* is likely to be up in July 2010 at boutique.trash-chic.org
-* first a simple info site with blog, seeded from this page
-* later social network where people can add their take&leave box or boutique
-[[File:Harmonica-trash-outfit.jpg|left|200px]]
+[[Category:Give-away shop]]