"Rubies are for life" according to DeBeers ... but closets? Well, that's another story. Closets can last a long period of time if they were put together well in the first place. Generally we tire of the means they view on the outdoors a lot more so than the function they are supplying. If you wish to assume environment-friendly it's finest to give them a facelift instead of send them loading to the dump. This can be done in several means however the easiest are repainting or staining.
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