From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Are you a storyteller?

March 24, 2010

Are you looking for a way to help inspire people to take a second look at what is in their trash treasure can? Tell us all about your project that you created from used, recycled, found or scrounged materials in the comment section at the bottom of this post. What did you start with and [...]

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Finding the beauty in the wood

March 22, 2010

Pat Contor loves old wood. He also has a connoisseur’s taste for old hand saws. Pat’s works as a school psychologist and his main hobby takes the form of building furniture for his home in Bellingham, Washington. His attention to details like dovetail joints and bringing the beauty of wood grain into his functional designs [...]

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1920′s bungalow restoration

March 22, 2010

By Mike and Becky Schindler We bought a 1920′s bungalow years ago here in Broadway Park, Bellingham.  As our restorations continue, we are reminded daily of how valuable The RE Store has been for us through this process.  To date, every room in our home has benefited from the store. One of our first projects [...]

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Cheers to History at Fremont Brewing!

March 19, 2010

Just southeast of Seattle’s infamous Fremont Troll, the bittersweet skunk of fermenting hops wafts from a bright blue warehouse.  Behind the blue walls, you will find Fremont Brewing Company, just barely a year old but quickly making its way to taps across the region. Founded by long-time environmental advocates, Sara Nelson and Matt Lincecum, the [...]

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Things you never knew about The RE Store #1 – Murphy’s Law and evacuations

March 18, 2010

The RE Store in Bellingham has only had to evacuate it’s store for emergency purposes on a few occasions. Most of them have been due to power outages. The RE Store’s Bellingham Safety Manager, Mike Printup was detailing store evacuation protocols for our staff meeting in late February, 2010 when Marj Leone, our field crew [...]

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Reuse and design inspiration

March 17, 2010

You may have seen some of these examples in our email newsletter in mid 2009 but these are some truly inspirational examples of repurposed materials. The Web Ecoist gives us all kinds of out-of-the-box examples of inspiration for furniture. ApartmentTherapy.com is a great place to find creative ideas and innovations like these top-notch pieces by [...]

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