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Four galleries of recycled art and a third-grade welder

May 3, 2012

What happens when you mix an arc welder, an eight-year old boy, and a handy grandfather? You found out if you visited Bellingham’s Allied Arts gallery in April, one of four galleries in The RE Store’s 11th Annual Recycled Arts Show. This year’s multi-city exhibition attracted professional and semi-professional submissions from a talented pool of regional [...]

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A Piece of History Gets a New Life at The Mighty House

April 19, 2012

Mighty House Construction Co-Founders, Doug and Laura Elfline found themselves expecting twins in 2006, and quickly realized that their “postage stamp-sized” place in Georgetown was not going to fit the needs as the family was about to double in size.  So they bought a modest house in West Seattle that was originally built in 1980 [...]

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Gourmet locavores and reclaimed materials at The Willows Inn

April 16, 2012

The Willows Inn on Lummi Island has leapt into the national gourmet food limelight in the last 18 months, under the culinary guidance of Olympia born, 25-year old acclaimed chef Blaine Wetzel. A 2011 article in the New York Times, titled, “10 Restaurants Worth a Plane Ride”, placed the Willows Inn amongst the great gastronomic [...]

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Recycled Art Show kicks off with “Litter Becomes Art”

April 5, 2012

What happens when you gather 940 pounds of litter from a beach and turn the best of that litter into a temporary art installation? 30 plus volunteers have fun, get creative and do something active to help the declining quality of our marine waters. The RE Store’s 11th Annual Recycled Art Show opened with the [...]

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How to make tables from recycled materials II: Edging with trim

March 22, 2012

So you learned how to make a solid base for your table in the first video. In this second part of The RE Store’s REvision Division video series about making small tables from reclaimed materials, learn innovative ways to use salvaged materials for the rim of a small table. Watch Eberhard use corner blocks and [...]

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Make furniture with fast easy joining technique video

March 16, 2012

Furniture joinery might seem like it requires years of practice and great attention to detail. Eberhard Eichner, lead designer and builder in The RE Store’s REvision Division, begs to differ. The 30-year veteran of finish carpentry, furniture making and repair has figured out a way to quickly create strong joints when building furniture. Using his [...]

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How to make small tables from recycled materials – Part 1:Table Underpinnings

February 29, 2012

Watch the latest do-it-yourself video below from The RE Store’s REvision Division. Get a mini-seminar in “How to make small tables from recycled materials” This video is the first chapter in the table making series, focusing on creating the legs and structural support for the table, known as the underpinnings. See how to give different [...]

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Jacob’s Ladder from reclaimed materials at the Spark Museum

February 15, 2012

Bill Englander is an out-of-the-box tinkerer. His most recent project was building a Jacob’s Ladder for the newly rebranded Spark Museum in Bellingham. We will just let Bill tell you in his own words below the video… As a boy, I had two grandfathers who each taught me the fine art of tinkering and repair.  [...]

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The RE Store Certified Program – recognizing businesses that are making a difference

January 9, 2012

Are you curious to see how local businesses have incorporated reclaimed materials into their projects? Do you like to support businesses that are taking steps to be responsible stewards of this beautiful place where we live? The RE Store Certified Program is scratching the back of progressive local businesses. The non-profit organization is launching a [...]

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How to build a bookshelf from reclaimed cabinet doors – video

December 28, 2011

Eberhard Eichner of The RE Store’s REvision Division walks you through the process of designing and building two different styles of freestanding bookshelves. Eberhard covers fastening with easy screw and plug construction. Learn ways make your bookshelf solid and fit against walls with base trim or windows. Learn more about the REvision Division, view the [...]

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