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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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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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Used Door Rewards And Aligned Design

November 12, 2011

The residents of Bellingham, Washington are passionate about using the most of what one has, while having less of an impact on the environment around them. Paul Haskins and Alaine Borgias, owners of the successful Adventures NW magazine, know firsthand about choosing options that conserve both resources and money. These native Bellingham folk live in [...]

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Making Beautiful Use of Scrap Wood – a RE Store Rockstar Headboard

September 29, 2011

Jenn Anderson was in need of a headboard for her bed, and wanted to find an inexpensive and creative  way to build something for herself.  She saw a chair made of scrap wood in a shop in Ballard that was her initial inspiration. Only having a chop saw to use for this project informed her [...]

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Pot pies, woodshop class overachievers and reused materials

July 25, 2011

There are probably a few people out there who don’t love a good pot pie, but we haven’t found them yet. Bryce Sharp and Nathan Lowe have made a business of them at Man Pies in Bellingham. The entrepreneurial spirit abounds in these two, including a love of building, making and inventing things. Bryce had traveled [...]

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New and Better: Utilizing The RE Store for residential remodeling contracting

February 25, 2010

by Bob Penny Hawk Meadow Homecraft small contractor in Bellingham Something that has bothered me for many years is the infrequency with which local contractors utilize The RE Store to create win-win arrangements for their remodeling clients.  Hopefully what follows can inspire and promote this incredible local resource, and illustrate some of the various strategies [...]

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