Before and After: Reuse ideas for salvaged materials from Community Forklift

by Community Forklift Team | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Would you like to share a project that you’ve completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! A fireplace (even a faux one!) is an...

Before and After: Secondhand materials from Community Forklift find new uses

by Community Forklift Team | Jan 4, 2023 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Would you like to share a project that you’ve completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! Check out the glow on that golden...

Before and After: New reuses for materials from Community Forklift

by Community Forklift Team | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

This vintage bar cabinet from the reuse warehouse looks fantastic in its new space! The woodgrain and hardware fits right in with the rich curtains and upholstery nearby. The cabinet now serves as possibly the most glamorous general storage space ever, holding linens,...

Before and After: Creative projects using salvaged materials from Community Forklift

by Community Forklift Team | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Check out this chicken coop created with salvaged materials from Community Forklift! “I’d change some things about the design if I did it again — now that I know what works best — but I’d never built anything before,” the Forklift Fan who constructed it...

Before and After: Upcycling projects using salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse

by Community Forklift Team | Oct 4, 2022 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

What a fantastic use for the Treincarnation live edge lumber available here at our reuse warehouse! The dining table features a slab of cherry wood, salvaged hairpin legs, and butterfly joints. Thanks for putting these reclaimed materials to fabulous reuse! Photos by...

Before and After: upcycle salvaged materials into fantastic creative projects

by Community Forklift Team | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog, Customer Creations, Green Living, Ideas for Reuse, Ideas for Reuse & Repurposing

Mary used a salvaged radiator cover from the reuse warehouse to create the glass display shelf in her DC home. She didn’t have a “before” photo (I just used a photo of our radiator cover section) but I thought you’d want to see the results anyway! The cover she bought...