This 215-year-old solid wood day bed with brass inlay was one of 25 berth beds from the first ocean-going steamboat ‘The Phoenix New Orleans.’ Read our blog for more info and photos of this fascinating piece of nautical history!
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Before & After: Creative reuses for salvaged stuff
Check out our blog for some creative ideas using salvaged materials from Community Forklift!
Community Partner: LSSNCA welcomes Afghan refugees to Prince George’s County
The Greater Washington, D.C., area welcomed more than 4,500 Afghan refugee allies after they were forced to flee their homes last year.
Before and After: Creative uses for salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse
People have come up with some creative reuses for the salvaged materials we have at the reuse warehouse. Read our blog to check out a few!
Community Partner: Common Good City Farm
Common Good City Farm at 300 V Street NW in DC practices sustainability both in its urban agriculture and in its use of salvaged materials! Read our blog for more info.
Vintage photos: Summers of yore
Dresser drawers, trunks, and even old fireplace mantels sometimes bring souvenirs of their previous lives with them to the reuse warehouse.
Earth Day: There is Grace
Happy Earth Day! Thanks, Forklift Fans, for supporting our reuse nonprofit and making a difference for the Earth and our community.
Before and After: Forklift Fans put salvaged materials to good reuse!
It’s so cool to see where salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse end up! Check out some recent Community Forklift fan projects on our blog.
Vintage Diet: “dry toast” and “plenty of steak”
Sometimes the salvaged items donated to our reuse warehouse come with fascinating looks into the lives of the previous owners. Check out this “Mayo’s Two Week Diet” possibly from around 1960! Visit our blog for a transcription.
It’s “Forking Amazing”!
This spring we’re celebrating the “Forking Amazing” things that reuse does for our community! Help Community Forklift continue to provide these benefits by donating to support our reuse nonprofit.