Tastes in lighting might have changed, but brass and glass light fixtures still have a lot of potential … even if you don’t use them as lights!
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Donate an AC unit and keep your community cool this summer!
Help Community Forklift cool your neighbors in need this summer. Donate an air conditioner or funds to our Home Essentials Program! Read the blog to find out more.
A Fabulous Teacher’s Lounge Transformation
Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program provided a free dining set and end table for this transformation of the Mount Rainer Elementary School Teacher’s Lounge! Read the blog for more info.
5 creative reuse projects using Community Forklift materials!
We are so impressed by the creativity and resourcefulness of the people who shop at our reuse warehouse. Read our blog to check out some of their recent DIY projects!
An Earth Day Thank You
Thank you to all that have supported us and continue to work in common cause to save our dear home, Planet Earth.
Before and After: creative upcycled garden chandelier!
Check out this awesome garden chandelier created with a salvaged light fixture from Community Forklift! Read our blog for more info.
Community Forklift: a collection of history in more ways than one
Our reuse warehouse is a treasure trove of history … right down to the vintage newspapers sometimes used to pack donations!
Elementary School students learn a RANGE of important life skills
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School students will learn to cook and bake on a free, gently-used electric stove from Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks Program! Read the blog for more info.
Laughter is the Best Medicine!
A local nonprofit theater company uses a grant from Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks Program to furnish their stage sets. Read the blog for more info!
Happy Feet: salvaged furniture with bases that grab you
Just because they’re on the ground and farthest from sight doesn’t mean furniture feet have to be boring! These salvaged pieces take that mantra to heart … er, foot.