Our customers and employees are very creative individuals and some have shared their projects over the years.
Zach has been on the hunt since childhood. He was raised in secondhand and thrift shops as well as antique stores and salvage yards. His tastes and targets have changed through the years, but he still enjoys the thrill of the hunt and the ultimate “find”.
Since moving to Eugene in November 2019, we’ve been thrilled to furnish and light our home with wonderfully priced treasure from the Habitat Lane Restore We transformed these gorgeous chairs with a bit of brown spray paint applied to the wicker and scotch guard for the cushions. The stunning table is a perfect co-star for this set …
Customer Shelly shared some pics of another summer project: solar garden path lights. Some plastic coated wire, a small shepherd’s hook (Dollar Tree), and an inexpensive stick-like solar garden path light became beautiful soft lights for my landscaping. All light globes at the ReStore are $3 each.
We are always amazed by the creativity of our customers. Customer Shelly took what we dubbed the Holly Hobby lamp to a Victorian inspired solar powered mini street lamp. As she says, “It just needed some hot glue and a washer to stabilize the connection. I love it!” Great job, Shelly!
Karyn sent in a picture of her tiled floor using ReStore tiles plus a few tiles from Bring. Her floor makes a statement. Great Job, Karyn!
Artist Bio Having helped to pioneer green building throughout the 90’s, I’ve spent a lot of time pondering the idea of sustainability. The more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve come to see just how utterly unsustainable modern industrialized civilization is. Genuine, meaningfulsustainability will be extremely difficult for humankind to achieve, yet there is …
About a month ago I purchased a mantel top and the side columns from Habitat for $20. I made a headboard for my king size bed with it. I used an arched wood trim piece I also purchased from Habitat probably 5 years ago. I also had an oak 1×6 that just happened to to have …
Maria runs a small business and needed an interesting cabinet for storage. Paint is a wonderful way to change the look and feel of any object.
