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The RE Store in the News: 2010

Reuse and recycle: making the best of a bad situation
Daily Journal of Commerce, December 28, 2010
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A tale of woe: the 25-story Carpenter's Tower in Seattle will be required to be demolished after standing for only 9 years. But we will salvage what we can!

City walks the talk while razing old house
City of Bellingham website, December 6
Deconstruction and recycling crews kept more than 50,000 pounds of materials out of the landfill, salvaging wood, windows, appliances and more for reuse and recycling most of the rest, during the recent deconstruction and demolition of a house on City property.

Bellingham's RE Store offering new line of recycled paint products
Bellingham Herald, Oct. 28

Unique chalkboards from Garfield High need a new life
Seattle Times, Pacific NW Magazine, September 25, 2010
ZERO WASTE: This blackboard was salvaged by the RE Store from Garfield High School's chemistry labs as part of the school's major renovation, completed two years ago.

Recycling that old house
Seattle Times, August 27
Story of Tracey and Chuch Shigley's desire to salvage as much as possible from the demolition of their "granny of a house."

Everett Herald, July 11
Salvage company saves couple a bundle on their home renovation
"By the time the deconstruction was over, I estimated we saved more than one-third the cost of a typical demolition," the owner said.

The RE Store is listed as a "a treasure hunt worth going on" in the Design*Sponge Seattle City Guide.
Design*Sponge - Summer

The RE Store wins Seattle's Best Online Presence in the Home Decor category!
Seattle Weekly - first annual Best of the Web Awards 2010

Salvage Company Saves Couple a Bundle on their Home Renovation
Everett Herald, July 11
by Tom Kelly

Globe from Elliott Bay Book Co. is for sale
The Seattle Times, June 20
by Michelle Ma

Best of the Web
Seattle Weekly, June 2
Names the RE Store best online presence in the Home Decor category

Trashy Turns Flashy
The Western Front, May 4
by Celeste Erickson

Grunge Goes Green for Trash Fashion Show at WWU
The Bellingham Herald, April 27
by Zoe Fraley

Trash Fashion Show
The Seattle Times, April 26
short film

Trashy Fashion: Haute Trash
Seattle Weekly, April 21
Slideshow by Zibby Wilder

Belltown high-rise won't be imploded
The Seattle Times, April 19
by Mike Lindblom

Show segment features Trash Fashion Show
Experience Northwest, KVOS TV, April 17

One person's garbage is another one's garb at the Trash Fashion Show
The Seattle Times, April 14
by Christy Karras

Recycled Art Show this Month
What's Up Magazine, April 4
by Jaimie Fife

Trash is haute at the RE Store's Recycled Fashion Show
NWSource.com, March 21
by Allison Brownrigg

Learn how to turn cast-off house items into stunning wedding décor
NWSource.com, March 11
by Lora Shinn

At Large in Ballard: The Salvage Bride Toolkit
The Ballard Tribune, March 8
by Peggy Sturdivant

Let's Get RE Sourceful
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine's Wear What When, March 3
by Laura Cassidy

Reuse is all the Rage
Sunset Magazine, March Edition
  by Jessica Chamberlain. Names the RE Store "Best for Reclaimed Home Materials."

Nonprofit Organizations Thrive Through Local Vintage Shops
Seattle University Spectator, February 3
by Brittany Traub

Salvaging building materials preserves past, and wallet
The Seattle Times, January 29
by Tom Watson

Old yard toy can find new life as garden art
The Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, January 30, 2010
by Michelle Ma

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Once cut, use twice."
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~ Jeff Masson
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1440 N.W. 52nd St.
(206) 297-9119

Hours:
Mon-Sat: 9-6
(except Weds - we close at 5p for the winter)
Sun: 10-5
Donations accepted until
1 hour before closing 

Bellingham Store
2309 Meridian St.
(360) 647-5921

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Mon-Sat: 9-6
Sun: 10-5
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