Inspire and be inspired!
The ReUse Ideas Project is finally underway! Starting tomorrow (October 1st) you can submit a creative reuse idea to share with The ReBuilding Center community. These ideas will be complied and added to our ReUse Idea Library as well as displayed in the Community Resource Area and around The… Read More >
Make a Reclaimed Lamp Terrarium
Looking for a cool way to reuse that old hanging lantern taking up space in your garage? How about create a terrarium out of it!
Materials you’ll need:
Reclaimed hanging lantern
Potting soil
Rocks
Succulent plants
Tools you’ll need:
Pliers
Screwdriver
Instructions:
Remove hardware from a glass hanging lantern. Fill with rocks, potting… Read More >
Art made from Salvage Doors to be Auction at June Event
In honor of LeRoy Setziol's impact on NW Art and in celebration of the hand-carved Setziol door that came to The ReBuilding Center after nearly ending up in the landfill, local artists have created works of art from salvaged doors to be auctioned at our June event.
The LeRoy Setziol door, unlike his works in galleries across the Northwest,… Read More >
Youth workshops showcase creative talents
ReFind Furniture recently hosted a series of four youth-specific workshops: Cabinet of Curiosities, Found Object Sculpture, Coat Racks and Clocks and Wooden Toys. In the classes, youth learned how to work safely with tools and how to think creatively about the use of salvaged materials. Below are a few photos of the “Found Object Sculptures.”
To see photos from this… Read More >
ReFind Furniture ReUse Exhibition
On June 11th, 2009 The ReBuilding Center hosted the ReUse Exhibition, a creative reuse showcase, in celebration of its 11th birthday.
The ReUse Exhibition was an opportunity for community members to showcase their reuse projects inside the ReFind Furniture showroom. The projects represented wonderful diversity, ranging from coat racks and mirrors to tables, chess sets, and chairs. They all shared… Read More >
ReUse Ideas: #1
From the exotic plants of artist Hilary Pfeifer to the use of reclaimed windows and doors at the Sungarden Montessori school in Portland, creative reuse projects abound and are as varied as the materials they use. Here’s a sampling of some creative reuse projects from community members.
Hilary Pfeifer’s traveling exhibit “Natural Selection” offers an intriguing exploration of intimacy and… Read More >
ReUse Ideas Project
“Our United Villages inspires people to value and discover existing resources to strengthen the social and environmental vitality of communities.”
That’s the mission here at OUV and we strive to fulfill it in many different ways. One such manifestation is a project called ReUse Ideas.
The ReUse Ideas Project was born from a desire to encourage people to engage… Read More >
Small Space, Big Impact
Jeffrey Gantert and Brad Bloom of Portland Garden Cottages went above and beyond the call of reuse with these amazing cottages located in Upper Albina. The ReBuilding Center is proud to be a resource for local builders and designers looking for innovative solutions to reuse challenges.
Gantert and Bloom built these two 364sq.ft. cottages almost entirely of salvaged materials.
You… Read More >
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