March 27th 2008

Where oh where is Spring?

Electronics Recycling

I don't know about you but, along side my regular paper and plastic recycling I have been collecting a myriad of other items that I don't think I should throw in the garbage. So over time I have accumulated quite a pile of items that are collecting dust and taking up space in various corners of my home. There is an old TV, well not the whole TV, it was big, once it went kaput it really took up a lot of space. It was too big and heavy for me to move so I took it apart and while it is still too heavy to move it can be concealed much better. But I digress, in addition to this TV tube, I still have my very first computer and monitor (a Tandy) a keyboard, a mouse, broken antenna, busted cd player, a really old cell phone and more but you get my point. Where do you get rid of this stuff?

Now to my point I found this website and it gives you information on electronics recycling by zip code. My Green Electronics.

Second Day Of Spring 2008

I think the picture says it all.

Update , Reusing, Reviving a Bathtub

Here is the finished bathroom. Thank you to our customer for remembering us and sending on these photos it really is one of the best things when we get to see the items that we salvaged given a new life.




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Planetreuse.com

Planet Reuse

Today is the greenest of all days during the year thanks to the Irish! It's also the launch day for a new green website, http://www.planetreuse.com Planet Reuse brings anyone interested in building green, together on their website.

It's like Ebay for builders, Designers, Architects, Salvage Companies, and DIYers. Yours truly has a listing along with several other salvage companies. Over time this may be the best place to start when looking for materials. Because we all have a specialty area (like I avoid flooring projects for instance) Planet Reuse will allow you to search for green materials for all aspects of the project rather than having to shop each piece at different locations. Check them out and bookmark them at Planet Reuse!

Why didn't I think of this? Good going Brad and team!

Tab

Reusing, Reviving, Reinventing Bathtubs

One of the nicest things about our business is that we often get to see what people do with the items they buy from us. We really do think of ourselves as responsible for finding good homes for the items we sell. Kind of like a matchmaker. This is a story about a perfect match.

Steve and his wife drove up from Urbana, Il. last summer in hopes of finding a vintage, left hand drain, art deco corner tub with a “wrap around” apron. A hard to find piece and it had to be in excellent condition. It was a serendipitous moment as we had just received word on such a tub. We moved quickly to rescue the tub and bring it back to the store for Steve to see. Here's a recent email from Steve:

Tabitha and Liz, I'm a customer from over a year ago, but we're finally going on our bathroom project and I wanted to forward you a picture that includes the centerpiece, an awesome corner tub that DIDN'T need refinishing, that you helped me cram into a little white toyota station wagon last year and drive down to Urbana. Our contractor was so skeptical when he sweated the dirty tub (in our garage for a year) up our narrow staircase, "what the heck are these guys thinking?" Since I cleaned it up, it's been the talk and pride of him and every subcontractor to come through. It's awesome! Thank you guys for finding it for us. I'll forward another picture when it's all done.

Before After

Playing with Color (again)

We have had these stars for a while now and decided to give them a fresh look with some new paints I have. The dark blue is from a company called Citron Paint and the coverage is great and no smell. The colors are deep and rich. This color is called Suffragette. The greenish star, I used one of the Benjamin Moore Aura paints called Lush. They are resting in this cool antique shopping cart that we just pickedup.