Oh hello,
While adventuring through the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago on a mid-summer's day I began to notice folks walking with fixtures, tables and chairs...oh my! Where was this Land of Decor Oz?? Following the trial of people I discovered a mecca for refurbish-ers, Do-It-Yourself-ers and designers!
The ReBuilding Exchange (a project of Delta Institute www.delta-institute.org) is a not-for-profit re-use materials organization. They received the majority of their materials from deconstruction projects as well as donations from the public sector. They are housed in an enormous warehouse full of fixtures, doors, windows, cabinetry, bath tubes, sinks, wood, etc... It was amazing to walk through and see all the reusable materials they have salvaged. According to their website they have diverted 3000 tons of building materials from landfills!
Not only do they just sell material they have a great programs and workshops. They have a department, RX Made, which will build custom pieces from their salvaged materials.
This is a great organization that is helping Chicago to be green. With a dedication of helping the environment and helping people, this organization is true gem!
If you live in the Chicago-land area, you should check it out! It's at the corner of Ashland and Webster (enter on Webster). For readers who do not live in Chicago, I encourage you to look through ReBuilding Exchange's website. It is inspiring for us all to be greener and possibly doing a little "re-purposing" ourselves!
Check it out! www.rebuildingexchange.org
Good day!
--D Charles
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| Interesting Sun glare coming through the window. |
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| Plus a great view of Downtown Chicago! |
Thanks for stopping in to visit us at the ReBuilding Exchange, David! We look forward to seeing you again.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely make an effort to reuse all the wonderful materials that surround us and stock some of the coolest things for our RX-family customers. See you soon!
Gregg