Second Use In the News

A New Trend in Home-Improvement Stores:
Reuse centers offer recycled building materials at far below original price
Fine Homebuilding
by Brian Pontolilo, 2007

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Recycled-art fest gives creativity a second chance

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Seattle Times: Sept 24, 2006
by Cara Solomon
"Second Use held its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, drawing visitors for both its toilet-art contest and its competition for art made from recyclable materials, known as salvage art. Other attractions included a puzzle map of the country, with blocks of state-shaped wood, and a "wrecking ball" set up to destroy framed photographs of certain politicians and other notables."

Second Use
Finds new good homes for old things

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Seattle Times, Pacific NW Magazine: April 9, 2006
by John B. Saul

Old school style: Now you can own part of your alma mater

Seattle Times: November 12, 2005

By Nicole Tsong

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2002618960_salvage12.html

"If you can get to a salvage store just after its employees have scoured one of Seattle 's historic schools, you could come out with 1920s light fixtures, old-growth fir boards or cabinet doors with a patina perfected over 80 years."

Scavenged Splendor

Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine: November 25, 2005

By Valeria Easton and Benjamin Benschneider

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David Chatt and Ron Cole have been loyal Second Use customers for years. This article explores their creative use of salvaged and scavenged goods. Make sure to check out all of the colorful and inspirational photos.

"More than 80 percent of the wood used for flooring, ceilings and trim had a former life.The bathroom is a recycling showcase, in part because by the time they got to work on it, their budget was "subterranean," says Cole.In search of a cheap alternative to tile, Chatt made a trip to Boeing surplus, returning home with shiny sheets of airplane aluminum to line the shower."

Custom Coops: From Penthouse Perches to Covered Porches, city chickens are sitting pretty.

Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2002/0120/cover.html

.He went to Second Use, an architectural salvage place near South Park, and bought an old gray fence for $50. He cut off the ground rot, turned the fence upside-down, and suddenly, it all came together: A Wild West Saloon.

The Jewel-Box Bathroom; An artful remodel uses mosaics and maple burls to revive a dowdy relic.

Fine Home Building: Kitchens and Baths Winter 2004. By Diana Maxum

.We were making weekly trips to Second Use Building Materials in Seattle for anything that might fit into our eclectic bathroom. We found a perfect 30 square foot (piece of) Vermont green slate, not quite enough to do the whole floor, but I could design around that. After three more trips to Second Use, we managed to find enough, at $2 to $3 per square foot, to do the whole floor, sink backsplash, and floor trim.

Thoroughly MODERN MODEST; A distinct style emerges from the salvaged and the sustainable

Pacific Northwest Magazine: October 24, 2004

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/1024/living.html

CAN ENVIRONMENTALLY sound modernism make a successful move to the South Park neighborhood near the Duwamish River? Sure, why not? .Woodward and Belau bought a dozen worn school slate chalkboards at Second Use and stored them for two years before they built or even knew how the boards would be used. As it turns out, the slate was cut into various shapes and deployed throughout the house, as a floor in the entry, and as countertops in the bathroom and kitchen.

The Second Time Around; Couple Scrounges for Salvage Materials to Restore Home

The Herald, Everett: September 9, 2004. By Debra Smith

The Kelseys are restoring their 1886 Victorian home.using period materials. Rather than using reproductions and new hardware, the Kelsey's scour salvage yards and junk piles to find everything from molding and flooring to stained glass windows and clawfoot tubs."There's a certain sense you derive from looking at a piece and knowing it's shared lives with other people"."New products don't have that spirit, that ambience".

Building the Deconstruction Industry; "Construction in Reverse" salvages valuable building materials, creates jobs, and spawns new business opportunities.

In Business: September/October 2004. By Diane Greer.

Deconstruction is allowing homeowners to realize substantial cost savings over traditional demolition techniques while diverting significant quantities of waste from landfills.

Satisfaction Sustained; To honor earth, let's create gardens that both look good and last

Pacific Northwest Magazine: April 18, 2004

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/0418/plant.html

Cordially Clever: with found objects, flowers and frugality, a winsome garden is formed

Pacific Northwest Magazine: July 11, 2004

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2004/0711/cover_greenlake.html