Rebuilding Exchange + Our New Salvaged Lights
Written on March 7, 2009
Beautiful doors of all shapes, sizes and aged with character are labeled by project locations for easy coordination.
Today in the rain Adam and I trucked down to 47th and Kedzie to visit the newly opened Rebuilding Exchange. We were pleased to meet Megan, who chose to leave Salvage One in order to devote her time with this new project. She and a handful of young modern thinkers were unloading a new shipment from a demolition salvage in which we happily scoured.
Personally I fell in love with a pair of round windows (not shown) but Adam encouraged some restraint.
Wood building materials salvaged from sustainable demoltion practices range from oak flooring, moulding and raw lumber.
Ironically I forgot to bring our door dimensions, but we scored a pair of red industrial lights for only $25.
I’ve been wanting to go to the Rebuilding Exchange ever since you posted this entry. We were finally able to make it over today and I can’t even tell you how amazing it was. I’m so excited – we bought a Toto pedestal sink that was from a showroom in the Merchandise Mart for $65, tile for our bathroom wall/floors and Spanish subway tile for our kitchen. Haven’t had a chance to post photos yet of it all, but it was truly a great experience. Thanks again for letting us know about it! I’m hoping we can use the reclaimed hardwood floor for future projects.
Sarah, this is awesome news! I can’t wait to see all your wonderful finds within your home. The tiles from the Spanish subway sound especially neat—
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