Turning the waste stream into a resource stream for local communities
Photo by Philip Christian
From Wednesday, October 17th through Sunday, October 21st, 2018, take half off modern and vintage lighting with orange and blue tags. This flash sale includes overhead lights, flush-mounted lights, wall sconces, patio lights, lamps, and fluorescent fixtures from every era!
Please note: Sale does not include other light parts, ceiling fans, or electrical supplies. Flash sales do not include select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, or items listed online. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. Flash sales may not be combined with other sales or promotions.
Photo by Curtis Cropper
This sale includes modern and vintage kitchen cabinet sets, single “orphan” cabinets, and cabinet doors.
Please note: This sale does not include bathroom or living room cabinetry, vanities, medicine cabinets, counter tops, work benches or tool stands, water heaters, window air conditioners, other heating and cooling equipment, or appliances from our ALCO consignment partner, select specialty items, or items listed online. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. Flash sales may not be combined with other sales or promotions.
This beautiful kitchen was redone using Forklift materials, and came very close to winning the 2017 National Reuse Contest!
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Perhaps you don’t need cabinets, but you’re looking for vintage cabinet pulls or decor? Our online sales team lists antique and specialty items in our eBay, Etsy, and Chairish shops. Find unique items, from hardware and lighting to knick-knacks and gifts.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies, and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
This sale includes cast iron sinks, vintage and clawfoot bathtubs, granite & marble counters, wrought iron, security doors, window bars, bricks, pavers and more.
Please note: The sale does not include lumber or items inside the store, select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, or items listed online. Flash sales may not be combined with other sales or promotions. Items with missing or damaged price tags may not be sold.
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Did you know that we also sell items online? Although they are not part of this week’s Courtyard Clearance, you can still get great deals on antiques & decor, vintage bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items, and more in our eBay store; vintage hardware and decor in our Etsy store; and high-end furniture in our Chairish store.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies, and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
The Salvage Sale starts on Saturday during our Funkyard Festival, and it keeps going all the way through Monday. Take 40% off the blue and orange price tags on items from every era – including mid-century furniture, brand new carpet, kitchen cabinets, appliances, doors, vintage windows, shutters, lighting, plumbing, mantels, architectural salvage, and much more. Our sale is so big that even lumber and masonry are included!
This storewide sale does NOT apply to select specialty items, items listed online, or items from our consignment partners including selectstained glass, Treincarnation raw-edge lumber, Alco Appliances, Salvage Arts restored lighting, and Amazon Paint. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. This sale may not be combined with other sales or promotions.
Our warehouse gets real busy on holiday weekends, so don’t wait until Monday night to come in and hunt for treasure. Also, please remember that if you’re dropping off a donation, you must do so before 6:30 PM.
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Did you know that in addition to treasure-hunting in our warehouse, you can also shop for Community Forklift items online? On eBay and Etsy we offer a broad range of vintage bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items, and vintage treasures. On Chairish, we offer high-end furniture and architectural items.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies, and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
We recently filled up our racks with large remnants of lots of neutral and colorful surplus carpet! Come in and see our new selection and take 25% off the marked prices on carpet and rugs.
Some exclusions apply. Items with missing or damaged tags will not be sold. This sale does NOT include carpet tiles, select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, items listed online, tile or other types of flooring. May not be combined with other sales.
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Did you know that we also sell items online? All proceeds help us continue to lift up local communities through reuse. Find vintage decor, bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items, and more in our eBay store; vintage hardware and decor in our Etsy store; and high-end furniture in our Chairish store.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies, and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
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Don’t forget, this Saturday is the Funkyard Festival! Get the full schedule of events here, and please share the Funkyard Facebook page with your friends and neighbors.
Community Forklift regularly receives donations of surplus tile and carpeting from generous business partners throughout the region. We recently picked up more than a dozen pallets of new designer tile, and are expecting 40 more pallets soon!
We’ll be putting out new tile each week throughout the fall, and during October, you can take an additional 25% off the marked price. We have dichroic and metallic glass mosaic with bronze, gold, silver, and blue highlights as well as porcelain, marble, high traffic stoneware floor-tile, decorative and prints, and (literally) tons more! If you have a project you’ve been putting off, now is the time to stock up and get started.
Just one of the many pallets of tile making their way to the floor this week.
Please note: Some exclusions apply. Sale does not include loose (unbundled) tile; boxes and bundles that have been ripped open; select specialty items; carpet, wood, or other types of flooring. Flash sales do not include white tag items, items from our consignment partners, or online items. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. May not be combined with other sales.
Our donations team also recently picked up a truck load of carpeting. This is a large quantity of high quality carpeting in a variety of solids and patterns. Priced as marked. Come and get yours while supplies last!
Did you know that we also sell items online – including vintage tile? All proceeds help us continue to lift up local communities through reuse. Find vintage decor, bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items, and more in our eBay store; vintage hardware and decor in our Etsy store; and high-end furniture in our Chairish store.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies, and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
To clear out some space for our Funkyard Festival next weekend, we’re having a big sale this weekend.
save 50% off doors, furniture, housewares, and lighting! Plus, it’s your last chance to save 10% off Amazon Paint during our September sale. Keep reading for all the details…
Please note: Flash sales do not include select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, or items listed online. May not be combined with other sales or promotions. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold.
Take half off blue or orange price tags on doors – we have over 1,500 to choose from! The sale includes all kinds of interior and exterior doors, barn doors, antique wood panel doors, oversized doors, modern doors, French doors, bifold doors, louvered doors, security doors, storm doors, screen doors, surplus doors, and doors in frames. Sale does not include shutters or fencing.
Take half off modern and vintage furniture & housewares. This includes tables, bar carts, dressers, sofas, chairs, shelves, desks, baskets, vases, and trunks! Sale does not include built-in shelving or cabinetry, tools or hardware, work benches or tool stands, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, mantels, or appliances.
Talk half off the orange and blue tags on lighting, including overhead lights, flush-mounted lights, wall sconces, lamps, ceiling fans, patio lights, fluorescent fixtures, and all types of light shades and covers. Sale does not include other light parts or electrical supplies.
Save on all colors and sizes of Amazon Select Paint (including primer). Amazon Select Paints are premium quality, eco-friendly, recycled latex paints. Amazon’s reprocessing system guarantees that every gallon meets strict specifications for color, gloss, viscosity and coverage. Available in 20 beautiful and consistent colors, Amazon Select Paint can be used for interior or exterior applications, and can be used on drywall, wood, stucco, or masonry.
Enjoy the nice weather while you hunt for treasure this weekend. Then come back next Saturday, October 6th for more great sales, plus yummy food, craft beer, a pop-up clothing shop, antiques advice, experts in preservation and old home repair, and live funk music.
Get the full schedule of events here, and please share the Funkyard Facebook page with your friends and neighbors.
We’re excited to announce that Texiles is coming to the Funkyard Festival on October 6th! This local nonprofit tackles clothing waste, and they’re a great addition to our celebration of reuse.
They’re hosting a pop-up shop at our warehouse during the party, so you can pick up cool pre-loved clothing, and drop off unwearable fabric scraps. Keep reading for details…
Did you know the average American throws away 80 pounds of clothing every year? This adds up to roughly 13 million tons per year, and contributes to the overcrowding of landfills and pollution. Textiles decompose slowly and release harmful greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. In fact, the annual environmental impact of a household’s clothing equates to 1,000 bathtubs of water, and the carbon produced by driving a car for 6,000 miles.
Yet 95% of clothing and fabric can actually be reworn, repaired, upcycled, or recycled. Texiles seeks to rescue and recycle your old clothes before they end up in a landfill. They take and sort donations of used fabric and then donate, sell, or recycle them.
Just a few things that can be done with your fabric waste!
So, do some shopping for a good cause: stop by Texiles at the Funkyard Festival on October 6th to browse their pop-up shop full of secondhand clothes. All products will be in good, wearable condition.
You can also bring them your unwearable fabric scraps, and discuss textile recycling and options for getting your stuff to a recycler.
For more information about the Funkyard Festival, please click here.
Texiles’ participation is supported by ReThread DC.
Earlier this year, the District of Columbia launched ReThread DC – an initiative designed to equip residents with the tools and resources needed to part with their unwanted textiles in a more responsible, sustainable way.
The goals of the initiative are to:
– Create a culture of recovery and reuse in the District.
– Provide resources for minimizing and diverting textile waste.
– Support the creation of economic opportunities in textile recovery, repair and reuse.
Read more about the initiative and subscribe to their calendar of events HERE.
This week, we’re giving you one last chance to take advantage of our September monthly sale, AND get an extra discount!
This sale includes modern and vintage lighting and ceiling fans, from fancy wall fixtures to simple floor lamps. Sale includes overhead lights, flush-mounted lights, wall sconces, patio lights, lamps, ceiling fans (with or without lights) and fluorescent fixtures from every era!
Please note: Sale does not include other light parts or electrical supplies. Flash sales do not include select specialty items, items from our consignment partners, or items listed online. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. Flash sales may not be combined with other sales or promotions.
Perhaps you already own some nifty vintage lighting or lamps? Would you like to know more about when they were made, or the stories they might hold?
On October 6th during the Funkyard Festival, you can bring in your vintage items (or a picture) to learn more about them! Presented by Chris Melendez of Community Forklift, and appraiser Jackie Gray.
In addition to the Antiques Advice table, the festival will include live funk music, a Picker’s Paradise, restoration & salvage demos, a secondhand clothing pop-up, preservation experts, and family fun. So mark your calendar, invite your friends, and let’s get funky!
In addition to the treasures to be found in our warehouse, we also list a variety of vintage and specialty items online. Find vintage decor, bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items and more in our eBay store; vintage hardware and decor in our Etsy store; and high-end furniture in our Chairish store.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
This flash sale includes modern and vintage appliances, ranges and cooktops, commercial and household refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers, wall-ovens, washers, dryers and more.
Please note: This sale does NOT include water heaters, window air conditioners, other heating and cooling equipment, items listed online, appliances from our ALCO consignment partner or select specialty items. Items with missing or damaged price tags will not be sold. Flash sales may not be combined with other sales or promotions.
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In addition to the treasures to be found in our warehouse, we also list a variety of vintage and specialty items online. Find vintage decor, bathroom fixtures, machinery, commercial items and more in our eBay store; vintage hardware and decor in our Etsy store; and high-end furniture in our Chairish store.
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Community Forklift aims to turn the construction waste stream into a resource stream for communities in the DC region – by diverting landfill waste, preserving historical materials, providing low-cost building supplies and creating green jobs. Every dollar you spend in our warehouse helps us lift up local communities through reuse.
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