Reuse Inspiration
Community Forklift customers are a creative bunch and once you see some of the projects they’ve created using materials from our reuse warehouse, we think you’ll agree! Check out some awesome upcycling and get inspired for your next salvage project!
DOORS
Take a look at some customer upcycling projects and learn how to reuse a door found at Community Forklift. Visit our reuse warehouse to start your own project and open a door to creativity!
TREINCARNATION
Treincarnation live edge lumber can be used for all sorts of projects, including shelves, benches, tables, and more. Check out some inspiring projects below created by Forklift Fans and visit our reuse warehouse to get started on your own salvaged masterpiece!
LIGHTING
The Community Forklift reuse community has repurposed salvaged lighting to great effect. See some of their photos for inspiration and visit our reuse warehouse to find materials for your own salvaged lighting project!
MORE REUSE INSPIRATION ON OUR BLOG
Before and After: Secondhand materials from Community Forklift find new uses
Would you like to share a project that you've completed using salvaged materials from Community Forklift? Send photos and a short description to outreach@CommunityForklift.org or tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter! Check out the glow on that golden woodgrain!...
Before and After: New reuses for materials from Community Forklift
This vintage bar cabinet from the reuse warehouse looks fantastic in its new space! The woodgrain and hardware fits right in with the rich curtains and upholstery nearby. The cabinet now serves as possibly the most glamorous general storage space ever, holding linens,...
Before and After: Creative projects using salvaged materials from Community Forklift
Check out this chicken coop created with salvaged materials from Community Forklift! “I'd change some things about the design if I did it again — now that I know what works best — but I'd never built anything before,” the Forklift Fan who constructed it said. “Having...
Before and After: Upcycling projects using salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse
What a fantastic use for the Treincarnation live edge lumber available here at our reuse warehouse! The dining table features a slab of cherry wood, salvaged hairpin legs, and butterfly joints. Thanks for putting these reclaimed materials to fabulous reuse! Photos by...
Before and After: upcycle salvaged materials into fantastic creative projects
Mary used a salvaged radiator cover from the reuse warehouse to create the glass display shelf in her DC home. She didn’t have a “before” photo (I just used a photo of our radiator cover section) but I thought you’d want to see the results anyway! The cover she bought...
