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!
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Before and After: Fantastic projects made with salvaged materials
A magnolia design burned into a piece of Treincarnation live edge lumber from Community Forklift: brilliant and beautiful! Slow Burn created the artwork on a roughly 12” x 10” piece of elm. Thanks for supporting the reuse warehouse and choosing salvaged lumber! Photo...
Before and After: New uses for salvaged materials from Community Forklift
Check out this upcycled radiator cover at Right Place Studio! Located in the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market in DC, the shop sells DC-themed watercolor prints, cards, puzzles, and creative supplies. Here’s what they had to say about their project: “I didn’t know...
Before & After: Creative reuses for salvaged stuff
Location, location, location. This salvaged chandelier from Community Forklift looks so good all lit up under a ceiling medallion! Thanks to a Forklift Fan for giving this spectacular light a spectacular new home! Photos by @elainainstagram (Instagram) The new owner...
Before and After: Creative uses for salvaged materials from the reuse warehouse
Once hardware, now upcycled art! This Forklift Fan makes all kinds of charismatic robots out of salvaged hardware and other materials from Community Forklift and beyond. It’s inspiring to see how their imagination transforms everyday items into something with so much...
Before and After: Forklift Fans put salvaged materials to good reuse!
This awesome cabinet from the reuse warehouse got a light, bright upcycle! I love the carved detail between the two doors and the little lip at the back of the top. Thanks for giving this salvaged piece of furniture a new purpose through reuse! Photos by @linnyfriend...