Reuse Project -- Tree House

These crafty folks made their granddaughter this beautiful tree house using cedar siding and other reclaimed wood they found at the ReBuilding Exchange.

The Story of Stuff -- the Underside of our Production and Consumption Patterns.

What is the Story of Stuff?

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Reuse Project -- Table with Spindles

Reuse Project -- Table Lamp

An RX customer, Joel Haynes, made a really interesting table lamp out of one of our old industrial light fixtures and a roll of player piano music. The light shines through the roll, projecting the images onto the wall. He can be reached at jphayes113@gmail.com if you're interested in seeing more of his crafty salvage and reuse projects.

Reuse Project -- Orientation Center Media Library

Local architect, designer and activist, Charlie Vinz built these beautiful, and functional shelves from ReBuilding Exchange wood, for the Orientation Center in Chicago. The Orientation Center is home to InCUBATE (Institute for Community Understanding Between Art and the Everyday) and AREA Chicago, a publication and event series dedicated to researching, supporting and networking local social, political and cultural movements.
http://incubate-chicago.org/
www.areachicago.org

WeFarm volunteers making raised garden beds from ReBuilding Exchange wood.

A ReBuilding Exchange customer made these mirrors for his house from scraps of reclaimed flooring....