Ugly Christmas Sweater contest winner announced!
Event Date: 2016-11-30 21:45:00 UDPATE: Here he is, the winner of The ReStore’s 2016 Ugly Christmas Sweater contest. His bravery in the face of snarky critics (and 82 Facebook ‘likes’) has earned our hero a $100 ReStore gift card. So, bring that winning sweater into the Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store by January 21, […]
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Tracy Livie: A find for Clark County
It was a friend who first turned Tracy Livie on to The ReStore. They had just bought furniture from the Washington County ReStore and they needed Tracy’s advice. “They were asking me about refinishing it, and they told me about how wonderful the store is,” she said. So when Tracy saw the sign for the […]
Read MoreCarolLee Braitwait: Why I give to the Habitat Store
Habitat for Humanity Store is the perfect store for me. My mother always told me it was a sin to waste. Now, I feel guilty if I throw out anything that hasn’t reached the end of its useful life. That’s what makes [Habitat] Store so perfect. I am a member of CCRA, Clark County Rental […]
Read MoreStaff DIY: Table Base turned into a New Table
Look what Jess did! We love how ReStore shoppers buy just what they need, often donating back any surplus. That was the case for a sweet little coffee table: The shopper admired the glass table top–not so much the base. But a table without a top isn’t so easy to sell, even at The ReStore. […]
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Kate Ayres: Forager finds fun @The ReStore
“I don’t eat anything I can’t identify,” said Kate Ayres. Those are certainly words to live by, given that Kate, the Portland ReStore’s new assistant manager, considers community foraging one of her favorite pastimes. You may spot her on the street as she stops to pick up apples, pears, nettles, figs, nuts and blackberries from […]
Read MoreSteampunk tea room opens in Beaverton
Afternoons are meant for tea, but once you’ve stepped into the new Clockwork Rose Tea Emporium in downtown Beaverton, you’ll be yearning for a cuppa most any time. Owner Maggie Nolder got a taste for tea shops while on a two-week tour of Ireland with husband Harold. After the first sip in a particularly charming […]
Read MoreEtsy entrepreneurs exclusively ReStore DIYers
Jennifer Hill owes her success to ingenuity, imagination…and shopping at The ReStore. Like many Etsy entrepreneurs, Jenn and partner Jenny Tiffany first began their venture by making tile coasters for friends and family. “They were really popular, so we started distributing to local gift shops,” Jenn recalls. That was in 2002. In 2006-within the first […]
Read MoreLocal salvage hunters forage for finds at The ReStore
YOU know it’s a crazy-wonderful experience shopping The ReStore – an adventure because you just never know what treasure you’ll discover. Here’s a short blog about a couple of local shoppers on a mission to forage salvage materials for an outdoor bar. Next stop: The ReStore. READ HERE! ____________________________ FIND OUT MORE: ReStore Salvage Service in OREGON HOME SHOP […]
Read MoreHow a $2 chair launches local business
A $2 ReStore chair was really the start of it all. When Sally and Andy Pella bought the $2 chair from The ReStore for their daughter’s dorm room, they sanded, painted and reupholstered the piece, then shared photos on Facebook. Friends said it was beautiful enough to sell, and that’s how Red Door Reclaimed was launched.! Now, only […]
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Andrew Carlson: Educating is his thing
Here’s a fresh face you should get to know. It belongs to Andrew Carlson, new assistant manager at the Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store. Raised in NE Portland, Andrew attended Grant High School, and later graduated from Portland State where he studied history and social sciences with the intent of becoming a teacher. While […]
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