New line of reclaimed metal furniture in-store now

Posted February 17, 2012

This coffee table / Flat-screen TV console is made with metals of charcoals and black, but there are also colored metal pieces available sometimes. Just ask!

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We have a handful of pieces on the showroom floor from a new-to-us local furniture maker. Come see!

The furniture is constructed from scrap metals from redesigned items like scaffolding, shipping container roofs and industrial shelving.

Here are photos of what we have in-store now - but more pieces are made and available, just ask. Custom orders are welcomed (and oh, so much fun to think about the possibilities!)

Hope to see you soon!

This pair of end tables with shelves are really fun...made of off-white and neutral metals that used to be industrial shelving units.

This bench / coffee table is just so sharp lookin'....I love it!

Perfect table for a seating area with a sofa placed opposite from a pair of chairs...if the space is limited, you can place this in a non-traditional way, perpendicular to the sofa and running it between the two chairs. Placed long ways like that, it effectively serves as the table top surface for all five people seated there!

This desk is ergonomically-correct. And don't worry about banging it up - it just looks better that way! The top is made from the roof of a shipping container and the curved edges are sections of scaffolding. Sweet!

A chair that matches is on its way from the artisan soon. (But if you'd like this one, we'll throw it in for free just because we love you.)

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Don't Throw That Light Bulb Away!

Posted February 1, 2012

We all know by now that fluorescent light bulbs can mean big savings on our electric bills. But many people don’t know that, if disposed of improperly, they can mean lots of mercury in the water table. A typical CFL bulb contains about 4 milligrams of mercury. A paltry amount by itself, but multiplied by millions it can add up pretty quickly. Now, before anyone gets too concerned, the mercury stays contained in the bulb. It is only released when the bulb is broken. If one gets broken in your home it does not pose a serious health risk as long as it is cleaned up and disposed of properly. That being said, unbroken bulbs that have reached the end of their life span should not just be chucked in the trash can. In case you haven’t noticed, garbage trucks are not the most delicate machines. There is a way, however, to make sure that mercury does not end up in our water supply.

While I am a huge proponent of patronizing locally owned retail establishments, this is one time I am going to recommend going to a big box retailer. Home Depot has a CFL recycling program. All you have to do is take your unbroken bulbs to the return desk and drop them off. That includes the tube fluorescent bulbs as well. Of course, they do this so that you will buy your replacement bulbs from them. That’s capitalism at work. Do not despair. You still have free will. You can always turn around and walk out and get your bulbs somewhere else, or not. It’s really up to you.

I hope everyone takes this to heart. Mercury is some pretty nasty stuff and we don’t need to be putting more of it into the environment. It really is just a matter of putting your old bulbs in a bag until you go shopping to get more. This kind of recycling does more than save resources. It can prevent serious neurological problems for unborn children. So do some random baby a favor and recycle those old bulbs. To learn more about the effects of mercury you can go here.

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