DIY Ideas and Inspiration

This guest blog post was written by Zach Schiller, a third-year interior design student at the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham and a member of the ASID student chapter. He specializes in custom-made pieces using locally-sourced, sustainable materials (including those found at the ReStore!).

This guest blog post was written by Zach Schiller, a third-year interior design student at the Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham and a member of the ASID student chapter.

Are you creative? Do you enjoy working with different types of materials when making art? The folks at the Cary ReStore have a special place in their hearts for two little monsters, made for them by some local children out of materials purchased from the ReStore.

This blog post was written by our Development and Communications intern, Chauncey Bowden, who happens to be an expert on small spaces, as she currently lives in a little Raleigh apartment. Chauncey is leaving us next week to finish her degree in Philosophy of Law from N.C. State.

Larry Diener is a Senior Project Manager and Operational Excellence Specialist at Seqirus in Holly Springs and also an upcycle guru. We had the pleasure of meeting him at a local Earth Day event and he showed us some of his past projects.

The warm weather is here, and it’s the perfect time of year to find new ways to reuse and re-purpose materials! DIY projects don’t have to be expensive or intimidating, and shopping at the ReStore makes it even easier.

Your bedroom is the most personal room in your house, and your décor should reflect that. If you’ve ever found yourself at a loss trying to find just the right nightstand to complement your unique style, why not try your hand at refinishing one?