Things to Donate When Renovating When you’re renovating your home, you always end up with piles of scrap, old appliances, and used furniture. Instead of throwing it in the dumpster, consider donating your renovation materials! When you donate your renovation materials...
Tools Donation
Tools Donation Trying to make some room in the garage? Or maybe you’re cleaning out a loved one’s tool shed on their behalf. No matter the reason, if you’ve come into some unwanted tools, consider donating them instead of throwing them out!The Benefits of Donating...
Shower Donation
Shower Donation We know that when you’re renovating, you’re more focused on your Pinterest boards and contractor quotes than you are on the aftermath. But it’s important to consider what you’ll be doing with your major fixtures and appliances. Donating them can save...
Downsizing Your Office and Going Remote? Donate the Furniture!
Downsizing Your Office and Going Remote? Donate the Furniture! As the digital world progresses and more and more people are working remotely, many companies are choosing to downsize their brick and mortar workplace--or eliminate it altogether! You can save thousands...
What Do I Do With My Old Couch?
What Do I Do With My Old Couch? Are you ready to redecorate but you can’t stand the idea of your old couch rotting in the landfill? Selling it may be an option if it’s still in style. But the hassle of uploading photos, creating an advertisement, and monitoring...
Upcycling Furniture for Beginners | 5 Tips You Need to Know
Upcycling Furniture for Beginners | 5 Tips You Need to Know Upcycling can be looked at as “elevated recycling” in a lot of ways. It means taking existing, and often rejected, objects and giving them new life. What many people don’t know is that Habitat for Humanity...
Volunteering with Dallas Area Habitat
Our Volunteers are at the core of what we do. Here is a first-hand account of one of our amazing volunteersVolunteering at Habitat for Humanity was more than simply checking off a bucket list item for me. During one of the introductory resource group calls at Mr....
Meet The Padilla-Hernandez Family
Meet the Padilla-Hernadez Family Read a recap of our 2019 efforts, our new Power of Pennies program and learn about a family who didn’t let fear stop them from homeownership.We Never Thought We’d Be Able To Qualify For A Home Mr. Hernadez said, as he explained his...
A lesson Taught By Theresa Clement
Your old is someone else's new We couldn’t operate our Habitat ReStores without people like you. The cycle of donating and buying is the fuel that powers our ability to give back and recover. As you renovate, replace or relocate - think twice before throwing your...
“Upcycling”, buzzword or here to stay?
“Upcycling”, buzzword or here to stay? What is Upcycling? Why is everyone talking about it? Learn more about what it means to us and our favorite upcycling examples. Upcycling is the act of taking something no longer in use and giving it a second life and new...