Habitat SLO County Announces New Furniture Restoration Challenge

Photo caption: Stephanie Wright, Habitat SLO ReStores Manager, sands a side table at the Paso Robles ReStore.

The challenge is open until July 31st

– Habitat for Humanity San Luis Obispo County (Habitat SLO) is hosting a ReStore-It Challenge to support local affordable housing for families in need and promote sustainability. From June 4 to July 31, participants can enter by purchasing a $20 ReStore credit and taking home a piece of furniture to be repaired at the San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles ReStore locations. Participants must return the restored furniture to the appropriate location by July 31 for customers to vote. Winners will be announced on August 17 at The Big Deal ReStore anniversary event.

The ReStore-It Challenge encourages participants to use creativity, traditional restoration skills, or innovative techniques to breathe new life into their chosen piece while promoting sustainable consumption habits. According to a New York Times article, “Americans throw away more than 12 million tons of furniture each year.” Renewing and repurposing furniture gives it a second chance and keeps it out of landfills. So far this year, local ReStore customers have saved 700,000 pounds of usable materials from ending up in the trash.

“Dining tables and chairs, dressers, bookcases, buffets, coffee tables—there’s so much to choose from,” said Stephanie Wright, Habitat SLO’s ReStores manager. “It’s nice to see old items given a new lease on life in a new way.”

Participants can proudly showcase their project by taking photos to show progress, posting photos on Instagram with #ReStoreItChallenge, and inviting Habitat SLO to collaborate @HabitatSLOReStores.

ReStore credit can be used on items in the store and proceeds benefit Habitat SLO’s affordable housing, home preservation and neighborhood revitalization programs.

For more information or to find fun ways to get involved, visit www.habitatslo.org or follow Habitat SLO on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.

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