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HARRY KOFFMAN
Take a look into his workshop and think hoarder. Door knobs, broken windows, dressers missing drawers, table tops, pieces of old wood that clearly belong in the trash. Or do they? Because dumpster...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | REVAMP. RESTORE. RE-LOVE.
Hi I’m Harry, I like old things – especially old things people throw out. Dressers, shelving, cabinets, lamps, tables, chairs – basically anything that can be refinished or reused in one way or...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | CHICKEN WIRE & STAIR TREADS
I found this in the filthy basement of my 100 plus year old apartment. It was lying on the ground next to the foundation where water often seeped through the cracks in a pile of dirt. The size and...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | DIVING FOR A WARDROBE
feeling the pain models do in uncomfortable photo shoots. When possible I generally stop for any piece of furniture I see on the side of the road. The only time I really force myself to keep driving is...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | THE LUNCH BREAK DRESSER
Since it’s been a little over two years after I found this piece, I think its okay that I tell the truth about this dresser. After a nice lunch at the now closed Channel Café in Fort Point (still not...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | BUBBIE’S TROPICAL SET
This dining room set was passed along to me from my aunt; it had been sitting in her basement for about 15 years and previously belonged to my grandmother. I was up for the challenge to modernize the...
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DUMPSTER DIVING | LIGHT FIXTURE PLANTERS
I came up with this when I was working on restoring the exterior of a home in Newton, more specifically the front door and the garage door. The sconces around the doors were original to the home,...
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