1. Item #655777: The Second Use Chainsaw Massacre

At only $20, this guy is ready to be smothered with fake blood and placed in a creepy (but safe and out of children’s reach) spot. Trick-or-treaters beware!

2. Item #656675: Justice is Served

What’s heavier, a human skull or a bucket of candy? We’ll let this scale decide.

3. Item #652185: Witch’s Brew

This massive cauldron is as authentic as it is heavy (which is to say, VERY). When you’re done using it to scare neighbors, it’ll make a great planter, baby bath, etc.

4+5. Items #634983 + #656287: Headless Horsemen (or Zombies, or Ghosts…)

Nothing says “Halloween decor” like a fake body dressed to impress (or frighten). Bury halfway in your yard, separate into pieces, use later in the year as Santa’s elves, the possibilities are endless.

*Wishing you the spookiest and most mischievous of Halloweens*

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Opened just months before the 1929 stock market crash, Seattle’s Fox Theatre was cursed with a series of misfortunes from the beginning, despite being praised for its “fairy like appearance.”

Amid much debate, it was demolished in 1992, but pieces of it, perhaps by magic or the goodwill of early salvagers, continue to appear at our store.

Check out the incredible selection of columns, corbels, creatures, and flourishes, available now in our Seattle store:http://seconduse.com/inventory/job/?jobID=518J3161

Item #338230: Sanitary Wall Sconce – $165

Created by: Greg Balducci
We get lots of compliments on this creative light fixture, hanging up near our customer service desk. One day someone is going to take it home, and on that day we will mourn the loss of a true 2U fixture (pun intended) but be glad to see it go to someone who appreciates its beauty. Could that someone be you?

Item #577723: Foundry Bookshelf – $95 (ON SALE!)

Created by: Dirk Wassink2U President and Co-Owner Dirk does more than just hold this company together: he creates one of a kind shelving out of one of our favorite and most versatile materials: foundry patterns! Hot tip: our last batch of foundry is on the floor and on sale now, while supplies last!

Items #607525 (Pipe Organ Birdhouse -$85), #607541 (Tiger Maple Shelf -$195), and #607529 (Skateboard Birdhouse -$55)

Created by: Nils Rye
Nils loves wood. This is a fact. And the things he does with it are truly incredible. Take this pipe organ birdhouse, for example, where he has taken something that used to make music and made it into a home for creatures who will fill your yard with song. A beautiful second life for this pipe organ piece, isn’t it?

This tiger figured maple shelf practically glows! The reclaimed steel shelf supports add industrial charm to the naturally beautiful wood, finished with sunflower oil.

And for the sportier bird fans among us, this reclaimed skateboard birdhouse is a unique yard feature that will be sure to attract only the *coolest* of birds. Your neighbors will be jealous, we guarantee it.

Item #607335: Adorable Strawberry Light – $95

Created by: Elliot O’Sheehan

This fruity light is just begging to be the statement piece in your kitchen! We picture it above a dining table or in a pantry, but you can make it yours and put it wherever your heart desires.

Items #607273 (Coleman Lantern Lamp – $145) and #607283 (Skateboard Wall Sconce -$95)

Created by: Anne Kohl

Our resident in-house lighting restorer, refurbisher, and all around creative light fixture powerhouse Anne made this lovely table lamp out of a Coleman lantern. Polished and chic, with tons of salvage charm, this would look great in any space!

And how could you resist this cooler-than-cool skateboard sconce? Perfect for the budding boarder in your life, or as an accent piece in your living room.

Check out these items and more any day of the week from 9AM-6PM, and give us a call if you’d like to put anything on hold! (206)-763-6929

Item #595443 (and matching): Midcentury Brutalist Light Fixture

This brutalist light, manufactured by The Harry C. Lynde Co. of Seattle, is made from flexible strips of solid bronze with a single bulb holophane inner shade and bullseye bottom. It was salvaged from early 60’s built United Methodist Church in Everett. At 31″, the shade alone makes for a sizable statement light. The shaft, measuring 91,” can be easily cut shorter, or keep it long to hang in your 20′ ceiling grand entryway.

Item #573565 (and matching): Midcentury Cone Pendant Light

These lights were designed and built in the mid-century for use in a church sanctuary. Built with a lot of aluminum, they are light weight for their size. Originally, the conduit was directly attached to a mounting bracket in the ceiling, but a new mounting system will have to be designed. The top piece of conduit can easily be unscrewed and replaced. Make a statement with one hanging in your entryway, or create a tranquil space with a few hanging from a lofty ceiling.

Check out these examples of statement lighting in different rooms of the home:

Over a kitchen island, these lights promise lots of light and the placement ensures that their height isn’t an issue!

Similarly, oversize lights over a dining table bring focus to that part of the room, and help to create division of space in an open layout like this room.

We love this light in a pitched ceiling! Where the slanted walls stand to make the space feel smaller, the light actually creates some space.

Don’t forget you can call us at 206-763-6929 and place items on hold if you’d like to take a look at them in person! Our store hours are 9Am-6PM every day of the week. Browse online anytime at www.seconduse.com/inventory

The yellowing pages from the program boast ads for clothing, real estate, produce, mortgages and whisky. One ad is for the Seattle Milk Fund, a dietary aid organization for needy families. According to the ad, in 1937, the Seattle Milk Fund distributed 31,061 quarts of milk, 528 dozen eggs, and 1,775 loaves of bread to hungry families.

Though the symphony program is almost 75 years old, some things never change. In the back of the program is a note from a symphony head, saying that the Seattle Symphony Orchestra has had to shrink, as a result of tough financial times. Also, the classical music remains consistent throughout time. The evening performance on Jan. 23, 1939 included “Symphony No. 5 in E Minor” by Tchaikovsky and “Tristan and Isolde” by Wagner.

These kinds of pieces get the imagination going for Second Use staff. “You’re transported back to 1939,” Armstrong says. “I like to imagine people in fancy dresses and tuxedos, drinking martinis, standing in a beautiful building.”

Posted 1/11/13

• Glass door knobs, just because a friend on Facebook told us when she was younger, she used to think they were giant diamonds
• Glass or brass door knobs, to be made into ornaments
• Chandelier crystals, to be made into earrings or other jewelry
• Second Use gift cards
• Second Use t-shirts
• Knob wine stoppers, like this one
• Skelton keys, for jewelry or just because they’re cool
• Escutcheons, for bracelets
• An assortment of knobs, for a person to assemble a coat rack
• Numbers (from the house number drawer) that may have special meaning for the person receiving the gift

Got any ideas? Send them to elena@seconduse.dev.

Posted 12/2/2011

Posted 8/3/2011