ReStore Blog

We need your help filling the new space

Written by Jared Laabs | Feb 7, 2020 2:45:00 PM

Regular ReStore shoppers may have already noticed, but our New Brighton location is expanding. ReStore sales have grown month over month which is one reason why our home improvement outlet needs to grow. This expansion has created an anticipated challenge, and we need your help. We need donations to help fill the new space!


A view of the current New Brighton ReStore—Open during construction

Donations are the lifeblood of ReStore. For over 10 years in the Twin Cities area, homeowners and businesses donate furniture, tools, and other home improvement items. ReStore then sells those items to the public and the proceeds support affordable homeownership through Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's work. It's really a remarkable solution to many problems for residents and businesses. Physical Items no longer needed unlock potential for someone else within our community. And an added bonus, tons of material aren't thrown away into landfills.


The space adjacent to the current New Brighton ReStore—We're expanding!

When the expansion project is completed later this spring, the New Brighton ReStore will be 50% larger and have way more parking spaces. But to get the new space ready for customers, we need more stuff for the sales floor. Here's what you can do today to help:

Donate items after a remodel

  • Appliances under 10 years old
  • Tools you'll never use again
  • Furniture that is in good condition
  • Architectural items or unused building materials
  • Solid doors
  • Kitchen cabinets under 20 years old
  • New windows (because you ordered the wrong size)
  • Hardware
  • Full boxes of tiles, flooring, or other building material

See our complete donation guidelines >

Reclaim space—Donate items to ReStore

  • Furniture that is still in good condition
  • Building materials and tools taking up space in the garage
  • Full boxes of tile or laminate flooring that you'll never use
  • Extra power tools and hand tools
  • Fiberglass ladders

See our complete donation guidelines >

Donate items from your workplace

  • Desks (5’ wide or narrower)
  • Desk chairs
  • Lobby furniture or breakroom furniture
  • Refrigerators under 10 years old
  • Two drawer file cabinets (upright, 16” wide)

See our complete donation guidelines >


Drop off your donation or schedule a free pick-up service for large items

Make sure to read our complete donation guide before hauling items. If you have something large to donate, we'll pick it up for free! Just follow our online instructions to schedule a pick-up.