Southern Pine is a huge supporter of local filmmakers! Check out this article by Perla Faye Humphrey, Savannah Film Industry Examiner Savannah business owner has soft spot for local filmmakers
Ever wonder where this reclamation machine gets it’s motor?
Well that’s easy, good old fashioned hard work, not to mention a discerning selective eye. Evalina, Jaco, Jimmy and Wesley sort the good Savannah gray bricks at our westside yard. We would be nothing without our tireless and dedicated staff who keep the reclamation train on the tracks. Thank you for all that you do!
Taking repurposing reclaimed materials, Lance Parker adds texture and simplicity to his furniture and home accents. Doorknobs function as coat hooks for welcomed guests. Shelves appear as wood framing exposed through a wall. Headboards made from reclaimed wood showcase serenity in the bedroom. Lance reveals the natural and man-made features of the materials to reveal how the materials are transformed.
Throughout our blog entries, our readers have probably noticed our topic of repurposing window sashes…as you can see, window sash has countless purposes for art and design.
Thank you to Lance and Diana Parker for their work. Contact Lance Parker at lpreclaimedfurtniture@yahoo.com for when and where he is selling!
Whether you are fascinated with the end result or where it came from, repurposed materials always come with a story. Southern Pine takes pride in recycling, reclaiming, and repurposing. Whether it is left-to-waste150 year old hand hewn dock piers, dredged river recovery logs, or deconstructed homes destine for the wrecking ball, a new surprise is always waiting around the corner. Some times literally…
There have been three vacant homes around the corner from our facility for the last several years. Two were affected by fire a while back but left standing. As I arrived at work one day this week, I was greeted by the sound of breaking glass and crashing lumber.
As far as we know these properties were ordered down by the city in what remains of Savannah’s annual 100 Worst Properties Program, ( a lot more can be said about this issue, but here is an article from 2007) in an attempt to combat urban blight. The wheels started spinning a few days ago and the city came knocking with a bulldoozer. Three houses were ordered demolished and one came down on day 1.
However, a silver lining soon emerged. The city agreed to give us one day to save the little house next door if we could remove it in 24 hrs.
No small feat but Ramsey and the boys jumped to action. Day 2, our tiny cottage is on a trailer ready for its new home.
A lot has been written in the last several years about The Tiny House. Building them, buying them, the advantages of downsizing to live in them. Once it gets written up in the New Yorker, New York Times, The Economist, and The Financial Times, does that make it a movement? Imagine the advantages of in living in a tiny house that is 100% reclaimed…
Stay tuned to see what we have planned for this little beaute…
Did you see The Big Green Bus in Savannah? We sure did. As part of a Dartmouth College tradition, 13 students travel the nation promoting sustainability and living in the green. Trust us, it is hard to miss this MCI coach bus traveling down the street.
On July 12th, the bus crashed the local networking event, GreenDrinks (networking event held every second Tuesday of the month). The following day, The Big Green Bus crew and Emergent Structures teamed up to reclaim cedar wood at 223 Jones Street then popped over to Gulfstream for a visit with SCAD’s Design for Sustainability program.
However, this morning the first stop was 616 East 35th Street at Southern Pine Company of Georgia. Getting on board this bus was a trip!
District 2 Savannah City Council member, Mary Osbourne, got in touch with Southern Pine last week. The window bars of her residence at Baldwin Park were being replaced and therefore destined for the landfill. Ms. Osbourne however had the sense to contact us and give these puppies a chance at a new life. She saw the potential of reuse, yeah! Thanks to her, Southern Pine Company will repurpose these window bars for future adaptive reuse.
Use a window bar to improve a brick wall for vines to grow. Clip pictures and memorabilia to a window bar to spice up your home decor. What do you envision these window bars to become for you?
If you build it, they will admire. Southern Pine Company of Georgia supplies reclaimed materials that are impressive by texture, scent, tight grain, and a story. However, our clients are intuitive with reclaimed material themselves. Recently, we have received images from a Savannah local who used our materials to build his own table.
Time to get on that personal project and build yourself something out of reclaim.
The Open House held on May 27th was a major success! We had a great turn out with over 300 people in attendance. Wow! If you missed out do not let it happen again.
Check out the Facebook page with more photos, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Savannah-GA/Southern-Pine-Company-of-Georgia/196543890361025.
Tummy Thanks to Thrive, K’Bella, FORM, Crepe A’ Diem, Kainan, Shawarma King, Narobia’s Grits and Gravy, Back in the Day Bakery, Perc, and Cup to Cup.
Special Thanks: USGBC-Emerging Professionals, Feldman Studios, Emergent Structures, City of Savannah Bureau of Environmental Services, SUGA, Phoenix Holistic Center, Labor Ready. And lets not forget Well FED, Dilated Spectrum, and Wooden Sheep in hosting with Southern Pine Company of Georgia.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Southern Pine Company of Georgia booth at Forsyth Park on Saturday. It was a blast! We displayed our flooring samples, architectural details, products, handed out tomato stakes and even eggs. For those of you who grabbed a bundle or so of tomato stakes, please email (RKCondev@bellsouth.net) us your photos! We would enjoy seeing what you repurposed them for.
