Earthwise Architectural Salvage

Very cool architectural salvage/​re-​purposing mecca. Lots of cool older architectural accents can be found here like the huge Queen Anne school window arches with windows intact! The state of each item varies, and most everything is outdoors or in a barn-​like environment where the elements continue to deepen the patina of the antiques you’ll find.
In addition to architectural treasures, you can find anything from old gym flooring to marble, sinks, toilets and some American history if you keep your eyes open! My husband found a mechanical box tucked in the corner with a $ 15 tag. Come to find out there’s one in the Smithsonian, and it’s historical value is far beyond the price we paid.
You can also bring your own treasures for trade or sale?
Staff here is super friendly, and happy to be there. Dress accordingly. Happy hunting!

Poor customer service from a younger lady with a septum piercing at the front desk. I was there to pickup furniture for someone else giving all the information I had and in return received a defensive response that wasn’t customer oriented at all. It’s important for a positive mental attitude being the face of a business and this person clearly could care less. Then there’s the pricing, way overpriced. You’re better off just taking the time to fish craigslist for much better deals and not to mention the self reward from the hunt! Shop elsewhere!

Went to earthwise with my wife — they were very helpful finding the things we need for her project and even modified one of their sales items to make it work for us. I would highly recommend. Prices are fair also compared to others in the same business.

I love this place! There are so many unique items to look at. Any DIY project you find on Pinterest, they have the supplies for. Went in for hinges, latches and handles to build two Dutch doors (using instead of baby gates for our stairs) and got heavy duty ones for less than 20 dollars. Definitely a cool place to check out on a weekend, and you can’t beat their prices.

Small, overpriced. All of their lumber is left uncovered for the weather and elements to warp. My husband and I were looking for small pieces like fixtures faucets, door knobs. Everything was overpriced and needed lots of love. I love finding hidden treasures and spending time to make them functional, but not if its priced like its new! It’s worth the drive to Portland, to go to The ReBuilding Center for all your salvage needs! Although it’s still fun to walk around and check out what they’ve got!

Only been here once.. I’m new to this kinda place, but I loved it! I’d go back when I’m looking for more cool stuff. I bought this window for $ 50. Seemed a tad pricey maybe since it’s a salvage yard. .But like I said, I’m new to this kinda shopping.
Guy was super friendly. Showed us where more stuff was and helped me out with my find. Was heavy.

Love coming here! These guys are helping me put my 1912 home back together. Friendly and kind staff! Reasonable prices.

We were looking for neat odds and ends to make our home unique and love to shop vintage/​used/​thrift to this end. Earthwise has so many unique housing and salvage goods such as old claw-​foot tubs, church pews, salvaged wood, gardening stuff and planters, great lighting fixtures, vintage door knobs, and much more. There were some many things that I wanted to buy.
We bought some nice looking worn wood to make a bed frame and some industrial large wheels for the footing for 30 bucks in total. I Also bought super neat book ends with little globes on them in their office show room.
The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful– we enjoyed chatting with her.
I give it 5 stars because it has all the elements I expect in a salvage store and more– really neat stuff– and with that said, here are two small things to consider –some of the items are more pricey than I would have expected and generally i have seen less expensive salvage goods stores. However I support their effort to have a thriving business and so I’ll pay it — or find stuff there that is more reasonably priced (bed frame makings I mentioned we found for 30 bucks).
Second, this is not a critique, but rather a fact for most salvage stores — you usually can’t go and expect to find a very specific things (except for vintage door knobs, they have hella door knobs) — it’s the kind of place where items find you.
I’ll certainly be going back often for treasures.

If you’ve got a busted hinge pin for the front door of your 1924 Craftsman home or if you just like old stuff– this is the place for you.
Lots of lighting fixtures, old doors and windows, tubs and toilets plus conversation to spare.
The folks are friendly, the stuff is cool.

Awesome selection of antique and unique items. Friendly staff ready to help. Inventory is always changing so I stop by regularly so I don’t miss out on anything… One of the coolest thing I like is the old growth beam selection and solid wood endgrain tiles! Definatly worth checking out!

My husband and I are big fans of salvage stores. We have been to the Earthwise location in Sodo many times — sometime just to browse, sometimes because we are looking for a particular item. In either case, we have always enjoyed wandering around there and have frequently left with some small (or large) trinket. So, when life brought us down to Tacoma one recent day, we decided to check out Earthwise’s recently-​opened second location there.
It is smaller than the Seattle store, but still full of lots interesting «stuff» — doors, windows, appliances, toilet seats (in just about every pastel you can imagine), phones, cabinet hardware, lighting fixtures, etc. Oh, and a giant stuffed lion. (I’m not sure if he is for sale or is just there to keep an eye on things.)
The store is adjacent to Hillsdale Lumber and Sawmill, and, as such, has a huge stock of lumber and the ability to cut it to size. My husband was impressed with both the selection and the prices.
We only saw one person working at the store today, but she was very friendly and helpful. She greeted us and and other customers, chatting us up a bit so she’d know why we were there and doing all she could to make sure each person found what they were seeking — or just enjoyed just looking around.
Now that we know exactly where to find the Tacoma store — and have seen the cool things that are to be had there — I see many return trips in our future.