Repurposing does come with a price ... The old studs in a wall removed during demo can make a nice countertop, for example. By giving it a new top and adding a little paint to a kitchen cabinet ...

Amy Duncan, spokesman for repurposedMATERIALS, wants homeowners to know that repurposing is different from recycling. Repurposing is creative reuse. It uses assets and materials that have value ...