ReStore ReUse Contest
The contest ends at midnight on September 30, 2026.
The Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore is hosting the 15th annual ReUse Contest to showcase innovative building projects constructed predominantly of used building materials.
Categories
Furniture & Home Decor
Prize: $200 ReStore Gift Card
Furniture & Home Decor is the category for projects that refit, repurpose, or refinish objects for a specific use. This could include redoing a kitchen island with recycled butcher block, turning scrap metal into a functioning lamp, or building a changing table from recycled wood. Entries into this category are not required to be functional, but should be distinct from artwork.
Dwelling
Prize: $200 ReStore Gift Card
Plant, animal, and human living spaces: Dwelling is the category for your greenhouse built from recycled materials, your labor-of-love chicken coop, your adventure-ready van, or your whole-room renovation. Entries into this category should showcase the creation or transformation of a space, whether it’s as small as a shoe-box planter or as large as your barn.
Art
Prize: $200 ReStore Gift Card
It’s all in the name: Art is the category for your up-cycled or recycled creations made for their aesthetic or conceptual properties. Shadow box dioramas, wood-burned signs, paintings and sculptures alike fall under the category of Art. Show us your creativity, ingenuity, and taste with a sustainable twist!
Best in Show
Prize: $500 ReStore Gift Card
The Best in Show winner will be selected by a panel of three judges, comprised of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity staff and volunteers. Entries will be assessed for the Best in Show award based on quality of design and execution, replicability of concept, clarity of description, and the quality of photos.
Public voting for the three category winners opens on October 1, 2026 and runs until October 31, 2026. After public voting has closed, the Best in Show winner will be selected by a panel of three judges, comprised of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity staff and volunteers.
All winners will be announced in a press release on Asheville Habitat’s website and social media pages, and featured in the Asheville Habitat ReStore.
To enter, please visit www.ashevillehabitat.org/restore/reuse-contest. Questions? Email [email protected].
