Have you ever been tempted to grab a stylish, forsaken chair or couch off of the curb and make it your own? “That’d look better in my living room than wasting away in a dumpster,” you might think. You ...

When I arrived in Brooklyn a dozen years ago, at the height of a multi-borough bed bug scare, it was fully taboo to touch anything abandoned on the sidewalk. Still, like a moth to a flame, I couldn’t ...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: This spring and summer, the adage rings especially true. The hotter months were always peak times for Big Apple move-ins and -outs. But standard relocations ...

Imagine picking up a vintage, mint-condition Herman Miller Eames lounge chair, matching ottoman or a bunch of gently-used IKEA cubbies, all for free. While this may sound like something out of a movie ...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure,” but one Instagram account is proving just how ...

As night falls on the streets of Shanghai, Mikiko Chen can often be found prowling through the winding alleyways of the city hunting for discarded items. "I pick up all sorts of things, chairs, wine ...