Start your secondhand journey at the Lakewood Shopping Center, home to The Scrap Exchange, a Durham institution nationally recognized for its commitment to reuse. Piled high within The Scrap Exchange are any number of items to fuel a full day of craft-making, home renovations or art projects. Scrap fabric, clippings from vintage magazines, lumber, light fixtures, metals, buckets of buttons — you name it, and The Scrap Exchange probably has it.
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Hours:
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM
I have loved creating art out of scrap and recyclable material for a little over 6 years. Most recently I have been struggling with stress-related hypertension high blood pressure, and my clinical therapist suggested I try Scrap Exchange, as it was a safe space to relax, do art, and meet like minded people. I highly suggest trying this place out and signing up for one of the many classes they host there each month!
Abbey
Jan 30, 2025
4
You have to have patience and time to shop here. Things are organized and sorted, but there's still a decent bit of effort to be put in to find what you're looking for. It's a really great idea and I love the concept of this store. You aren't guaranteed to find anything as a whole pack or a complete set, but it's definitely a place for scraps!
Andrea Dp
Jan 28, 2025
3
While I love this store, I wish you would reconsider how you implement your gender affirming restrooms. Today one of your volunteers/employees came in the restroom and unzipped his pants before he got to the stall. He began urinating with the door open and recalled that someone was present and as an afterthought closed the door hastily. I appreciate that you affirm the full gender identity spectrum, but women and children are also on that spectrum. Please consider single use restrooms in order to affirm all people’s safety, security, and comfort. As a side note, it doesn’t truly matter if it was a person affiliated with the organization, it could have been anyone in the general public. Thank you for hearing my concern.
Andrea Dp
Jan 9, 2025
3
While I love this store, I wish you would reconsider how you implement your gender affirming restrooms. Today one of your volunteers/employees came in the restroom and unzipped his pants before he got to the stall. He began urinating with the door open and recalled that someone was present and as an afterthought closed the door hastily. I appreciate that you affirm the full gender identity spectrum, but women and children are also on that spectrum. Please consider single use restrooms in order to affirm all people’s safety, security, and comfort. As a side note, it doesn’t truly matter if it was a person affiliated with the organization, it could have been anyone in the general public. Thank you for heating my concern.
Natalie Verploegen
Jan 5, 2025
5
Practically everything you can dream about. They have: loose beads, ribbon, foam, rocks, magazines, sticky notes, binders, paper, folders, posters, puzzles, bottle caps, sewing stuff, sill camera photo roll containers, and so much more. If you are looking for an odd thing or a recycled item, check there first!
Quinlan Campbell (Quin)
Jan 4, 2025
5
I’ve been here many times during the years and it’s always great and very affordable!
Grant H-M
Dec 17, 2024
5
Glory Hallelujah. Praise Mongo
Kristen Rush
May 26, 2024
5
This place was amazing and every single city in the US should have a store like this. I am dead serious.
One room is mainly art for sale, but all of the pieces are made from recycled materials, like coffee tub lids, detergent bottle plastic, cloth scraps, etc..
All of these pieces could have been made from the plethora of materials that are available in the other part of the building, where they have things like scrap leather, colored paper, metal pieces, beads, craft supplies and so much more.
But more than that, they also have office supplies, games, puzzles, paint brushes...
It's the kind of place that you could visit over and over and see new things every time. You could also complete just about every Pinterest craft on the web for about $5 in supplies from the Scrap Exchange.
