Reclaimed, the church, the original business, served a purpose near and dear to our hearts. The message it sent to our community and friends was exactly what we wanted it to be. As our brand grew, and started feeling more and more congruent with how we wanted to live, we started thinking about adding places that might give people the same feeling. 

Reclaimed Trolley company was born a few years after Reclaimed, the church and furniture business, started. The trolley is a crimson and white vintage vehicle with old wooden benches as seats. The inside is adorned with string lights and gives the same peaceful and wonderful feeling that our little church does. During the winter months, right before christmas, we have our Polar express Christmas Trolley Service. It’s one of the most magical things we do. We watch families make that experience a tradition in their lives and look forward to doing that with their children every year. 

After the Trolley company was born, we had an itch to do even more in the business arena. This time though, we would enter a completely different industry…one we knew nothing about. We opened a coffee shop and vintage book store called the Book & Bean. Our coffee shop, where I work primarily, is in an old building on our town square. It has a brick wall and black and white decor. The vintage signs, and vintage football lockers from the local highschool, as well as the 80 year old piano, make that space feel historical and tied to some strong community roots. When you look up, you’ll see the original tin ceiling and tons of string lights. (apparently we have a thing for string lights…) The Book & Bean is a calming, beautiful place that many people have enjoyed over the years when they want to escape the hurry of life. 

When the original furniture store became stagnant for us, we pivoted to a new experience in the same quaint, beautiful place our original Reclaimed Furniture store was. We transitioned our space into what it is now, Reclaimed Stage. The Stage is a unique outdoor concert venue. We bring big city names (like Rory Feek, Colin Raye, Deana Carter, Darryl Worley and more) to our small, intimate space and it’s all perfectly adorned with more twinkle lights! We love Reclaimed Stage and all it represents for our community. 

No matter what our business sells or provides, we always hope that our spaces feel warm and loving. We always want you to feel taken care of, cared for and important. I know it sounds silly and maybe a little naive, but if these businesses ever become about something other than that, I’m not really interested in continuing them. 

My favorite holiday is Christmas. It has nothing to do with presents and everything to do with the smells, the hugs, and the impermeable love that lives in the air. I can’t get enough of that warm feeling. I hope our businesses always make you feel like that. 

I can promise, that’s ALWAYS the goal.