Last month, at Gone’s warehouse in Renton, a small group of us gathered around a whiteboard to map out a shared problem: too much usable furniture still ends up as waste. By the end of the conversation, Gone and Furniture Repair Bank (FRB) had outlined a practical way to do something about it.
Our partnership, now in pilot through June 2026, gives FRB a channel to offer its refurbished furniture through the Gone platform. For FRB, it creates a revenue stream to support its programs. For Gone, it opens a path for pieces that might otherwise be sold at a steep discount—or not sold at all. The broader aim is to keep more furniture in circulation and out of landfills, strengthening the Pacific Northwest’s reuse streams.
Furniture Repair Bank is the country’s only volunteer training and processing facility focused on furniture repair. The nonprofit teaches restoration skills while refurbishing donated bedframes, tables, dressers and more. Those pieces are then distributed to low-income households, pairing practical support with a model rooted in reuse.
Pieces that the Furniture Repair Bank has refurbished. The round wood table was from Gone!
Gone operates at a different point in the same reuse system. Furniture is one of our highest volume categories; many items have remaining life, but are not always received in sellable condition. Some can be listed as-is. Others need repair to realize their value. Until now, that gap has been difficult to close.
This pilot is designed to connect those pieces. Gone will identify furniture with strong resale potential if restored and send it to FRB’s workshop. After repair, the items will return to the platform labeled “renewed by FRB,” with proceeds flowing back to the nonprofit. In some cases, the difference is substantial: a piece that might have sold for $150 can reach several times that amount after refurbishment.
What’s taking shape is less a single program than a shared system. Gone focuses on moving goods efficiently through resale. FRB brings the expertise to repair and redistribute them within the community. Each fills a role the other cannot easily replicate.
While this remains a pilot program, the underlying premise is clear. When a recommerce platform and repair nonprofit combine forces, fewer usable items fall through the cracks, and more value can be returned to the people who need it.
Thank you to Xenia Dolovova, Founder and Executive Director of Furniture Repair Bank, and to Maura Dilley, for their partnership and shared commitment to keeping good furniture out of landfills. We're glad to be building something with you.