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cont.: Also, there’s history behind each piece -- where it came
from, who lived there, what was done there. There’s a lot of
significance in where it came from, whether it's from a church
or a brewery or livery stable or someone’s home in the
neighborhood or their old furniture. Often times people have us
build pieces into their structure so it’s more personalized.
Why did you start Reclaimed Space?  Tracen Gardner: The job came
about because I’ve always been in the construction business. I
had a ranch that was remote, and I questioned how I was going to
be able to build out there. So that’s when I built the first
space. After that, a bunch of people told me “Hey, you should do
something with this. It’s the right pitch, the right amount of
wood versus metal, the right materials,” and they talked me into
trying to sell them. Then I realized that there’s a real demand
for spaces like this, and it grew from there. It all grew about
from having a place t