Medina County Habitat for Humanity operates its ReStore at 233 Lafayette Road in Medina, Ohio, a discount home improvement outlet that funnels every dollar of profit back into the parent nonprofit’s home building work across Medina County. Unlike a typical thrift store, the ReStore is stocked almost entirely with donated building materials and household goods: furniture, major and small appliances, electronics, light fixtures, cabinetry, and construction materials such as doors, windows, and flooring make up the bulk of what rotates through the sales floor, alongside general housewares and tools. Because inventory depends on what area homeowners, contractors, and businesses donate that week, the selection changes constantly, and bargain hunters who visit regularly are the ones most likely to catch a particular appliance or furniture piece before it sells.
The ReStore keeps public shopping hours Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the affiliate’s administrative office open weekdays from 9 to 5 for donation scheduling and general inquiries; the donation line is 330-722-4494. One practical feature that sets this ReStore apart from many secondhand outlets is its free large item pickup service for Medina County donors: volunteers will collect bulky furniture or appliances directly from a garage or porch, though for safety and liability reasons they do not enter donors’ homes, so items need to be staged outside before a scheduled pickup. The ReStore is also selective about what it accepts, declining mattresses, cribs, used flooring, older tube televisions, and furniture that arrives damaged, stained, or carrying odors, a policy meant to keep the sales floor stocked with items that are actually resalable rather than serving as a general dumping ground for unwanted goods.
Every purchase and donation supports Habitat for Humanity of Medina County’s broader mission, which the affiliate describes as putting its faith into action by building and repairing homes for local families. Since its founding in 1991, the affiliate has completed 57 homes across the county, and its work has expanded well beyond new construction: in 2025 alone it completed 37 Aging in Place projects, home modifications designed to let older or disabled residents stay safely in their own houses, a program that relied on 765 volunteers who logged more than 12,720 hours of service over the year. The ReStore functions as a key funding engine behind that volunteer driven work, converting donated goods that might otherwise end up in a landfill into revenue that keeps the county’s home building and home repair programs running.
For anyone in Medina County looking to furnish a home affordably while diverting usable goods from the waste stream, or looking to donate furniture, appliances, or building materials for a good cause, the ReStore offers a direct, practical way to do both at once. Medina County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is a donation funded home improvement and furniture outlet at 233 Lafayette Road in Medina, Ohio, whose sales directly finance the affiliate’s home building and Aging in Place repair programs for local families.
