About Us

Magpie Reclamations began when our Founder and CEO, Rick Schneider, started up-cycling furniture as a hobby. As a long-time legal advocate for sustainability and environmental protections, Rick quickly realized that there was a huge amount of perfectly usable furniture, including pieces with extraordinary history, being thrown away every day. He also found that many people like himself valued reclaiming unique and long-lasting furniture that would otherwise end up in landfills, but there were few companies looking to meet this need.

In May of 2021, Rick founded Magpie Reclamations to help service the vast demand for sustainable furniture options in the DMV area. The Magpie seemed to be a perfect emblem for the business. It is a beautiful songbird, one of the world’s most intelligent creatures, a symbol of good luck in many cultures, and is best known for recovering discarded trinkets and treasures. After assembling a diverse team committed to fighting for a more sustainable future, Magpie Reclamations has become one of the DMV’s leading sellers of up-cycled, refurbished, and locally sourced vintage furniture and home décor.