A local home goods store that stocks recycled glass and furniture as well as merchandise from nonprofit groups is now open for weekend shoppers.
Diggs, at 228 S. Tucson Blvd., recently leased a 1,200-square-foot shop, south of Broadway.
From tables constructed from discarded doors to bottle scrubbers made from coconut shells and potholders crafted with corks, owner Dawn Elliott has hand-selected the inventory.
Indoor houseplants are a central theme in the shop, and she hopes to eventually add an outdoor plant area for shoppers.
A thrift store frequenter, Elliott buys glassware that she finds and makes decorative plants with rock dΓ©cor.
Using glassware she finds at thrift stores, Diggs store owner Dawn Elliott makes small planters for home decoration.
She also shops flea markets and estate sales, and her husband, Patrick Trimarco, has found some throwaway gems in brush-and-bulky piles to transform into furniture.
The store also sources items from nonprofit groups and friends have brought Elliott items from estate sales.
βMy ideal customer is someone who wants to make their home cozy,β Elliott said, βAnd, do some good.β
Already working full-time, she hopes to grow and expand the business hours. Currently, Diggs is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Other local commercial activity includes:
Dave Volk, of Volk Co., represented Marshall Professional Suites in the $560,000 sale of its 2,800-square-foot medical office building at 101 W. Duval Road in Green Valley to Bryan McConnell, who will be relocating his holistic medical practice to the building this year.
Rancheros Carniceria bought 2,364 square feet of retail space at 3301 E. Grant Road from BSKKER238 LLC for $650,000. Dave Hammack, with Picor, represented the seller and Jason Wong, with Crestline Properties LC, represented the buyer.
Larsen Baker signed three new tenants at Camino Seco Business Park, 140 S. Camino Seco. DTE Fire Protection leased 1,000 square feet, Blackwood Development leased 1,000 square feet and Vail Heating & Cooling leased 1,000 square feet. Elaina Carbo and Isaac Figueroa, with Larsen Baker, handled the transactions.
Robβs Roofing LLC leased 3,200 square feet of industrial space at Butterfield Business Park, 4555 S. Palo Verde Road, from Pegasus Tucson Owner LLC. Paul Hooker and Andrew Keim, with Picor, represented the landlord.
Bush Enterprise LLC, doing business as Rosatiβs, leased 1,500 square feet at the Shoppes at Bears Path, 8814 E. Tanque Verde Road. Dave Dutson, with NAI Horizon, handled the transaction.
