Bonnie Gulden has moved her business, Spatial Issues, into a newly renovated building at 1592 Route 44/55, next to Ardonia Market. The building had been closed for a long time.

Gulden designs and produces handcrafted products from reclaimed materials. She said the new shop gives her more showroom space and more visibility than her previous lo-cation in Highland.

“Where I was before in Highland I was off the beaten path a little bit and it was more of a destination spot,” she said. “My slogan is ‘old souls, new lives’ and that fits in with this place.”

For the past 12 years, Gulden has made the Original Gulden Light Boxes, which combine old analog meters and switches in a box with a light on top. She said each is one of a kind, signed and numbered.

“I take obsolete things in their old life and I create a new life for them,” she said. “A lot of times I see something in it and rescue it before it goes into a landfill.”

Gulden said she finds objects at estate sales, yard sales and on eBay. “I am at a point where people just bring me stuff because they know what I am doing,” she said.

She said working with what she has on hand makes design challenging. “If I only have three of something but I need four, then I have to improvise,” she said.

Gulden said the work preserves history and natural resources. She said her products are made in the U.S.A. and she tries not to use anything new.

“Every single one that I make I love, and when they go out the door I get a little sad in my heart,” she said. “But I share them with people and that makes me happy.”

Gulden, a carpenter for 30 years, said she began making these items because she “had a hard time throwing stuff away.” When the stockpile got in her way, she said, “it was time for me to start making stuff.”

A liquor store is set to open next door, and the building has two apartments upstairs. “So this whole place is waking back up, which is great,” Gulden said.

She urged people to shop local. “This kind of stuff you can’t find on Amazon, this is all personal stuff and handmade here in our country,” she said.

Rotarian and resident Bill Farrell welcomed the business. “Anytime there is a new business you have to welcome them and shop local,” he said. “This is such a great project for the town and the people; the fact that somebody took the initiative and bought an abandoned building and put it back on the tax rolls.”

During the site plan stage, Farrell told the Planning Board, “I hope you do everything and anything to make this work. We need businesses in this town. This is a win-win for everybody involved.”

Spatial Issues is open Friday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by appointment the other three days. Gulden can be reached at 845-883-9312. The website is myspatialissues.com.