Scan the shelf. Find your thing.
A QR code on a porch box or lobby shelf opens the shared inventory. Find a drill for the afternoon, a tent for the weekend, or extra chairs for dinner.
Big shelf energy. Small neighborhood footprint.
Own less.
Borrow next door.
A drill for one afternoon. A tent for one weekend. Borrowhood turns the things sitting in your neighbors’ cupboards into a little library for everyday life.
Starting with one shelf. Built for neighbors, not shopping carts.
The neighborhood wish list
Drills. Waffle makers. Weekend adventures.
A neighborly promise
Free for neighbors
Clear borrowing agreements
More sharing. Less buying.
From spare stuff to shared stuff
Your lobby could
be a library.
No endless group-chat scroll. Just a shelf, a QR code, and a reason to say hello. We're taking a simple neighborhood pilot and building the app around it.
Our first chapter
20items. One shared shelf.
Our pilot goal: more than 10 loans in the first month. Real borrowing comes before big promises.
Less listing. More lending.
The app we're building turns a quick item photo into a useful card, with a suggested loan length and a how-to tip. Your rarely-used stuff gets a second life.
Bring it back. Pass it on.
Clear loan dates and simple return reminders keep things moving. Neighbor ratings and optional deposits are part of the planned trust layer.
Little loans, bigger impact. Planned building dashboards will track purchases avoided and estimated savings, so your community can see what sharing adds up to.
Sharing shouldn't cost the earth
Neighbors first. Always.
Our model keeps everyday borrowing free. Paid options are planned for lenders who want extra reassurance and buildings that want their own sharing amenity.
Neighbor
Free
Lend and borrow within your community. The heart of Borrowhood.
Verified Lender
Planned $3–5 / mo
Proposed damage protection through insurance partners. Coming later; coverage and final pricing are not yet available.
Buildings & communities
Pricing to be confirmed
A planned white-label option for apartments, HOAs, and property managers, with community-level impact reporting.
Free
For individuals getting started
$0/month
- 1 workspace
- Up to 3 team members
- Basic analytics
- Community support
A few things before you borrow
One block. Plenty of possibilities.
The next great thing?
It’s probably next door.
Start with the drill you already own and the neighbor who needs it. Let's make your first shared shelf happen.