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Weekend Fun: Hit the Salvage Spots

I love architectural (and other types of) salvage. Fortunately, here in Baltimore, we're lucky enough to have two really fabulous salvage places. The first, called Second Chance, sprawls out across multiple warehouses and includes everything from moulding and chandeliers to cool old doors to giant marble showers (pulled from old mansions) to relatively new kitchens coming from builder overstock.

The other, Housewerks, is much smaller, but also more carefully curated (and yes, curated is the right word). It's kind of like a museum for salvage, which means that every visit, I find something cool that I can't help but take home. Last month, we found an old metal desk with an attached stool. It had been in a prison, but with a little sanding and a lot of paint, it became a glossy addition to my son's room.

So if you don't have any plans for the weekend, why not scout out some salvage of your own this weekend? If you need some inspiration for using older pieces in your home, here it is:
Kit Pollard
Kit Pollard
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Architectural salvage places are always full of old mouldings and mantles, too - which can be used in lots of spaces (though they sometimes need lots of TLC before they're presentable).

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I've seen lots of old metal industrial shelves at salvage places - a little paint and some cool baskets and you're in business.

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Even old crates have a ton of value, when they're used creatively.

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Second Chance, near me, has about a million clawfoot tubs. While few of them would clean up this nicely, they've got many purposes - I love them as funky backyard planters.

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I love riddling racks and so wish I had room for one in my house. Around here, they're all at expensive antique stores, but if you live near wine country, you still might find them at junk shops or salvage yards.

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Or this little tray, which gives just a little salty edge to the sweet pitcher.

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While they're easy to miss, sometimes the best buys from salvage places are the smallest: like this dish drying rack...

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Right now, Housewerks has a few old boat propellers and we're considering buying one for our yard - just to add something sculptural. This one is cleaner and prettier than the ones I've seen, and equally cool.

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Of course, sometimes an older door doesn't need a "purpose" - other than to provide texture and interest.

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And this door, refashioned as a mirror, is fantastic.

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Old doors are relatively easy to find at salvage houses and they have a multitude of uses. I love this makeshift headboard.

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Industrial springs turned into barstools: absolutely genius!

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This old wooden ladder is a smart and interesting towel rack.

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