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:
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:
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).
Q