Creating a dream kitchen -- on a budget Sep 25, 2008
Architectural salvage pieces may even be integrated for a personalized touch, she added. Others are redoing just their kitchen island in a furniture piece look or adding components to an existing island, such as molding, bead boards or wainscot panels to give it an upgraded look. (AZCentral -- Home)
3,000 Antique Doors (and Counting) Sep 14, 2008
This do-it-yourselfer's home improvement paradise, housed in a rustic two-story, 11,500-square-foot 1872 freight warehouse beside operating railroad tracks, is jammed to the rafters with American architectural salvage, largely from 1730 to 1930 ... A greater appreciation of old houses and more people wanting to restore them - along with the save-the-planet movement - have sparked the growing interest in architectural salvage, particularly in the last five years, says Rich Ellis, publisher of... (Boston Globe)
ESCONDIDO: First sidewalk sale draws light traffic Aug 17, 2008
Lisa Gulliver, owner of Architectural Relics, sells architectural salvage, antiques and vintage gifts from a restored, 120-year-old building on Grand Avenue. "It's been going good, we've been very busy," she said. (North County Times)
Garden Design Tips from Better Homes and Gardens Jul 14, 2008
"Using architectural salvage is hot right now. Decorate your beds and borders with accessories such as an old metal gate you plant sweet peas on or using an old chair or table to put containers on," he says. Design elements like these will add a powerful punch and a touch of panache to an otherwise traditional garden setting. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Junk is what you make of it May 13, 2008
Stuff such as bent coat hooks, paint-encrusted door knobs, bits of architectural salvage and even a rusty chicken feeder. (Where, exactly, one acquires some of this stuff is a mystery to me, but you never know what will crop up at a garage sale. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Hampden gets piece of the pie'Dangerously Delicious' change on Chestnut Ave. May 2, 2008
The store opens May 2 and will specialize in "Indo Chic in clothing, jewelry, art, ritual objects, home accents and architectural salvage from the time-worn streets of India," according to its Web site, www. spiritindiaboutique. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Firefighting gargoyles Mar 17, 2008
In the next two weeks, officials hope to choose an architectural salvage contractor that can save six masonry gargoyles embedded in the building ... But the salvage work will be handled by contractors with a specialty in architectural salvage. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
PHYLLIS SIDES: Public invited to Habitat ReStore party set for today Mar 15, 2008
ReStore sells donated items of furniture, appliances, plumbing, building materials, doors, windows, cabinets, lighting and architectural salvage. Since it opened, the facility has doubled its display space in the Kranz warehouse building. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Divine restoration: Couple’s secret to converting a former church into a home - lots of hard work Mar 8, 2008
They reused every single door and then went to architectural salvage yards looking for a few more doors ... In fact, it was the architectural salvage elements they owned that helped them decide how to reuse some of the spaces in the old church ... Most important to them, though, was the architectural salvage on site. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
So, How Grows It? Mar 3, 2008
The magazine redeems itself with an interesting piece on an Iowa artist who has built a shed in her garden from architectural salvage. And, if you're into old stuff, a piece on antique gardening tools isn't too shabby either. (New York Post -- Business)
More information on owning historic homes Mar 2, 2008
v The Heritage Company -- Architectural Salvage & Supply: 150 E. Edwards St. (269) 385-1004. v Restore/Kalamazoo Valley Habitat For Humanity: 1810 Lake St.. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Shakespeare Country: Cottages & Bungalows Offers an Exclusive Look Inside Anne Hathaway's Historic Cottage Home Feb 8, 2008
-- Workbench: Professional vintage lighting tips, old-house plumbing 101 and using architectural salvage. -- 27 Kitchen & Bath Ideas: New ways for updating kitchens and baths with vintage style. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Another step toward preserving church Planning Board votes to recommend St. John's for municipal landmark Dec 16, 2007
He also scolded the church for allowing a New York-based architectural salvage company to strip the interior of artifacts and using that as a rationale for claiming the church lacks historic integrity. "That's really akin to murdering your parents and then throwing yourself on the mercy of the court as an orphan," Parkhurst said. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
More of this story Dec 15, 2007
Just about everything has a story at Olde Good Things, the largest architectural salvage company in the country with locations in New York City, Miami and Scranton, Penn. They carry salvaged U.S. accents and antiques and a few from Europe, as well as lighting and furniture - desks, chairs, tables and even theater seats. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
An 'old crooked house' with a mystical past Nov 30, 2007
They started collecting antiques, folk art and architectural salvage that better suited the old house ... Architectural salvage from Philadelphia was used to create a stunning headboard for the bed and blue glass windows were added to create a moody morning light. (Globe and Mail)
The Art of Recycling Nov 8, 2007
Cohen has been managing Significant Elements since 2001, when Historic Ithaca was invited by Tompkins County Solid Waste to expand its volunteer-run architectural salvage program in order to reduce the volume of building materials entering the waste stream. Her contribution to the exhibit includes two computer stations where viewers are invited to watch a short presentation documenting the salvaging of a demolished house in Mississippi, as well as a proposal for a new re-use center for the area. (Ithaca Times, NY)
Safe, eco-friendly play spaces Nov 7, 2007
Dress up windows with wood trim from an architectural salvage warehouse, finished in natural shellac and a coating of beeswax, which are nontoxic and won't off-gas. Distressed painted furniture looks both fun and elegant; just be sure to seal it with water-based, clear topcoats so paint doesn't chip off and into little mouths. (CNN -- Health)
* Recycling and building: the thrill of the hunt Oct 20, 2007
Unlike architectural salvage stores, which sell marble fireplace mantels, stained glass and spiral staircases, reuse stores generally traffic in mundane items like light switches and insulation. As with buying secondhand clothes, the challenge -- and potential charm -- of reuse shopping is its unpredictability. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
How to Grand Design your house Oct 6, 2007
Somewhere, in the miles of aisles and 550 exhibitors at Grand Designs Live, filling a space in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre big enough for a very reasonable brownfield village, somewhere beyond the Balmoral complete home sewage treatment system, and the 943 walnut and chrome mixer taps, the architectural salvage Medusa head, and the giant swan-shaped bath which once held Faye Dunaway in the film The Three Musketeers, somewhere there must be somebody selling flat-pack little metal... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Saving a landmarkResidents work to protect historic church from demolition Sep 29, 2007
He said that in March, the Archdiocese sent in a wrecking company and a New York-based architectural salvage company, Olde Good Things. He said that the wrecking crew did not demolish the building, but the salvage company stripped the interior of many valuable artifacts. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
City Uses Squeeze Play To Increase Parking Sep 26, 2007
I am so thrilled, Im just dying for this to happen, Elizabeth Scalice, owner of Architectural Salvage of San Diego on Kettner Boulevard, told NBC 7/39. The current parallel parking on Kettners west side between Kalmia and Ivy Streets, Scalice said, Its frustrating for the customers, its frustrating for us, Scalice saidof the current parallel parking scheme on Kettners west side between Kalmia and Ivy Streets. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Rental houses to be demolished to make way for apartment building Sep 23, 2007
org, reported the group is dedicated to historic preservation in Champaign County and one of its funding sources is an architectural salvage warehouse in downtown Champaign. Salvage warehouse volunteers could not be reached for comment. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Old-house charm Sep 23, 2007
Many of the light fixtures and other architectural elements came from architectural salvage stores in the Twin Cities. Ted and Kimberly like to go to the annual parade of homes in Minneapolis every year to get ideas and then they shop for bargains, taking those expensive ideas and translating them into something more affordable. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Gifts and perks for colleges who send students abroad Aug 14, 2007
Partly in the hope of saving money, Brendan Jones, a former student at Columbia University and now a contractor specializing in architectural salvage, studied at Oxford University several years ago through an outside company, rather than through a program approved by Columbia. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
In study abroad, gifts, money for universities Aug 14, 2007
Partly in the hope of saving money, Brendan Jones, a former student at Columbia and now a contractor specializing in architectural salvage, studied at Oxford University several years ago through an outside company, rather than through a program approved by Columbia. Though he was warned beforehand that Columbia would not grant credit, he was surprised when it did not relent because the college he attended at Oxford, Magdalen, was ranked higher than the one where Columbia sent students. (Davis Enterprise, CA)
Only a memory: ‘It's sad. It wasn't an easy decision.' ... Online survey: School staffers OK with capital project, public not so sure: Work session awaits Hornell board as Hornell 2012 process continues; school officials to seek more community input ... Canisteo police officer praised: David Updyke alerted residents to house fire, took lead in recovering stolen goods ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Wednesday, August 08, 2007 JEN CARPENTERA small crowd watched throughout Monday as St. Ann’s Rectory came down. The building was demolished over the course of the day, and now all that remains is a pile of rubble at the corner of Erie Avenue and Elm Street. Only a memory: ‘It's sad. It wasn't an easy decision.' Aug 8, 2007
ReHouse, an architectural salvage company from Rochester, also has been working on the building. The company has saved doors, moldings and fixtures from the Rectory, with the intention of selling them. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Preservation of homes hope to make downtown enjoyable Jul 7, 2007
In order to restore the home back to its originality, Andriot got several pieces from Architectural Salvage in Louisville which deals with materials from older homes that were destroyed or remodeled. "Life is brief," he said. (Shelbyille Sentinel-News, KY)
'Castle' tour to benefit, show off groups ideals Jun 24, 2007
The Wrights could have used the services of the Old House Societys Architectural Salvage Warehouse when they restored the castle. When we restored this 20 years ago, we had to go all over the country to find cabinet fixtures, said Mary Wright. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Bicycle safety event held by friends of late boutique chain owner Jun 21, 2007
At the Warehouse, an open-air market that sells specialty foods and architectural salvage items, is located at 20 Learned St. in North Albany, behind on Broadway. Related Industry stories. (Albany Business Review, NY)
New market is doctor's Rx for old warehouse Jun 2, 2007
A few years ago he opened Silver Fox Architectural Salvage in Coxsackie and later moved the shop to Lark Street in Albany. His interest in buying a large warehouse was practical: He needed more room to store his salvaged items, such as the tall wooden columns that held up the pediment formerly gracing the old School 15 in Menands. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Restoring a Historic Home? Don't Expect a Profit May 22, 2007
Historic properties often are in poor condition, needing many new components and repairs; and home owners who abide by regulations requiring them to use original building materials and preserve the original architecture are forced to weed through mail-order catalogs, architectural salvage yards, and stores devoted to historical building products. In addition to the hassle of obtaining building permits, approvals from local historic commissions, and state and federal tax credits, restorers must... (Realtor Magazine Online)
Bruss still sidelined May 9, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. Robert Bruss, the popular real estate columnist whose work appears in our Sunday Real Estate section, remains hospitalized after emergency surgery several weeks ago. (Herald-Tribune)
Dagwoods Sandwich Shoppe coming to Lakewood Ranch May 4, 2007
YOUNG BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Veterinary Neuro Services, LLC Sarasota Architectural Salvage AtLarge Inc.. MINORITY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Maximillians Caf Digital Doctors Nuevo Advertising Group. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Parade magazine's housing issue May 3, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. One of my favorite magazines of the year is the annual "What People Earn" issue of Parade. (Herald-Tribune)
Lereah's appearance in jeopardy May 2, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. If David Lereah speaks at the Realtors' technology and business expo on May 31 at the Hyatt Sarasota, he won't be doing so as the National Association of Realtors' chief economist. (Herald-Tribune)
Trial re-enactment to benefit Bidwell-Wood restoration project May 1, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. The Historical Society of Sarasota County is going all-out to raise money for the restoration of the 1882 Bidwell-Wood House -- Sarasota's oldest house -- and the 1905 Crocker Church, now located in Pioneer Park on 12th Street, just east of U.S. 41 in Sarasota. (Herald-Tribune)
"The Unforeseen" is worth seeing Apr 20, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. I'm not a big film buff, but I have gotten an advance look at several movies in this year's Sarasota Film Festival. (Herald-Tribune)
The human face of Paul Rudolph Apr 18, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. In Sarasota, we know Paul Rudolph by his work his simple houses from the early 1950s and his controversial high schools from a few years later. (Herald-Tribune)
Big auction is Sunday at Hyatt Sarasota Apr 12, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. Marsha Wolak learned the value of auctions the hard way. (Herald-Tribune)
Clarification Apr 9, 2007
Susan Hritz Scholz, who was featured along with her husband, architect Cliff Scholz, in the Sunday Real Estate section on March 31, is an interior decorator, not a licensed interior designer. She is president of Susan Hritz Interiors. (Herald-Tribune)
Taylor Woodrow to build green in Sarasota Apr 9, 2007
Become a member of HeraldTribune. Spaces are filling up on the green-build bandwagon. (Herald-Tribune)
Building plans revealed Apr 6, 2007
He also hopes to market items like duplicate molding and provide the service of architectural salvage out of the building. "I plan to concentrate on duplicating trim in the back," he said. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Bucking the trend Apr 4, 2007
At a time when auctioneers are going hoarse trying to sell the region's glut of real estate, at least one investor is gung-ho about Sarasota. "I dont care how much inventory there is in Sarasota," said Steve Ellis, whose company, MyGreenBuildings, specializes in the green renewal of old Sarasota houses. (Herald-Tribune)
A Paul Rudolph photo gallery Apr 2, 2007
With Paul Rudolph -- Riverview High School, need I say more. -- in the news lately, a New York Times feature on his New England- and New York-area buildings is especially timely. (Herald-Tribune)
Ashley Furniture making local debut in Hoover Mar 25, 2007
"The main challenges are the issues with the grades - there a lot of changes in elevations - and the schedule. Cooper is scheduled to have the project finished by March 15, and Marks plans to open by mid-April. Only several weeks after breaking ground, tons of dirt had been moved and a foundation was poured. Fountain and a bistro The new Ashley store will be no ordinary furniture showroom. Instead, Marks says, it will have a courtyard fountain, mezzanine, bistro and even doors salvaged from the... (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
City marketplace to defy labels Mar 24, 2007
He wants fruit and vegetable vendors, folks selling crafts, and an architectural salvage business ... He owns an architectural salvage business called. (Albany Times Union)
Sycamore Library Happenings Mar 4, 2007
istoric Preservation: Conserving our architectural heritage through preservation, restoration and architectural salvage will be held at 7 p.m. March 14 ... Architectural historian Rebecca Hunter will examine the history of the preservation movement, how to become involved, cooperation between homeowners and preservationists and why architectural salvage is a critical component of restoration. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
$6.9 million sale on Casey Key Feb 28, 2007
Tickets are $20 at Davidson Drugs, Historic Spanish Point, the Main Bookshop, Sarasota News , the Sarasota County History Center (now at 6062 Porter Way) and Sarasota Architectural Salvage (1093 Central Ave.), as well as at the tour homes on Sunday. I've looked at all the houses - you can see them on my Real Estate Today segment Wednesday on SNN News 6 - and am hard-pressed to pick a favorite. (Herald-Tribune)
In the spirit of Seuss, they found scrap for reuse Feb 15, 2007
But that is just what Shaw Rosen and another staff member from the Monarch on the Merrimack lofts found when they went searching at an architectural salvage center. While looking for scrap materials or anything interesting to decorate the new loft project, they came across the doors to the childhood home of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss. (Boston Globe)
Questions linger about Zucaro's residency Jan 25, 2007
Kristi Posvar, former owner of Adam & Eve Architectural Salvage, had a unit available. Having worked with her on various problems she confronted when she owned the sprawling salvage yard that became a mecca for home fixer-uppers, he said he recognized her voice immediately. (The Palm Beach Post)
Industrial organic Jan 21, 2007
In California the scale of everything is huge, but not everybody has big lofts in Soho. Ceilings are frequently not very high in Manhattan lofts and brownstones," she said. Her bachelor of fine arts degree from the Fashion Institute in New York and a background in conservation restoration and interior design make her an artist of sorts, but her mother wouldn't have that. "She said, 'Don't be a starving artist. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Society opens restoration center to public Jan 4, 2007
Proceeds from the sale of items are used to continue operating the center and the Architectural Salvage Warehouse, 214 E. Douglas St., Bloomington. Edward said the long-term goal is to provide items people need regularly like wood flooring, fireplace mantels and exterior light fixtures at the Bloomington location, and have other items salvaged or donated at the Danvers location. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
