Salvage Style: 45 Home & Garden Projects Using Reclaimed Architectural Details [Hardcover]

Joe Rhatigan (Author), Dana Irwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2001

“Discusses items found in architectural salvage yards.... Projects range from simple to complex, and safety tips on working with metal, glass, and wood are provided.... Recommended for public libraries.”—Library Journal. “Try any one of these 45 projects and create something new with all the elegance of the original historic remnant.”—Better Homes & Gardens Decorating.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

These books provide a multitude of projects to transform items found in salvage yards, thrift stores, flea markets, and yard sales into beautiful decorative accessories. In Junk Chic, Elliot uses her own home as an example of what can be done with cheap finds, and the transformation is quite remarkable and innovative. Powell focuses on how to incorporate flea market finds into decorating schemes, illustrating her suggestions with color photographs and interspersing projects throughout. Rhatigan discusses items found in architectural salvage yards where pieces of houses wind up before demolition. His projects range from simple (transforming a metal porch support into a corner shelf) to more complex (building a blanket chest from salvaged doors), and safety tips on working with metal, glass, and wood are provided. Though for each book, too few illustrations are provided with the well-written directions, skilled crafters will still find the projects here useful. Recommended for public libraries where there is an interest.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Asheville, NC

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579902057
• ISBN-13: 978-1402711633
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Rhatigan is the author of more than fifteen titles for children and adults, including The Kids' Guide to Nature Adventures and Out-of-This-World Astronomy. He's the former editorial director of Lark Books' children's program, which he launched and ran for seven years. The program's biggest successes included 101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!, The Boo Boo Book, and My Very Favorite Art Book: I Love to Draw. Joe lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife, three kids, and cat.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, October 23, 2006

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S. J Parker (Edmond, Ok) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salvage Style: 45 Home & Garden Projects Using Reclaimed Architectural Details (Paperback)

Use architectural details that lend authenticity and charm to a home in creative, original ways. Remember those beautiful, often weathered or distressed iron rails, shutters, and even heat registers from days gone by? You've probably had your eye on them at flea markets, yard sales, or salvage yards, but weren't quite sure how they would fit into your decor. Transform those details so that they serve a different function than originally intended. What was once galvanized tin roofing becomes a fabulous candle lamp; a window guard makes a great pot rack.

Any one of these 45 projects will enable you to create something new with all the elegance of the historic architectural remnant that it's crafted from. The techniques you'll try are varied, yet the skills needed for most of the projects are minimal. Many instructions don't include detailed measurements and dimensions, because you'll probably bring home something that's not exactly the same size and shape as what's described, but they will help you create beautiful pieces. You may also decide to experiment with your own variations. And even if you don't want to pick up a hammer, you'll be inspired to find the perfect look for your house.

Imagine a porch support column as a corner shelf. It will brighten up a bare area and provide an unusual showcase for vases, dolls, and knick knacks. A rosette is a decorative molding used to connect the side and head trims of a door casing, but in your hands it could turn into a delightful little clock. Want a table that you can rest your feet on? Feel right at home with one put together from hardwood flooring for the top - the legs are balustrades. And evoke memories of yesteryear with a stand-alone cupboard made up from a farmhouse door and pair of kitchen cabinets.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salvage Book, March 15, 2010

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H. V. Clay (Grosse Pointe, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salvage Style: 45 Home & Garden Projects Using Reclaimed Architectural Details (Paperback)

I found this book at the Salvage yard in Sarasota Florida. It was not for sale but had fantastic ideas. I have been waiting to go to the salvage yard in Detroit to see what I can find using the ideas in this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting uses for unusual items, September 15, 2011

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P. Bellamy "margaritamama" (Lemoore, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salvage Style: 45 Home & Garden Projects Using Reclaimed Architectural Details (Hardcover)

For the person that has access to unusual items, this gives some great ideas. Photography was good. Very creative, thinking-out-of-the box uses. Was hoping for more ideas than it gave, however.