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

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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.

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.

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.