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

by Joe Rhatigan, Dana Irwin

“Create something new with all the elegance of the original.”— Better Homes & Gardens Decorating

“Recommended.”— Library Journal

Even as a building gets renovated or demolished, it often yields authentic, irreplaceable, and sometimes historic architectural detailing. Out of the wreckage come one-of-a-kind, ornate weathered doorknobs, flooring, mantels, windows, and doors. Forty-five projects, developed by the finest craftspeople, focus on transforming your finds and giving them a whole new function. You’ll obtain tips on locating and selecting the best of these materials and crafting with wood, metal, glass, and mirrors. Begin your creative handiwork with such intriguing pieces as a Cabinet Door Picture Frame, Iron, and Funky Miscellany.

Genres: Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Joe Rhatigan has authored more than fifteen books for children and adults, including Don't Unravel When You Travel and Out-of-This-World Astronomy. He has also produced several best-selling books and series, including 101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12!, The Boo Boo Book, and the My Very Favorite Art Book series. Joe has been a poet, a teacher, a marketing manager, and a newspaper boy. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three children

Reviews

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has some really fun ideas in it!

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some beautiful inspiration here.