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

by Joe Rhatigan, Dana Irwin

"Discusses items found in salvage yards, thrift stores, flea markets, and yard sales..Projects range from simple (transforming a metal porch support into a corner shelf) to more complex [and] safety tips are provided. Well-written directions...useful. Recommended."--Library Journal

"Recycles wonderful architectural items."--Denver Post

Even as a building gets renovated or demolished, it yields up authentic, irreplaceable, and sometimes historic architectural detailing. Out from the wreckage come one-of-kind ornate weathered doorknobs, flooring, mantels, windows, and doors. Rescue these treasures! 45 projects, developed by the finest craftspeople, focus on transforming your finds-giving them a whole new function. You'll obtain tips on locating and selecting the best of these materials, and on crafting with wood, metal, glass, and mirrors. Begin your creative handiwork with such interest-catchers as a Cabinet Door Picture Frame, Iron Rail Flowerpot Station, Recycled Bar, Porch Baluster Side Table, and Funky Miscellany. Items this original are absolutely priceless!

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.