Black Dog Salvage from the HGTV show "Salvage Dawgs"

Salvage Dawgs!

If any of you have seen HGTV's "Salvage Dawgs," I live about a five minute drive from their warehouse, "Black Dog Salvage." It is one of my favorite places in town. 

My mom is in town visiting while her new house is being built. We thought we'd check out what Black Dog had to decorate her new house with. 

Here's what Google has to say at Black Dog Salvage: "Acclaimed warehouse carrying an eclectic variety of antiques and restored furniture in an airy space."

When homes in our area are gutted and remodeled, all the pieces of the home that are salvageable go to Black Dog right down to the nails! Here is what we found!

DOORS

Doors

Entry Doors

Pocket Doors

Jail doors. . .  Just kidding. I don't really know
what these are, but they look like jail doors.

STAIRS

You can buy separate pieces to construct your own staircase. . . 

. . .Or you can just buy the stairs. 

MANTLES

They had so many mantles in many different sizes, woods, designs, etc. All of them were gorgeous!

ANTIQUE FURNITURE

There were many different lighting options. My mom bought the chandelier on the left for her new home!!

Vanities and sinks. . . 

There was an endless supply of door knobs and hardware.

Antique Pianos. . .

. . .  and TONS of wall decorations.

ANTIQUES

Coke Products and tons of old glass jars.

. . .  old EKG reader. Kinda makes me want to watch Roy and Johnny and good old Squad 51! ("Emergency").

Spotlight and, one of my faves, the stomach roller massager! 

KNOBS KNOBS KNOBS

 There was no shortage of knobs and handles. Each drawer in the image above was full of whatever the knob was on the door.

HARDWARE

A box of Tetanus. Just kidding. But seriously, they have boxes of old nails.

Old window hardware, locks and pulley systems. . . 

They even have plumbing parts! Probably not up to code, but might be cool when designing a movie set or something.

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO "HMMMM. . . ."

Mermaid statue and bench made out of a Chevy truck. . . 

. . .  Real turtle shells and a lava lamp with a floral arrangement around it. Seems hazardous to me, but whatever.

This place is huge and there's no way I could possibly relay it's massive amount of inventory and awesomeness through words. You must check it out if you are in Virginia. You won't be disappointed. Or check out the show "Salvage Dawgs" on HGTV.

See anything you like???

Friday Finds: Curtain Tie Backs

I found some curtain tie backs that become and accent and part of the decor rather than just an afterthought item. Pictures are linked to their sources.

Light Pink Dahlia Curtain Tie backs

Silver Plated Spoon Tie Back

Starfish Curtain Tie Back

Tie backs usually end up being an afterthought, but these are darling and make them an accent in your home,

Happy Friday, everyone!

Client Appreciation: See the window treatments in action!

See some of our window treatments in action and get ideas for our own space.

 

These hidden tab panels were a project I did with JSW Interiors. The fabric they are made from is called Green Bean Beads.

These Flat or Classic style Roman Shades were made for a client of ours out of Richloom Evelynne, colorway is Graphite. These shades are a good representation of how we make each shade identical so that when they are being hung next to each other or in the same room the pattern starts in the same place on each window treatment.

This is a  French door curtain that was custom made for a client with a ruffled rod pocket at the top and bottom of he curtain. It also has a 3" wide sash in the middle with Velcro attachment that can be adjusted so the gathering can be as much or little as you like. The fabric tis curtain is made out of is called Hollyhock by Shumacher. We ordered it through Lynn Chalk's discount designer fabrics.

And finally, a blackout lined flat roman shade,

 

to match these rod pocket valances,

 

and matching pillow covers and baby blanket (blanket was not created by WTbM).

Accents so affordable you can justify purchasing for the season

I have found some home accents so affordable, you can justify purchasing them for just the holiday season. Yet, these are quality items that you will be able to use again for holidays to come!

 

Burgundy Sheers from Swags Galore on sale this week for $6.99!!

 

Whitfield striped valance in "wine" from Swags Galore.

 

Riley Blake Christmas Dots fabric from Bobbie Lou Fabric Factory.

 

Riley Blake Christmas Chevron  from Bobbie Lou's fabric factory.

 

Chartreuse and White zig zag accent pillows from Rainey Creek Home.

 

Red and white chevron pillow covers from Rainey Creek Home.

 

Table runner in Premier Prints Traditions from Rainey Creek Home.

 

Happy decorating!

 

Be sure to check out Swags Galore to learn how you can enter to win a $250 shopping spree!