antique doors for salvage boston
I would love to find a fun vintage door knocker, I don't want to spend a ton of money (would like to stay under $50) Does anyone have a neat shop to recommend that I could find one? I can't vouch for the prices, but the one area in town that you have even a shot of finding vintage door knockers is on Charles Street on Beacon Hill (between Beacon and Cambridge Streets). One attraction mentioned in this post Ranked of 378 things to do in Boston Yes, the name of the store escapes me, but there is a shop on Charles Street which focuses only on hardware like that: doorknobs, knockers, window pulls, stuff like that. It is on the east side of Charles St, somewhere between Mt Vernon and Cambridge streets. Definitely not cheap stuff generally, but I don't think door knockers go for that much. They would definitely be able to suggest other places, if they don't have what you're looking for. One destination mentioned in this post The shop is E.R. Butler & Company at 38 Charles Street
-- at 123 Charles St. I think they have mainly new (reproduction) hardware, but may have antiques. In any case, they are rather pricey. They specialize is salvaged architectural materials. Olde Bostonian is located at 66 Von Hillern St. at the edge of South Boston off the Southeast Expressway. You should visit their website to get directions. Not sure what you are looking for so I have 2 suggestions 1. Here is someone who specializes in selling this kind of stuff and it would be a great day trip. For $25, I will knock on your door. I am pretty vintage. I also was thinking Charles Street. You may also try salvage yards like Restoration Resources in the south end. I was indeed thinking of Period Hardware. I am familiar with ER Butler, but they are WAY high end. I think you need $50 just to walk in the door there. Although there is pricey stuff at Period Hardware, I still think door knockers won't break the bank.I am starting my search this weekend! neslaw1 if I don't find anything I might take you up on being my "vintage dorr knocker" haha Thanks again!
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Then an attractive piece of nautical decor becomes a fascinating conversation piece as well. Big Ship Salvage offers a huge, unique, and ever-changing assortment of vintage nautical items to catch your fancy and beautify your home. We offer working nautical light fixtures such as wall lights, post mounted lights, ceiling lights, navigation light sets and more — all rewired with new UL-listed components so they work safely and are compatible with modern bulbs. Besides our nautical light fixtures, we carry an amazing variety of nautical antiques that make great accent pieces for your home. On our site, you’ll find compasses and telegraphs, port holes, authentic rope ladders, life rings and painted art, and much more. All of the nautical antiques you see on these pages are in stock in our warehouse and ready to ship, and we add new listings to our online inventory 7 days a week — so check back with us often and see what’s new! If you need advice about installing any of our antique maritime light fixtures, just ask — we’ve been in the nautical antiques business for well over a decade and can offer you tips to make your installation go smoothly.
To ask about any of our nautical lighting or other maritime antiques, give Big Ship Salvage a call at 574-870-1571 and we’ll be happy to help.lauren nelson is a prop stylist and interior designer who dabbles with art and currently lives in cambridge, massachusetts with her fiance gabe. the two moved to massachusetts from california with nothing but their clothes, bikes, books and a handful of things they just couldn’t live without (quite opposite to the life of a prop stylist who makes a living collecting things). but what it meant was a blank canvas and a lot of creativity (tight budget meant lots of diy). so lauren re-purposed used and found furniture, salvaged materials, and employed local craftsmen to help (which is a great way to meet people, turn neighbors into friends, get to know a new area and support local businesses). we hope you’re as inspired by her home as we are! enjoy the full post below, and click here for additional images. [photos by hector sanchez and lauren nelson]
[above: Our front door has the most character of anything in this house. I am not a stain-glass kinda gal, but this is so old and geometric and charming. And the light that comes through in the late afternoon is amazing. We’ve never been cold-weather people, so coming to New England was an adjustment for both of us. We stay well-stocked with scarves and boots at the ready by the door. What can I say, scarves are in my blood, I don’t leave home without them.] The coffee table is my favorite thing in this room. I found an old barn door at a salvaged wood lumber yard in Cambridge, bought it for $50 and planned to use it as a tabletop by raising it on old wheels. So I went on the hunt for the perfect casters and found some during a trip to NY, where I found a set of old steel caster wheels that were once used on railroad carts. I found a local woodworker (friend of my neighbor) to finish & seal the tabletop and attach the wheels. The chippendale bamboo chairs were a hand-me-down from my mom.
They came with dated floral covered seat cushions, so I had those recovered in a neutral herringbone fabric, and decided to keep the original finish (despite my original intentions of painting them a fun color). I thought it just worked with the rest of the pieces in the room, and I can paint anytime if I get inspired! With neutral cushions, it’s a blank slate for any re-decorating mood I’m in. My desk space is tiny, but I try to utilize the walls as much as possible, with fabrics, tearsheets, anything that inspires me ad my projects at the moment. My makeshift wire clothesline works well for to play around with fabrics, mixing and matching, and not take up needed desk space. The white chairs are part of a dining set I bought from a sweet older couple in Waltham (found them on Craigslist) who invited me in for tea when I went to go pick them up. That was my first week here, and it was a pleasant surprise after people warning me that people aren’t as friendly in Boston as in CA.
They were stained an unattractive brown with seat cushions in a dated rust-colored fabric. I primed and painted them an antique white, then covered them in a blue & white ikat fabric. CLICK HERE for the rest of Lauren’s sneak peek after the jump! The table was one of the only pieces of furniture I bought from a store, Anthropologie – a favorite. I had been eying it for a months, but out of my budget. Then saw it for 80% off because it was defective – the base was tilted. All it took was a rubber mallet and some muscle to pound it into shape! The vintage glass jars are from antique shops in MA and CT, and the large soda bottle in the middle is from a trip to Argentina. I like to put fresh cut flowers in these during spring & summer, and use them on the dinner table. Cooking is a second love, maybe even a first, next to decorating. I keep my spices and loose leaf teas within arms reach on my magnetic stainless steel board I mounted on the wall near the stove. The T-back dining chairs came from a sweet old man up the street from me who had a warehouse of antiques that he’d been collecting for decades and restoring – anything and everything you could imagine.
I recovered a few of the seats that were covered in an old printed fabric. I kept the leather ones as is – I loved the look of the old worn leather. Taking apart the seats was like a time warp into the past, seeing the padding they used to use (shredded raffia-like wood) and the rusted tacks. the overhead lights in nearly all of the rooms are pendants from old schoolhouses that my landlord installed when he renovated several years ago. I fell in love with the place as soon as we walked in to view it. I’m a big fan of using mix-matched dinnerware and vintage silverware – you can find loads at estate sales and on Ebay. The idea behind this room stemmed from my approach to cooking recently: rustic, simple, communal. That starts with a big table. I’ve always wanted a huge wood slab dining table, long enough for tons of people to enjoy meals together. I partnered with a local woodworker (a friend of my upstairs neighbor) to source oak from fallen trees outside of his woodshop.
I sketched a design, and he worked his magic to make us our dream farm table. I love that the wood was used from an old tree that had died, and had been sitting in his woodshop for years waiting for a purpose. We use the table all the time since we love to entertain. Having a local CSA share, with more food than we can possible eat ourselves, we’re constantly cooking dinners for friends & neighbors. I’ve also used the table for my Homegrown Supperclub dinners too. I made the shelf from a piece of salvaged walnut wood (from the same lumbar yard), cut it in half, and then mounted it on the wall with brackets from Anthropologie that I painted. The other half of wood is in our kitchen. I found the brass & silver candlesticks at a local thrift shop and perched air plants in each one. I sometimes keep potted herbs and bud vases up here too. The wall of frames is always changing….I bought a ton of frames from thrift shops, and deconstructed them when I got home. I started with empty frames, layered with no pictures….and sometime we rotate in photos we take from travels, and weekend trips.