How to Make the Best Use of Salvage: A Practical Guide to Reclamation

by Barty Phillips

Overview

This book about reclamation shows whats available and why salvage is a good option for people doing up their homes or wanting to have a stylish talking point whether it s stained glass windows, a vintage garden bench, Victorian roll-top bath or an Edwardian door or tiled fire surround. It also appeals to the fast-growing green market with its recycling element, plus reclaimed goods can be great value if you know what you re doing. This is an increasingly popular aspect of the antiques world which includes garden ornaments, as well as interior and exterior housing material. Written by interior design expert and TV favourite, Barty Phillips, the author of How to Decorate Your Home without Going Broke, Daily Mail Book of Household Hints and Tips and Teach Yourself Thrifty Living, this book offers a practical guide on identifying the age of salvaged goods and how to source it and use it in your home or business. This handy book also contains a directory of specialist salvage outlets and events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783408603
Publisher:	Remember When
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	147 MB
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About the Author

Interior design expert and TV broadcaster, Barty Phillips, the author of How to Use Salvage (Remember When) How to Decorate Your Home without Going Broke, Daily Mail Book of Household Hints and Tips and Teach Yourself Thrifty Living.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 8

Chapter 1 The Basics 9

What is architectural salvage? 11

Where you'll find it 13

Who can use salvage? 17

Why buy salvage? 20

Assessing what you find 27

Researching 28

Using what you find 28

What style? 29

New uses for reclaimed objects 32

Recrafted from reclaimed 32

Reproductions and copies 32

Researching a period or style 36

A short guide to interior styles 36

Mid-twentieth-century departure from tradition 40

Chapter 2 Types of Salvage 49

Building Materials 49

Reclaimed bricks 49

Reclaimed roofing tiles and slates 52

Building stone 56

Interiors 57

Doors 57

Windows 60

Stained glass 60

Wooden flooring 60

Wall panelling 63

Heating 64

Staircases 65

Sanitary ware 68

Furniture 68

Domestic furniture 68

Non-domestic furniture 72

Carpets and rugs 72

Household textiles 74

Lighting 76

Miscellaneous 77

Small household items 77

In the Garden 80

Cast-iron 84

Wrought iron 85

Miscellaneous garden items 85

Unusual and Exotic 88

Chapter 3 Using Salvage 89

Putting Back the Style 91

Using traditional doors 91

Putting back the fireplace 92

The traditional bathroom 96

The traditional kitchen 96

Traditional floorboards 97

The traditional garden 99

Layering Past with Present 100

Industrial and government salvage 101

The Retro Look 108

The retro bathroom 108

The retro kitchen 112

Adaptation 112

Adapting Indoors 113

Outdoors 117

Salvage as Art 117

New from Old 120

Products from salvaged materials 120

Chapter 4 Practical Tips 121

Buying 121

Useful points in the law 124

Tips for slavage-hunting 125

Check damage in furniture 128

Buying antique baths and sanitary ware 129

Professional repairs and restoration 129

Avoid carpet and rug problems 130

Professional restoration of a cast-iron bath 131

When You Get it Home 132

Simple home repairs 132

Stripping wood 133

Stripped floorboards 133

Remedial treatments for elderly wood 133

Cleaning and small repairs to upholstery and fabrics 141

Outdoor care and maintenance 153

Cover-Up 155

Chapter 5 How to Buy Salvage 156

Sourching specific items 156

Reclamation Yards 157

Top of the market 160

The specialists 164

Eclectic 169

Demolition and salvage 172

Emphasis on 'green' 173

Discontinued items 173

Combined reclamation yard and design 173

Salvage yards USA 175

Second-Hand Shops and Emporia 176

Your local junk shop 176

Carpet shops 180

Charity shops 180

Fairs 181

Local Sales and Flea Markets 184

Looking for Architectural Salvage in Europe 189

USA 190

Internet 191

Chapter 6 Information and Directory 195

Glossary 195

Directory 197