It’s too wet and rainy to spend much time out in the garden this week. What is there to do in our area on a very soggy day? Eat lunch out and visit a salvage shop. For the limited population we have around here, I’m amazed that we have not one, but two salvage shops. One warehouse and yard is large and a couple of miles out of town and the other is downtown in Exeter where I stopped in yesterday.
These places are great to not only reminisce with a smile, but also a fantastic site for finding treasures with character for the garden…. gates, fences, statues, old bricks, crocks, birdbaths, and classic treasures for the home.
Today I was limited to certain areas of the shop due to a young couple who arrived in a flurry accompanied by their building contractor and their architect with loosely rolled and slightly rain-wet home plans tucked under her arms.
Kitchen and bath supplies always seem to take up a lot of space in salvage shops and this place is no different. There are two little sinks on a shelf below that I can envision in a garden potting bench at my home!
Old wood doors of all shapes and sizes seem to take up much of the space too. I was impressed when my creative daughter purchased a tall vintage door at a salvage warehouse near her home and repurposed it into a handsome king-sized headboard. Unique possibilities are endless for the inspired.
Not only do we have salvage shops, this area is teeming with antique and vintage shops and barns in and around Exeter, always desired destinations in rain or shine. What fun it is to bring home high quality and timeless treasures from these vintage stores. And it’s yet one more good way to recycle!
Wow!
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Maybe Double-Wow!
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A great way to spend a rainy day for sure! I don’t think we have any salvage shops around here but I would love to visit the one you have there – heaven.
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I’ve lived in Florida, Ohio, and Virginia and if I wanted to visit salvage shops, it was about an hour’s drive. To have two so close is fantastic! 😊
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Looks like a very fun rainy-day outing! I love salvage shops.
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The sad thing is I’ve run out of room to take much home anymore. I would begin to look like my own salvage shop.
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Those places are like the candy stores of my childhood. I could spend hours in there. The ideas just don’t stop flowing.
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Oh yes. And we never pass up an old hardware store when we travel. More candy!
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I’ve been to the one a little out of town, but it’s been a while. I think I may need to make a return trip and check out the other store you mention. I do love a good salvage shop. 🙂
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The older I get, the more I like them! That says too much about my age.
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I always feel overwhelmed when I go to a place like this!
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I do pick up a lot of ‘stuff’ thinking I could use it. But my hubby is usually with me and cooler heads prevail.
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