Category Archives: architectural salvage

May212013
Field Trip: Urban Garden Center NYC

Never have I seen so much done with so little.  A garden center under the railroad tracks with no running water and no electricity?  That’s Urban Garden Center in Spanish Harlem. Plants, seeds and tools happily co-exist with dumpster dive … Read more

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  1. Guadeloupe, Gardens, and Prie Dieu
  2. Garden Ideas from Ikea
  3. Garden Safari!
LABELS: architectural salvage, folk art, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, inspiration, vintage Leave a comment

Jan282013
Garden Trends: Dumpster Style

If you haven’t figured it out from previous posts, I’m having a visceral and negative reaction to quaint upcycling. Please do not show me something else made out of pallets.  Yuck. A good dumpster dive involves a deep understanding of … Read more

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  1. In my Reader…Tokyo DIY Gardening
  2. Scout Regalia’s Contemporary Outdoor Style
  3. Garden Shop: Vintage Sculpture
LABELS: architectural salvage, Garden Styles, Gardens, inspiration, recycling 7 Comments

Feb142012
Antique Cart Wheels

Last week I was scouring Michaelian and Kohlberg’s warehouse for pieces to use in the Mansion in May show house terrace  and I fell totally in love with a group of cart wheels.  They had amazing iron detail which I … Read more

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  1. Bamboo Bench
  2. Tuesday’s Find…Swan seating
  3. Tuesday’s Find…a silver snail
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, inspiration 4 Comments

Jun72011
Tuesday’s Find…a fan

Sometimes being out in the garden is just hot and unpleasant.  Imagine this floor fan retrofitted as an outdoor sculpture and fan!  Industrial artifacts are on the horizon in garden trends…not farm artifacts, but things from our factory past that … Read more

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  1. A Garden is a Lovesome thing…
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  3. Scout Regalia’s Contemporary Outdoor Style
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Design, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens, sculpture Leave a comment

May272011
NYDC Outdoor Roundup

On the final day of Blogfest2011 we visited the New York Design Center (NYDC).  It is the oldest of the four major New York design showroom buildings.  Here’s a small round-up (I need to go back) of things I liked … Read more

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  1. A Re-emerging Trend…Tuesday’s Find
  2. In my Reader…Earthly Delights
  3. Trend Watch: The Gilded Garden
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Furniture and Accessories, Gardens 1 Comment

May172011
Tuesday’s Find…Brimfield Antiques Show

Last Friday I headed to Massachusetts to meet up with some designer friends at the Brimfield Antiques Show.  I was also shopping for garden furniture for a client and hunting.  I could have easily spent three days there was so much … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…Croquet and cocktails anyone?
  2. Foliage Partners
  3. Garden Design Details: Rustic Wood Gates
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Furniture and Accessories, garden ornaments, Gardens, Ironwork Leave a comment

May102011
Tuesday’s Find…wood strap finial

One of the many things I like about my weekly hunt for something interesting for gardens is that I always find something.  I never expect to find anything.  It’s what keeps me hunting.  Later this week I’m going to Brimfield … Read more

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  1. Garden Trends: Dumpster Style
  2. Garden Color Inspiration: Black
  3. Field Trip: The Litchfield Daffodils
LABELS: American Architecture, antiques, architectural salvage, Gardens 1 Comment

May32011
Tuesday’s Find…garden swag?

This pair of architectural fragments caught my eye this week. These are not what you would typically think to use in a garden. They’re carved wood so they would need a sheltered place to last any length of time, but … Read more

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  1. Leaf Magazine…Design Outside
  2. Tuesday’s Find…an iron arbor
  3. Child’s Play…Tuesday’s Find
LABELS: antiques, architectural salvage, Gardens 4 Comments

Apr272011
Garden Design Details: Fences

Whenever I see an interesting fence I take a photo or if it’s online or in a magazine I clip it and save it for future reference…someday I’ll get to design a garden fence that’s more than a functional backdrop, and when … Read more

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LABELS: architectural salvage, Fences, Gardens, Landscape Design 3 Comments

Apr192011
Tuesday’s Find…boardwalk planters

Coney Island amusement park opened this week.  What does that have to do with garden design?  Here’s the tale… You wouldn’t really know it, but Coney Island is in my blood.  My uncle owned and built Astroland on the site … Read more

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  1. Tuesday’s Find…a bench I never thought I’d like
  2. Tuesday’s Find…a swing
  3. Tuesday’s Find…A Dovecote
LABELS: American Architecture, antiques, architectural salvage, Gardens 4 Comments