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We tripped into Olde Good's Chelsea store last month and were blown away. They have soooooooo many salvaged antiques from so many different periods that if even if you don't dig vintage, you'll be tempted to buy something anyway...
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Since we last reviewed Olde Good Things, they've consolidated, closing two stores (one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn) so that all the treasure is in one place... or three places, really. Their Manhattan store has two big floors of STUFF, and they have a huge warehouse in Scranton, PA where they keep the big treasures. They also have a shop in Los Angeles where they cage West Coast treasures and one in Florida where we have no idea what they do.
Olde Good Things reclaims architectural pieces of buildings, including:
"Original hardware and doorknobs, period mantels, entry doors, decorative iron, antique and contemporary lighting, bronze and brass castings, structural columns, corbels, terra cotta and building stones, garden ornaments, stained and leaded glass windows, transoms, wooden moldings..."
Their hardware department and mirror department are of particular note. We recently completed a small project buying a gaggle of cool old hooks for our home out of their basement and the "miles of aisles" of door nobs, sinks and hinges are not to be believed. If you want to go GREEN, consider going VINTAGE and skip your next trip to Restoration Hardware.
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(UpDated from Nov.1, 2007 - MGR)
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I was just in there a week or so ago. I know they're some weird religious cult, but I do love that they reclaim all this stuff.
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am i the only one who thinks they're crazy expensive?
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There's something like this out here in Ithaca, Significant Elements, but I've never been there. They have so much, apparently, that once a month on a Friday customers can take many things for free. It's non-profit, so I bet things are cheaper than that NYC place. I can't tell you if it's worth a trip out here. If I actually owned a place, I'd probably be in there a lot.
http://www.significantelements.org/significant_elem.htm
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I visited Burlington, VT's glorious Architectural Salvage Warehouse last weekend. It's full of great finds, and the owner is a pleasant, helpful fellow. The in-store prices seemed much better than what's posted on their website (though they claim they'll ship anywhere):
http://www.architecturalsalvagevt.com/
PS: if you're visiting the area, do check out Upstairs Antiques right on the edge of Lake Champlain...
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caryatid, that is one of my favorite salvage stores! it's a beautiful store with great prices and there are so many unique, interesting items.
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they are religious nuts. cool stuff, but definitely expensive. if you're in the market for old-school door knobs etc. why not check out brownstoner's Brooklyn Flea (market) starting 4/6? there will be vendors that won't charge an arm for identical merchandise. see www.brownstoner.com
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My husband loves this place. If you're ever in Kingston, check out Zaborski's, wacky! http://www.stanthejunkman.com
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A common theme I see is "they are expensive" and that goes for any NYC based salvage company. We are from Albany and will be present at Brooklyn Flea once a month and will be at the opening on April 6th. We don't pay a lot for our "muffler" and we pass it on to the customer. Check us out at . Thanks. Fred from Silver Fox
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