West End Architectural Salvage

Now this does not look like architectural salvage to me. Artisan creations are found in abundance at West End. A simple shoe form becomes a photo holder with a vintage hair roller, a coat hanger heel, and other fancy frills. Love!!

The man behind the fabulousness...Don Short. He and his band of merry men and women have created a place that offers a whole lot more than architectural salvage. I call it the "Cheers" of the architectural salvage stores...."Where everybody knows your name and you're always glad you came"!

One more peek at the shoe forms...this one with a drawer pull buckle.

AT the front door we were greeted by an ab fab service station advertising sign.

Pretty colors will always draw me in. Ceiling tin, leaded glass, stained glass, and of course a sled! Everything is well organized without becoming regimented. In every corner you can expect to find the unexpected. Now that's what I call a shopping experience

Of course they have baubles and jewels.While I was there the creative ladies of the house were busy multi-tasking ....running the floor, the coffee shop, and making their wares all at the same time. This is a little key chain, but there is much, much more to be found.

I love this wall. They're giving back at West End Salvage. Don has been involved in a few projects with Memory Care Units for Alzheimer's patients. These boards are created from everyday salvage materials like muffin tins, towel holders, and faucet handles intended to evoke memories of day to day living.

This little pink number is too cool for school or the office. If retro is your game they have you covered.

Ahhh, yes the stuff in the rough. You know me I headed for the back room where some very good junkables are awaiting transformations. Don and I had a great time discussing what these babies would become and after brief dilberation I think we came up with a winning idea! A few recycled boards, some hangers on the back and poof you have a rustic wall unit. Yeah...great for the holidays!

Lighting, lighting, and more lighting. If you're remodeling, building, or just sprucing up your home vintage lighting is always a good choice.

My favorite find of the day....amazingly enough, it's not round. Hahaha! I guess the coolness factor won out over shape. This is an exray viewer from days gone by, but I think it would be a fetching frame...don't you?

For all of us who are scroungers, diggers, and hands and knees crawlers, West End Salvage has the goods to do it yourself.