At Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage every day is new and different. New objects arrive, new visitors come in, new projects are proposed. Over the last few weeks we have accessioned over 100 new objects and while we are excited about all of them, 50 of them have struck our curiosity and fancy enough to make…
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Aurora Mills Hits the Small Screen
Last night Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage came to primetime — on NBC’s Grimm! The much anticipated show is shot and set in Portland, Oregon and many of their furnishings came directly from our inventory. If you tuned in this week (which you should continue to do, at 9 p.m. on Fridays), we hope that you…
A Salvage Halloween
It’s one of our favorite times of year! Fall is officially here: the leaves are changing, the air is crisp and Halloween is right around the corner. At Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage, we have our own way of decorating pumpkins. Behold the creations of some of your friendly neighborhood salvagers — using antique hardware, and…
Mid-Century Modern at Aurora Mills
It’s Mid-Century Modern week here at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage. Looking through our inventory, we couldn’t help but notice that there is an abundance of brightly colored, boldly shaped furniture, lighting and decorative elements. If you are looking to add some whimsical modernity to your home, here’s a little inspiration — straight from the 1940’s and 50’s.
Green Houses and Cold Frames
Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage has gathered ideas for cold frames and green houses using reclaimed and recycled windows and doors. Old windows and doors can be used to make green and sustainable green houses and cold frames. Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage has old, vintage and antique windows and doors and reclaimed timbers, beams and barn wood to build any green house or cold frame.
Customer Projects: Joe’s 1900 Farmhouse
Way back in the warm days of summer, Joe contacted us on our availability of hand hewn beams for his kitchen project. He is an engineer by day and an old house remodeler by night. He is working on restoring his 1900s farm house and chronicles his progress in his blog, 1900 Farmhouse. He recently…
Cody Schuster and Dustin Crooks of Imagestone 1: Deck and Sauna Project Using Reclaimed Cast Iron Tubs
Earlier this summer I met Cody Schuster and Dustin Crooks, two guys looking for two tubs for a construction project they were doing for two people. It all sounds fairly normal for a day’s work at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage, maybe even fun – like a scavenger hunt since we have many,many tubs. The catch…
DEMOLISH HUNGER! Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage Food Drive – Together We Can Help!
Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage is happy to announce that we will be helping the Marion/Polk County Food Share with our DEMOLISH HUNGER FOOD DRIVE. From December 1st through 31st, bring in 3 items from the food bank’s TOP 10 MOST WANTED items list and receive 10% off your Aurora Mills purchase. Thank you so much!…
Guest Blog Post from Kerin Gale of ‘Remnants of Olde’
Yesterday I posted a blog about listening to strangers. Not the ones your parents told you to never talk to but the chance meeting stranger that sparks and idea within you. Well Kerin Gale, one of the artist I mentioned, wrote a wonderful blog about her side of the story, art and Aurora Mills Architectural…
Being Inspired by Strangers
There are times a complete stranger can walk into your life and end up making a huge impact. This summer Sarah (Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage’s newest employee for those of you who may not have met her yet) and I met two very energetic women named Tory Brokenshire and Dayna Collins. These two local artist…