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.
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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…
John Labovitz’s House Truck
It is raining. Nothing new but my family is already planning our camping trips for the summer. That is nothing new either since my daughters will swim in even the coldest temperatures at Waldo Lake. Camping didn’t come easy for me. I grew up in East L.A. – Montebello to be exact and didn’t go…
Palmer/Wirfs Antique and Collectible Show 2010
We’re here! Today is the first day at the Antique and Collectible Show at the Portland Expo. We have a double booth highlighting our Industrial and Steam Punk items and it is going very well. Please come by to see us if you have the chance! Here are some photos from this morning as the…
The World Around You
When you are going a snail pace during a marathon (26.2 miles in case you weren’t sure) you notice architecture (okay, I do). There is so much around us that goes unnoticed. Maybe it is because we are focused on that morning commute or trying to get the loud kids in the backseat to school…
Just a few Steampunk and Industrial Items at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage
Yesterday I posted an article about a house that is decorated in the Steampunk style and I promised to post pictures of a few items we have around the store that fit perfectly with this. Great Industrial look too. Take a look!
ReadyMade Magazine – New Ideas for Old or Normally Wasted Things
As someone who works with architectural salvage, I am always looking for new ways to reuse items. Some ideas come readily such as the tall, sleek and beautiful pharmaceutical measuring beaker I use as a vase (I love antique lab equipment!) but what to do with a light bulb, that UGLY 1970’s dresser or worn…
The Lumber Yard at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage
Something I realized recently is that many people don’t know the scope of the lumber yard we have at Aurora Mills. It’s huge! A number of customers have commented that it is one of the largest of its kind around here. We specialize in only reclaimed timbers, beams and barnwood and all of the wood…
Making Corrugated Tin Planter Boxes
My grandmother was a very exact woman when it came to her crafts. As a young child I was aware of this and should have known better when she decided it was time for me to learn how to sew. Her favorite phrase was, “your front is only as good as your back.” and I fully knew this…
Claire & Bryan of ¿Por Que No?
Many of us have had that one item of clothing we wore until it was completely thread-bare. That one item that made us feel comfortable, soothed and warm. Mine was a UCLA sweatshirt that my Aunt Beckie gave me when I was around 13 years old. Originally it hung well past my fingertips but by…