FloydFest REVIVAL! ' Can I Get a Witness?

Black Dog Salvage is back from

four days of fun @ FloydFest

it was a family affair with help

from Mike & Susie's son Tay & nephew Andy

cheers to festival co-founder Erika Johnson,

here with Susie & Mike, for another incredible year!




The Black Dog Salvage booth was perched

on top of Hill Holler, one of the 8 festival stages.

It's always nice to see a Black Dog shirt in the crowd!




the view from the Black Dog booth





Susie & Tay



this was a familiar sight around the festival

wish i had a shot of susie & me

we had fun giving it a try!

we're showing up next year with our very own hoops, watch out :)


i loved this shot

this dad was totally enamoured with his little one

FloydFest is great fun for all ages

Our bells were a big hit with the young & young at heart!

this little cutie was sporting

a HUGE balloon from Star Hill

my friend Emily with her little peanut

Ellie's first FloydFest!

not cool William

FloydFest is known for weathering storms

thankfully we had some cover

what to do when it rains?

break out a guitar :)

here's Andy passing the time in the trailer

thankfully everything we brought

could handle the wind & rain

as Mike mentioned in

this Roanoke Times article

no worries... the rain did not put a damper on any of the good vibes!

come Sunday,

Everything Must Go!

brought to you by Baker & the letter 'E'

also known as the

'I Don't Want 2 Take It Home'

SALE!

many thanks to Kelly (pictured here w/ Mike & Tay),

of Kelly's Real Deals

for providing the eye catching & often amusing submarine!

it's amazing it survived the weekend

without any tooth marks!

check out the painted eyelids... freaky!

we had a such great time at the festival

meeting new folks & seeing familiar faces

we're already looking forward to next year!

'till then... peace out :)

Floyd Fest Fever!

nice article in the Roanoke Times

with a quote from our very own Mike Whiteside

click HERE for the article

* thanks to William Alexander for sending a picture of the Black Dog Salvage booth - cell & internet service is limited at the festival site, so it was fun to see it all set up - i'll be out there sat & sun and will take more pictures to post Monday!

High Quality Leather Upholstery Hides NOW AVAILABLE @ Black Dog Salvage!

pictures will never do these justice
they are simply divine
leather hides ready for your next project!
stop by to take a peek
Black Dog Salvage
902 13th Street SW
Roanoke, VA

Iron Window Guard Console Table

here's another creation from our shop
iron console table made from salvaged window guards

available here @ Black Dog Salvage
$750 (without top)

Reclaimed Oak Island / Sideboard

just arrived from our shop
custom reclaimed oak table
this would make a fabulous kitchen island or sideboard

51 1/2" x 26 1/4"x 37" tall
available here @ Black Dog Salvage
$995

Floyd Fest starts this Thurdsay, July 23rd

the guys just left to set up for Floyd Fest this weekend
we're bringing lots of fun finds & creations
including this banjo, made here in our shop

here's borzo serenading mike

stop by & see us this weekend
it's gonna be a good time!

Antique Cast Iron Farm Sink with Drainboard

these are getting harder and harder to find!
just arrived... antique cast iron farm sink with drainboard
52" wide x 20" out from the wall with 12" backsplash and 5.5" apron
good condition, slight wear in the bowl
available here @ Black Dog Salvage
$425

New Custom Lazy Susan Dining Tables - Just Arrived

Our Marketplace vendor, Tom Agnew,
has recently added custom tables to his
line of cabinetry.

These Lazy Susan tables are the perfect
gathering spot!

Available here @ Black Dog Salvage

Custom Oil on Canvas Pet Portraits by Patricia Hrysenko

We are please to announce our newest Marketplace vendor,

artist Patricia Hrysenko.

Offering custom pet portraits.

We've named this one

'Black Dog Blues'

available here @ Black Dog Salvage
for $325

Ted's Tomatoes

as promised, here's a summer update

on Ted's Tomatoes

(mentioned earlier HERE)

they're GROWING!

for some great tomato recipe ideas,

Lindsey Nair from the Roanoke Times

just posted a few on her blog HERE

i'm thinking i'm going to try

the African Chicken in Tomato & Peanut Sauce...yum!

Back from vacation & ready for FLOYD FEST (this weekend)!!!

sorry for the lack of recent posts

i just returned from my absolute favorite place

Bald Mountain Camps in Oquossoc, Maine

for some reason, i can't link to their website

if you want to check it out,

google 'Bald Mountain Camps'

(more to come about that later...)

there's been lots to catch up on here

@ Black Dog Salvage

we're gearing up for a fun weekend at

Floyd Fest! (not a bad way to wrap up a vacation, eh?)

stop by to see us there from Thursday - Sunday

July 24th - 26th

Black Lab Vodka - Virginia is for Lab Lovers!

I'm about to head off for vacation

and think I might have to grab one of these

fun bottles for the occassion!

I just read about Black Lab Vodka, based in Pearisburg, VA,

on The Happy Wag.

Gotta love our fellow Black Dogs!

Antique Late 1800s Gothic Harlequin Windows

salvaged from a late 1800s church

in Callaway, Virginia

these are a terrific find!

i can't remember the magazine

(and am trying to find the picture to post)

but recently, there was a great shot

of an outdoor patio / garden room

enclosed with salvaged windows -

these would work perfectly for such a project!

available here @

Black Dog Salvage

$325 each

Arched Antique Stained Glass Window

antique stained glass

originally a 10ft window, the top section

has been salvaged and would make an

incredible decorative accent for any room.

this photo does not do it justice,

the colors are phenomenal!

*** sidenote: these feet have been

freaking me out

anyone have a need for mens feet with roman sandals?

available here @

Black Dog Salvage

Sweet Dreams

i LOVE our newest addition

to the garden room - a swinging day bed!

i've been tempted all day to take a quick nap

(think anyone would notice?)

after staying up way too late watching

the michael jackson coverage

and being awakened way too early

by this little guy

this is alfie

(or buddy, boomer, buddha, buster, dudley...

we've tried out a few names so far... any suggestions?)

i'm fostering him this week for the

Roanoke Valley SPCA

he'll be available for adoption this Saturday (7/11).

despite his affection for the early morning,

he is a completely adorable

hound/shepherd mix and will make

a very lovable companion!

Happy 4th of July!

Cheers to a safe & happy

4th of July!

Congratulations to Borzo on his

first official Independence Day!

We'll be open again Monday,

from 9am-5pm.

Come check out our new swinging

daybed in the garden room.

pictured:

Mike, Sally, Borzo, Lauren, Ted

Black Dog Salvage welcomes Martinique to the Marketplace

Roanoker's will recognize our newest

addition to the Marketplace.

Martinique, a local retailer previously

located in South Roanoke's Crystal Spring Village,

is trading in bricks & morter for the cyberworld.

For more info, click HERE.

During this transition,

you can find Martinique's unique collection

of gifts & home accessories here

@ Black Dog Salvage.

Antique Victorian Settee

Available here @

Black Dog Salvage

and online in our Ebay Store

HERE

OPEN Friday 9am-5pm CLOSED Saturday July 4th

HAPPY 4TH of JULY!

Black Dog Salvage

will be OPEN Friday, July 3rd

and CLOSED Saturday, July 4th

in observance of the holiday.

top image from: www.smvblog.com

bottom image from: www.zazzle.com

Fiestaware - Artwork by regional artist Ibby Greer

Two new Fiestaware paintings have just arrived!

The vibrant colors make these come alive.

Paintings by regional artist Ibby Greer
Available here @ Black Dog Salvage

Artist's Statement:

My art is meant to bring the viewer back again and again to see new things in painting: not so much the thing itself (the cup or bowl or person) but the form: shapes, colors, ideas. I do not paint subjects or objects; i paint the shapes, shadows, and relationships that are seen by my artist's eye in the material before me. I have found that plates, cups, bowls, flatware, casseroles, egg dishes and other pieces of porcelain or pottery are good vehicles for my focus on shapes and shadows. And my palette knife work in bright colors finds meaning in groups of figures standing together. I see them as rectangles of color and relationship. Other people see people. I am also a poet and novelist, and in both painting and writing I try to evoke a smile and a nod of understanding, the "aha" moment.