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.

Antique Settee & Chair - Newly Upholstered

it's a good thing i don't have

any more room left in my little cottage

or else these would be coming to my house!

recently upholstered

by Benchmark Custom Uphostery

with a fun mix of
arts & craft colors
and retro design

the frames have been restored

and are ready for their new home!

Available here @
Black Dog Salvage
$400 for the set

Butcher Block Prep Table

here's the latest from our shop

this will soon be a prep table in

Tony Pope's new restaurant

Le Bistro

made from a vintage table salvaged

from Roanoke's Southern Pawn

and topped with butcher block

from Bally Block - mentioned HERE

here's Ted in his new office,

proof that leaving your desk job

can make you smile!

Shiva Lingam Fountain Trough

we've been admiring this trough

ever since it came in...

only now we know what it symbolizes!

many thanks to our customer,

a professor of south asian & himalayan religions,

for letting us know that this is part of a

Shiva Lingam.

available here @ Black Dog Salvage

for $375

Spectacular Summer Sale - Grand Antique Wrought Iron Gates - 3 matching sets available!

incredible gates make for an incredible SALE!

3 matching gates available

just relisted on Ebay

starting at only $4,000

click HERE

Black Lab in need of a home in Roanoke, VA

While we are primarily an architectural salvage warehouse,

our name is Black Dog Salvage.

So it's only fitting to try to help black dogs

find a home when we can.

And who can resist this one???

This sweet 5 year old lab is in need of a loving family.

Her family is moving into an apartment

that does not allow pets.

If you know of a good home for her,

please email us.

Thank You!

Reclaimed Wood + Antique Bed Posts = Custom Farm Table, Part 2

we liked the table we made recently for a client

(mentioned HERE ) so much... we built one for you

yes...YOU!

made here in our shop using

reclaimed heart pine flooring

available here @ Black Dog Salvage

for $975

stop by to see it in person

902 13th Street SW

Roanoke, VA

Power Tool Drag Race July 4th - Clinic THIS SUNDAY

SAVE THE DATE!

POWERTOOL DRAG RACE

July 4th

1pm-5pm

Take a power tool, say a circular saw,

and attach rollerblade wheels to it

and you have a power tool drag racer!

Of course it is a little harder to make one

and a lot safer than it sounds.

Competitors race their creations in 12" wide

plywood troughs behind barriers and all that...

but the event is still bizarre, humours and very creative!

Presented by the

Wilson Hughes Gallery

117 Campbell Avenue

Roanoke VA

POWERTOOL DRAG RACE CLINIC

Sunday, June 28th

12pm- 3pm
FREE!

In anticipation of the upcoming Powertool Drag Race on July 4th, John Wilson (mad-scientist) will hold a clinic at The Wilson Hughes Gallery Studios on Campbell Avenue for anyone interested in modifying a powertool into a powertool racer. John will have examples on hand and will discuss the ins and outs of modifying powertools into hot rod racing machines. This clinic will include hands on demonstration, history of the sport, and fun!

Sponsored by:

MyScoper

Marginal Arts Festival

Wilson Hughes Gallery

photo: powertooldragraces.com

Reclaimed Wood + Antique Bed Posts = Custom Farm Table

i have a feeling pictures of Sally

will look like this for the rest of summer

the heat seems to make her tongue grow!

here's the latest to come from our shop

our client had pieces of reclaimed oak

we had these fun antique turned bed posts

together they make a custom

one-of-a-kind farm table!