New to the Marketplace! Red Rooster Antiques

The Marketplace is GROWING!!!
We are happy to welcome Red Rooster Antiques, offering a unique collection of original art and antiques.

Set of two Victorian-Era Ballroom Chair with mother of pearl inlay.

Don't look too closely at these, I want them :)

Company C Rugs here in the Marketplace!

I just stumbled on Company C's blog via Flea Market Style.

Whiteside Designs, located here in our Marketplace,
is proud to offer this fun line of rugs. Stop by to see them in person or to check out a sample!

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Virginia Tech Hokie Stained Glass

In honor of the Hokie Nation, new stained glass from SER Art

available here in the Marketplace.
We are all Hokies today!

Just arrived.... Pair of LARGE Cast Iron Urns

4 ft tall

a stunning focal point for an entrance or courtyard

$800 each

available here @ Black Dog Salvage

New Garden Statuary JUST ARRIVED!

here's a sneak peek!

Friends for a Cure!

Koiner & I were honored to walk with our friend and Black Dog artist, Carolyn for Roanoke's Inaugural Race for the Cure!

Photo above by JEANNA DUERSCHERL The Roanoke Times

Our team, "Friends for a Cure", made the front page of Sunday's Roanoke Times!

We hope to see you there next year!
For more pictures of the event, click HERE.

2010 Greater Roanoke Valley Race for the Cure - This Saturday

Roanoke is hosting its first Race for the Cure this weekend!

Koiner & I are proud to be part of the team Friends for a Cure,
in honor of our friend and Black Dog artist, Carolyn Hornick (pictured above, left) and many other friends and family affected by breast cancer.

There is still time to register and/or donate (just click on 'Friends for a Cure' above). While the cause is overwhelming, this event is incredibly uplifting and a great way to start your weekend!

Hope to see you there :) We'll post pictures!
~ Christa

Vintage Millstones

We just received two vintage millstones, one is 32" in diameter and the other is 37".

$1000 each

For a smaller millstone, turned into a table click HERE.
Available here @ Black Dog Salvage.

Black Dog Salvage is delivering to DC next week!

The Black Dog truck is heading to the Nation's Capital next week. If you see anything in our Ebay Store and live in the DC Metro area (or anywhere in between), please give us a call for a discounted delivery quote!

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John Reburn's "Edith Blanche" is a welcome addition to the Marketplace!

We are thrilled that our friend, John Reburn, has joined the Marketplace with "Edith Blanche"!

If you have visited Roanoke Valley Printworks (next to the Taubman Museum) you'll recognize this pair of friendly faces, John with his mom, Faye!

John has recently moved all of his cool, chock-full-of-crazy good things from RVP and reassembled them here in the Black Dog Marketplace...

including his fabulous Christmas finds. That's right... it's like Christmas morning every day here @ Black Dog!

Roanoke Valley Printworks has evolved into Appalachia Press and is now "leaner, meaner, keener and greener". With a focus on letterpress, stationery, wedding and design, the shop is open to the public Saturdays from 9am-5pm and by appointment only Monday-Friday.

John's eye for design and customer service are hard to beat. Personal plug: I'm proud to have been one of his 'brides' and absolutely adored all the work he did for our wedding! He comes highly recommended! ~ Christa

Edith Blanch
Black Dog Salvage

Appalachia Press
108 Salem Avenue, SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-343-0296

Wondering why "Edith Blanche"?
Here she is!

The Marketplace is Growing! Welcome "Lost and Found again"!,

We are excited to welcome artist, Sunny Rosso, and her new booth
"Lost and Found again" to the Marketplace!

Her new booth showcases a love for found objects in all forms!
Repurposed furniture, mixed media artwork, custom lamps...

and beautiful jewelry!

Stop by for a closer look!
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Our second commerical is on the air!

Old Mill Soapstone - Charlottesville, Roanoke, DC Metro

I discovered Old Mill Soapstone a few years ago when updating our bathroom. (We have one bathroom in our little bungalow and were in desperate need of two sinks to save the peace!) We enlisted a friend to build the cabinet and chose soapstone for the counter. It is now one of my favorite touches in our home. The soapstone adds warmth and grounds the room, I'm totally hooked!

I was excited to finally meet Sally O'Brien, from Old Mill Soapstone, in person when she came to Black Dog the other day. Her friends were raving about her front porch made of soapstone scraps, so I asked Sally to send me some pictures. She wet the porch to show the variation in stone and I'm now thinking of our next project :) A terrific example of 'green building' and reuse!

If you are in need of soapstone, please give them a call! They are great folks to work with and travel the east coast for installations.

Old Mill Soapstone
540-967-4788
www.oldmillsoapstone.com

Apartment Therapy: How to resurface your butcher block

Apartment Therapy offers advice for resurfacing butcher tops HERE.

We offer both vintage (above) & new (below) butcher blocks.

For additional information on new butcher blocks,
see our earlier post HERE.

Happy Friday!

Ready for Spring? Garden Statuary from Unique Stone is on its way!

We are proud to offer reproduction garden statuary from Unique Stone, a family business located in North Carolina. We recently placed our Spring order and will be receiving new inventory in a couple weeks. To take a look at all they have to offer, their website is:
www.uniquestone.com
Happy Spring!

Check out our new Black Dog Commercial... coming to Southwest Virginia televisions SOON!

Black Dog Salvage: Before and After

In honor of our 10th anniversary in business,
thought it might be fun to show some before & after shots of how we've grown!
Shown above is the original Black Dog Salvage location at the old Marsteller stone yard, across from Reserve Avenue on Franklin Road.

Three years later, the business moved to our current location at 902 13th Street SW. While the endeavor was a massive undertaking, the new building provided a great space and an opportunity to organize our treasure trove.

What a difference!

Black Dog Properties, LLC also purchased the stone house located next door.
For additional information about the home, click HERE.

"Before"

Here it is now, waiting for an appropriate reuse.

We are looking forward to restoring this unique property and ideally would like to create a tie-in with the new park and greenway trail, currently under construction surrounding the house. Ideas for reuse include a restaurant, bike shop, canoe livery or gift shop. There are no plans for residential use. Please contact us with any ideas or questions.

We're looking forward to the next ten years,
many thanks to all of our customers for your support!