As you know, I’m all about using salvage materials in home design.
One book I’ve wanted for quite some time was Joanne Palmisano’s first book: Salvage Secrets: Transforming Reclaimed Materials into Design Concepts
The book is filled with many examples of how to use salvaged materials in home design and is split into five chapters dedicated to a different material: wood, glass, metal, stone/concrete/brick/ceramics, and lighting. There’s even a bonus chapter providing tips and suggestions on how to mix different types of salvaged materials, plus there’s a helpful list of resources.
The book is not meant to give every example of every salvaged material available — that would be impossible! — but to provide ideas for inspiration.
That’s exactly what it does. Here are just a few examples of what inspired me.
I’m so glad I received this book and am delighted to it to my home library. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone wanting to build or renovate using salvaged materials, even for someone like me who’s already used salvaged materials. I know I’ll be referring to it frequently.
But, don’t just take my word for it. Here are some of three of many reviews listed on the publisher’s website:
“Even if you’re a permanent fixture at your local salvage shop, this book is worth a look for the envy-inducing design ideas alone.” — Old House Journal
“It is an ideal book for anyone considering salvage in design…. Often books on design are either practical and plain or only full of photographs with little guidance on how to create the same look in one’s own home. Salvage Secrets by Joanne Palmisano, with photographs by Susan Teare manages to be a design book with both.” — Portland Book Review
“If you are looking for a holiday gift for your favorite thrifter/do-it-yourselfer, this book is a must. It features hundreds of pages of repurposing inspiration.” — Goodwill Industries of Northern New England
Anyway, as I mentioned I have one copy to give away to one lucky winner. To enter the contest, simply comment below AND share one of the images on Pinterest. (Send me the link to your pin when you comment.)
[NOTE: This giveaway has expired, but you are welcome to pin any image to Pinterest!]
Here are a few more contest rules:
- The giveaway begins today, June 24, 2014 and ends July 2, 2014 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight)
Central Standard Time. - One winner will be chosen at random using the old-fashioned “pull an entry from a bowl” method.
- Odds of winning are based on the number of entries received.
- Winners must be at least 18 years of age.
- By entering this giveaway, you agree to the contest rules and regulations and release this blog, its author and the giveaway sponsors from any liability.
- The owners of Living Vintage are not eligible to receive prizes.
- The lucky winner must provide his/her address to Living Vintage upon request. If a winner’s address is not received within 2 calendar days following notification, another winner will be selected.
[UPDATE AS OF JULY 7TH, 2014: KIM HARKEY WAS THE LUCKY WINNER!]
Images via Salvage Secrets. A copy of Salvage Secrets was provided for this post but the views expressed above are entirely my own. This post also contains an affiliate link.
I LOVE salvaging and repurposing!
I love salvaged products but need all the help I can get…thanks for the giveaway!!
I especially love the lockers next to the old drug store bar stools. Teenagers would never leave this room!
I have become very passionate about salvaged products and vintage products! Thanks for having this giveaway!
Great ideas! Thanks for the giveaway! My Pin – http://www.pinterest.com/pin/200832464608002587/
Oh, mama! This looks like a great book for my coffee table. 🙂 Here’s my link: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/117234396525460201/
I want this sooo bad want to give it to my mother as a gift for inspiration on opening her new store!!
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I would love this book for my own. We have redone a 180 yr old farm in Wisconsin and now we are tackling our barn that we are going to make 1/2 wedding venue 1/2 apartment for overnight guests. We salvage all the time. I so enjoy your blog. I also get the 50 something age you spoke about recently . When do we stop? More than likely when we are dead, cause life would be oh so boring if we just stopped!
Thanks for offering the book! Cheers!
Hi Kim,
This looks like a great book for decorating with salvaged materials and as you and I well know….they really come in handy as well when you’re dealing with 100 year old + homes. Yours is definitely more rustic than ours is, but we’ve reclaimed a lot in this house as well and we’re still working on it. I’m sure this book would have some very inspirational uses for us.
Hope to see ya soon!
Thank you Kim! I really like the soapstone sink. We had a one growning up and seeing it here is beautiful. I bet it is heavy. Thanks for the chance to win a book!!!!
Have a great day.
This looks like a wonderful resource book! I have so many things I don’t know what to do with . . . this would help! Great giveaway!
We would be living in a tent if it wasn’t for salvage. My husband and I have built our dream home with stuff that nobody else wanted or didn’t use. We are all about recycling that JUNK! Right now, we are building a utility room with metal and steel that was just dumped…I love this kinda thing. Thanks for a chance to win!!!!!
Looks like a good book.
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A book I would really enjoy. I love to use salvage items around my home!!
I love turning junk into Junque! Great inspiration book.
I love to use old things and re-do or re-purpose them. I love old things period. What better way to recycle! Thanks for the opportunity to “win” a great book that shows you how 😉
i SO could use this book! i love repurposing so this would come in very handy. thanks for the opportunity kim!
We are building a home using repurposed materials. I have been enjoying your photos of remodeling and have been inspired by your use of beadboard as a textured element in lieu of drywall. The contest book would be of value for the information to use other vintage materials in our home.
My garage is FULL of salvaged items….just waiting to be incorporated into our life…..this book would help inspire me to dust them off and do something with them!
Love to salvage items and have been following Living Vintage for quite sometime now and would be honored to own a copy of Salvage Secrets! Anything Living Vintage stands behind, I am with them all the way!
Thank you for all the inspiration you provide here on your blog! Would love to have this book too!
While I don’t own a home yet, I dream of the day when I can fill it with salvaged materials. And I’ll need help and inspiration from this book to do so!