Are you obsessed?

Do you consider dumpster diving to be a fine art and aluminum siding a sin? This article from CircaOldHouses.com has us obsessed. Number 3 is our favorite! How many of these sound like you? 1. When shopping for a house, you’re more concerned with the number of fireplaces than bedrooms. Who needs an extra bathroom when you have historical details to beat the band? 2. You’ve been known to lose total control at the mention of pocket doors. Also on your list of can’t-live-without things: tin ceilings, crown molding and parquet floors. 3. What’s Ikea? Your go-to furniture spot is the local antiques market.  After all, a one-of-a-kind house deserves one-of-a-kind décor. 4. People said you were crazy when you bought your house.  Now they drool with envy. 5. You can see the potential in anything.  You’d never let a little lead paint stand between you and your dream project. 6. You know the difference between a tower and a turret  7. You’ve dressed up like a bungalow for Halloween.  … and none of your friends were remotely surprised. 8. You’ve attended at least one dinner party just to see the inside of the house.  The conversation was nice, but the pumpkin pine floors were the best part of the evening. 9. You have a roster of movies you’ve watched over and over just to ogle the old houses.  Your favorite Hollywood stars? Manderley, Tara and Green Gables, of course! 10. You consider dumpster diving to be a fine art.  One man’s trash is another man’s 19th century mantelpiece. 11. You’d prefer a roaring fire in your bedroom to a television any day.  Because there’s nothing like falling asleep to the sound of history. 12. You’ve dreamt of running a historical inn for as long as you can remember.  Anything for an excuse to buy that big, old farmhouse. 13. You know the exact year in which your house was built, and probably have done research on its history at your local archives.  We think that’s worthy of a plaque, don’t you? 14. You named your dog (or child) after a famous 18th century architect.  15. Your “Dream House” Pinterest board contains over 500 pins, broken down by style and age.  16. Forget the condo in Florida. You plan to retire in a little stone house in the country.  17. You read “before and after” home renovation articles and often prefer the “before.”  There’s just something about that crumbling wallpaper that makes your old-house-loving heart skip a beat. 18. You have a personal vendetta against aluminum siding.  Breathe. Remember to breathe. 19. You’ve nearly gotten into a car accident because you were fixated on a Victorian house you were driving by.  How is one supposed to focus on the road in the face of such beauty? 20. You’ve spent more blood, sweat and tears on your house than you ever could have imagined.  … and you’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. ~www.CircaOldHouses.com If this sounds like you, then you will be sure to find something that you will love at The Deconstructed House.   Drop by The Deconstructed House at 2041 Bolton Road to view our assortment of exciting salvaged decor! www.TheDeconstructedHouse.com

Upcycling is For The Birds!

The Deconstructed House - 2041 Bolton Road Have you seen this sign in your neighborhood?  We are here to tell you what it's all about and how The Deconstructed House can help you become certified, too! Fill your yard with birds, bees, and butterflies. Enjoy the beauty of nature while helping to rebuild animal habitats and enrich your garden. For your backyard to be certified as a National Wildlife Habitat, you will need these things: Food Water Cover Place to Raise Young Sustainable Practices Come to The Deconstructed House, reuse materials to create a wildlife habitat in your yard and send us some pictures! We would love to see how our products are being used.   For more information on certifying your yard, go to NWF.org Drop by The Deconstructed House at 2041 Bolton Road to view our assortment of exciting salvaged decor, as well as reclaimed bricks and brick tiles! www.TheDeconstructedHouse.com www.VintageBricks.com

The Deconstructed House - Late Summer Edition

The Deconstructed House: Late Summer Edition

The Deconstructed House: Atlanta's source for 'direct from the demolition' job site materials for re-use, re-purpose, and recycle!  We have lots of photos of recent activities - lots of demolition jobs in the pipeline.

 CASE STUDY SUCCESS: VINTAGE BRICKS DIRECT FROM DEMO JOB SITE TO NEW INSTALL!

Where do vintage bricks come from?  They are peeled off, by the demolition operator carefully so as to reduce the breakage as much as possible.  These bricks went directly to a new install. They were loaded onto a tandem dump truck from the site of a Sandy Springs demolition job site and delivered to a new (old!) masonry patio install in the Atlanta Lake Claire Neighborhood.  This project is is a PERFECT example of ReUSE at its best. The transportation of the bricks was limited by going straight from the generator site to the ReUSE destination, saving trucking costs, emissions, labor, storage.....the list goes on.  Our JOB is to find these kind of market opportunities and MAKE THEM HAPPEN, even if we "break even". This scenario worked with the masonry contractor, as the contractor would've had to make several trips to our shop to load and purchase this large quantity. The contractor did report that there was a % of waste, as we all expected, but it was worth the price the contractor paid for the bricks. The contractor was able to utilize the new build construction dumpster that was onsite to dispose of any waste (mortar, broken bricks, etc) that resulted from the load he received.

Photo of the patio install coming soon - as promised by the masonry contractor !!

Claw Foot Tub or Water Garden Feature?

Waite demonstrates the hand pump water feature installed on a Claw Foot Tub: re-purposed to Garden Water Feature

Gawgeous and From Another Time.....

We always say, if these walls could talk......? But you do scratch your head from time to time when you come across an old beauty with features such as stained glass window and diamond panes that have been hidden with an interior AND exterior paint job.  Maybe curtains were not in the budget and the inhabitants were trying to 'keep out the sun'.  Regardless, this gem of a home is slated for Southern Demolition and Environmental to demolish in the next coming weeks. The goody has been gotten, and the photos below will ensure the structure will not be "forgotten".....

Come see us at the store on Friday and Saturdays or call to arrange your reUSE brick delivery!