ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION

About Me

.. width="425" height="350" .. Eric's Architectural Salvage and Antiques is based out of the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana. Antiques and salvage are sold at our booth in Midland Arts and Antiques Mall. We specialize in the sale of pre-1960s salvaged house parts such as clawfoot tubs, furniture, doors, door hardware, toilet lids, tub feet, lighting, fireplace mantles, modern design items and other curiosities. Looking for a missing piece for your historic home? Trying to find a unique element for decorating your bedroom, bathroom or budoir? Have you seen some crafty type on Oprah or HGTV mount pictures in an old window but you don't know where to get one? Are you an architect, designer or builder with a client desirous of distinctive items for their project? Perhaps you are concerned about the environment or interested in green building with a yen to use recycled products. Do you know of a historic structure trembling before the wrecking ball's swing? Are you an artist looking for random found objects? Are you a home owner on a tight budget who needs to make every dollar hollar? Need a contractor who only works on old houses and commercial properties? Looking for a talented carpenter sensitive to the needs of your historic home? Wanna hang out with a bearded dude in overalls? Yes? Then I want to be your friend! Email me at [email protected] to check out my ever changing inventory or to inquire about my services. ..This profile was edited with MySpace Profile Editor MySpace Profile Editor

My Interests

History, Architecture, Antiques, Capitalism, Green Building, Collecting Records, Vintage Cars and Bikes, Hot Rods, Cheap Guitars and the discussion of the aforementioned topics. Heavy trash day. Auctions, estate sales and donations. Cleaning. Organization. Repair. Building and RE-building. http://www.builtstlouis.net. http://www.indiana45s.com. http://www.live365.com/stations/turnmeondeadman

I'd like to meet:

People who want to buy salvage and antiques. People who need help with their old house from someone who understands what they need. Do-it-yourselfers and interesting folks who appreciate the value and charm architectural salvage and timeless designs. Fans of junkmen. YOU, yes you should come to this:

Music:

"Sanford and Son Theme"-Quincy Jones, "White Elephant"-The Volcano Suns, "Fix-It"-Royal Trux and pretty much any other song that glorifies the salvage lifestyle.

Movies:

Street Trash, The Iron Giant, Catching Out, Wild Boys of The Rails, Emperor of the North or any other movie about people who live the salvage lifestyle.

Television:

The Reclaimers, Sanford and Son, and anything on The History Channel, HGTV or DIY.

Books:

Field Guide to American House Types, Survival Through Design by Richard Neutra, Dwell Magazine, Atomic Ranch Magazine.

Heroes:

Fred and Lamont Sanford, Grady, Julio and his amazing cheese making goat, Nathan Arizona, Tim Harmon, Avriel Shull, the folks at SEND and anyone who can make their dreams become reality. Hobos, vagabonds, tramps, squatters and trash pickers.

My Blog

Reuse me, baby...

Go on, I dare you: http://www.intakeweekly.com/articles/7/026981-5327-161.html
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:44:00 PST

Hubris

I stumbled across this recently and it struck a chord with me. Dig it: Hubris or hybris (Greek ?ß???), according to its modern usage, is exaggerated self pride or self-confidence (overbearing p...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:06:00 PST

I'm moving on

If you didn't already get the bulletin Eric's Archichitectural Salvage and Antiques is moving to Midland Arts and Antiques Mall. My last day at the Prospect St. store is March 31st. I will...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:08:00 PST

Closed for the holidays

Hey folks, I will be closed from 12/24/06 thru 1/4/07. I will be available for appointments 1/2-1/4/07. I will reopen for regular business 1/5 and 1/6/07. If you have need of salvag...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:49:00 PST

Late Christmas gift ideas for that special junkman...

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Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:22:00 PST

Eric's in the new issue of Architectural Salvage News!

Rich Ellis at Architectural Salvage News did a little write up about my little store in his newest issue. You can buy the full issue here: http://www.architecturalsalvagenews.com/ Check it!...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:44:00 PST

New website!

My new website is up and active, ericssalvage.com. thanks to Jeb Banner from Musical Family Tree. It is just a basic homepage for now. But I'll be adding some content very soon. ...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:39:00 PST

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Eric's Christmas List Just a few ideas in case you feel like getting a gift for your favorite junkman: My Amazon wish list is here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=yourlists_pop _1/103-...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:11:00 PST

Pictures

I was doing some cleaning up around here and found a couple pics from earlier this year, dig it: This here is my humble garage as it was before my landlord bought it and cleaned it up. Someone a...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:08:00 PST

Fountain Square's Gifts to the World

As all you locals know, and as most of the rest of you have devined, my little junk shop is located in the Fountain Square neighborhood here in Indy. It's a unique place. The earliest set...
Posted by ERIC'S ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE AND CONSTRUCTION on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:21:00 PST