Architectural salvage if you do not know it is known as finding and saving old architechural arts, objects or hardware like cabinet hardware, door knobs, handles, hinges, hooks etc and make use of them after restoring them. For some it is a hobby and for some it is a full time job or a business. These people take great pride in finding and reusing unique bits and pieces of iron, bronze or brass hardware from old buildings.
salvaged or old Hardware can be a great source of decorating object and provide a perfect finishing touch.
Period hardware pieces like period hinge, knobs etc does not have to be only used in renovating old house. In fact a house does not have to be old. The amtique hardware can fit in modern architechure and modern homes. A good example is you can have teak wood antique furniture and use period brass hardware like handles, knobs, hinges etc on it.
A lot of great hardware was produced in 19th century by American craftsmen in New york, Pennsylvania, New jersey and in other state. This antique hardware was handmade and very intricately designed. Since it is almost 100 years or more it is very hard to find these hardware pieces except at renovation hardware stores. antique dealers of hardware, old houses being torn down.
Some of the companies have come up with specializing in old historic hardware parts like Historis houseparts in Rochester, N.Y, Liz’s antique hardware . Liz hardware business is in los angeles california and they sell doorhandles in bronze based on 19th century design. They also sell antique hardware knobs and other vintage hardware parts, keys, locks.
Another vintage hardware seller is Crown city hardware in pasadena, california. A dealer of Victorian style brass knobs, hinges,
doorknobs, Iron hooks. Most of the hardware is from 19th century old designs for renovating old houses. so In summary you can accheive extraordinary interiors using architechural salvage and antique hardware and other house parts.
Here are some more Architechural salvage companies.
1- Cunnigham Lumber - For antique reclaimed lumber and architechurals - in Texas
2- Decodame - art deco and art noveau hardware, doorknobs and architechurals - Naples, Florida
3- Doorstore - Architechurals antiques and custom Ironwork, vintage and reproduction hardware in Toronto, ontario, cananda.
4- Eron Johnson Antiques - Door hardware, fireplaces, brass antique window hardware etc in Denver Colorado.