Recent Posts

Oh, the Glow: Straw Opalescent Shades

A selection of cylinder shades for hall pendants in 1906 – including Straw Opalescent on the left – from Catalogue 14 of R. Williamson & Company, Chicago, Illinois. (Rejuvenation archives) Straw Opalescent glass shades are a longtime favorite here at Rejuvenation, especially for Amy, our Restored Antiques Specialist. “Straw Opalescent” is the authentic period name ...

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Amazing Shades

Straw Opalescent glass shades  Ever since I started working in the Restored Antiques department, I have been in love with Straw Opalescent glass shades. So much so that I keep all of them right outside my office to drool over every time I walk by. I love them for many reasons – the variation in shape, the ...

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Look Out, Here I Come! Guest Post by Joanne Palmisano

Our friend Joanne Palmisano has been a busy lady! We’re so excited that she’ll be visiting our Portland flagship store on May 9th to talk about her passion for salvage and design. Keep reading to learn what she’s been up to lately. I wake up in the morning thinking about salvage projects and go to ...

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The Softer Side of Salvage…

No secret here: We LOVE industrial salvage. Restoring usefulness and beauty to something destined for the landfill just feels right. So we’ve been making one-of-a-kind creations out of all the cool pieces and parts we get can our little salvage paws on. How do you fit one of these unique pieces into your home? And ...

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Our Salvage Team Transforms Found Industrial Objects and Reclaimed Wood into Knockout Furniture Pieces

  Here in the Salvage Department we find ourselves continually amazed at the beauty of old industrial pieces. It breaks our hearts to think of these giants of the industrial world just sitting around, unused and unloved. So we don’t let them — we give them a second life by turning them into one-of-a-kind furniture ...

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