Touring Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia
Let’s take a tour of Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia.
I’m sharing a tour of Black Dog Salvage for this month’s Lifestyle of Love Blog Hop hosted by Cindy of County Road 407. This is an every other month themed series where we share our love of antiques and vintage.
The theme this month is architectural salvage and at the end of my post, you’ll find links to the ideas that my blogging friends are sharing. I’m really looking forward to reading what everyone shares!
If you arrived from Decor to Adore, welcome! I love Laura’s decorating style.
Touring Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia
When Cindy announced that the theme for this month’s Lifestyle of Love post was architectural salvage, at first I thought that I wouldn’t be able to participate because I don’t decorate with architectural salvage in my home.
Then I thought about the best spot in my area for shopping for architectural salvage, Black Dog Salvage in Roanoke, Virginia. You may be familar with Black Dog Salvage through their very popular tv show, Salvage Dawgs on the DIY Network.
Black Dog Salvage is located in a building whose original use was a dry cleaner.
There is interesting things to see both outside and inside at Black Dog Salvage.
When you enter, the first thing you see is this. If you are lucky, Molly Mae, the current Black Dog Salvage mascot will be waiting to greet you. Molly Mae wasn’t there the day we visited.
Architectual Salvage
There is so much to see and enjoy at Black Dog Salvage. If you appreciate old things, this is the place for you.
I recently visited Black Dog Salvage with my mom and cousin, Susan, and we had the best time looking at all of the wonderful things for sale.
This is a antique Chinese farmhouse transom.
Things are for sale both outside and inside.
Lighting
It take a while to see everything because you have to look up as well as all around to see everything.
Mantels
There is a gigantic selection of gorgeous mantels for sale.
We all agreed that we wouldn’t want to dust this one.
I love that these old beauties will be given a new life and didn’t get thrown in the dump.
Sinks
If you are in the market for an antique sink or tub, there’s a nice selection.
Lighting
Mama saw lot of lights that would look wonderful in her 1912 home.
Mama, Susan, and I prefer antique lamps to modern lamps. We enjoyed looking at the vintage lamps for sale.
We especially liked these two.
This crazy lamp shade is made from zip ties.
There are also new industrial style lamps for sale.
Stained Glass
If you love stained glass, Black Dog Salvage has an amazing amount for sale.
Architectural Salvage from James Madison University
These enormous double doors were salvaged from Wilson Hall at JMU.
Mama is a JMU graduate, so she was especially interested in these doors.
This cabinet was also salvaged from JMU.
Vintage Kitchens
Susan, Mama, and I loved this kitchen set because it was just like the kitchen that Mama grew up with.
Jukebox
Wouldn’t a jukebox be fun to add to a man cave?
It’s always fun to visit Black Dog Salvage!
The Stone House at Black Dog Salvage
Beside Black Dog Salvage is a stone house that has been restored. I have a family connection to this home. It was built by my great-great-grandfather, Michael Grosso, who was an Italian stone mason.
Since Grosso was an immigrant, he was not allowed to build a home in the city of Roanoke, so he built his home just outside of the city limits. You can see pictures of Michael Grosso here.
A few years ago Mama, Susan, and my Aunt Judy got to tour this home.
Don’t miss taking a virtal tour of The Stone House at Black Dog Salvage and also seeing pictures of the process of its renovation.
What We Purchased
Susan, Mama, and I didn’t leave Black Dog Salvage empty-handed!
Susan scored these beautiful hunt scene candle holders.
Susan also scored this vintage Good Luck print by Edward Gross Company, New York.
I scored an antique chandelier that I’m going to hang in our breakfast room. It’s the glass one in the middle. I can’t wait to clean this up and rewire it so I can start to enjoy it.
Mama scored a vintage vase but I didn’t get a picture of it.
I hope you enjoyed this tour of Black Dog Salvage!
If you are hopping in order, next on the tour is Coco from The Crowned Goat. Coco is a talented decorator and I truly enjoy every post that she shares.
More Architectural Salvage Posts to Enjoy
Click on the links below to see the china cabinets that my friends are sharing.
You know I love that place. Have you had a chance to meet any of the crew? I remember us talking about your family connection a few years ago.
We have met the crew in the past. Nice guys!
Fun trip! I love y’all’s take homes! And your outfit looks super cute on you.
Thank you so much, Rita!
So much fun to take this tour, Paula! I can’t get over some of the pieces you saw. I mean, those homes had to be massive. Love the doors your Mom found with the connection to her college and the stone house from your great-great grandfather is amazing too! I can’t wait to see how your light looks in the breakfast nook. It’s gorgeous! Hugs, CoCo
Thank you so much, CoCo. I am really looking forward to getting that chandelier ready to hang in my breakfast room.
I love Black Dog Salvage! I haven’t been there in ages so it was fun to take your tour. My favorite was the double doors as I too am a JMU graduate. Wonder what they did to Wilson Hall?
I wondered what happened to Wilson Hall, too. I will Google it right now!
That was an amazing tour, Paula! So many wonderful treasures at Black Dog Salvage. You got some lovely things. I really enjoy the history that you include in your posts, Paula.
Have a great weekend,
Suzanne
Oh, I would have been a kid in a candy store! So many wonderful pieces!
It was so much fun!
Wow! I now need to schedule a trip to Virginia. This place looks fabulous. I love your finds. Your chandelier is fabulous!
I would love for you to visit me in Virginia. We would have so much fun!
I love this place. I’ve been there a couple of times. Great post!
We had so much fun there!
what an amazing place. I could spend the whole day digging!
We enjoyed it so much!
Now that looks like my kinda place! Those stained glass windows, the giant corbels and those mantels… wowza! Thank you for sharing your trip with us. Looking forward to seeing that new glass chandy hung in your breakfast room soon.
Thank you, Cindy! I am looking forward to working on the chandelier.
Thanks for taking us along on your salvage shop tour Paula! So much salvaged eye candy!
We had such a good time!
Paula, touring the salvages store is like being a kid in a candy store. Your got a great score with that chandelier. I’d love to shop with you.
We would have so much fun shopping together!
What a fun place to visit! It sounds and looks like you had a great time. Those corbels are my favorite thing but all of it looks so interesting. I’m going to have to add this place to my bucket list for sure. The stone house that your ancestor build is amazing as well.
If you visit southwest Virginia, you must go to Black Dog Salvage. It made me so happy that they restored the house.
I love this place. We haven’t seen Salvage Dawgs in a while. It must be because of COVID. What isn’t.
Your mom finding the door with connection to her college is very neat.
You found some great things too
Thank you so much, Cindy. We had such fun shopping there.
Thanks for the tour! What a fun place to shop. We have a super cool architectural place in Mpls that I love visiting; they take all the cool stuff out of old houses and buildings. It’s a huge, old warehouse; think I actually did a blog post on it years ago. So many cool things in there, I could wander for hours. Can’t wait to see your “new”chandelier hanging!
I have blogged about Black Dog Salvage a few times because I just love the place. I’m very excited to work on my chandelier so that I can soon start to enjoy it in my breakfast room.
I love Salvage Dawgs. If I ever get to Roanoke again I am going to have to stop there! Thanks for the tour.
I always enjoy going there.
What a fun place to visit, full of treasures! I can’t wait to see the chandelier you purchased!
Thank you, Lynne!
Looks like an amazing place with many treasures! I love the old light fixtures and my favorite is the stained glass.
It is so much fun!
Can’t wait to see where you put that gorgeous chandelier! So much Fun!!
It is going to go in our breakfast room. I am looking forward to getting started on it.
Gosh! I would go crazy shopping for vintage! Love the whole tour! My kind of place!
It is so much fun to shop there.
Oh my gosh. I can only dream about visiting a store like this – we just don’t have them in New Zealand. If we did, I couldn’t afford to shop there. Salvage stores are rare here. Antique stores are very expensive. I really enjoyed visiting with you. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoyed shopping vicariously with you–it didn’t cost me anything! Can’t wait to see your new chandy all done up! Sounds like a great girls’ day out!
Thank you, Kathy! I have the chandelier cleaned. Now I need to use some Rub ‘n Buff on it and then get my husband to rewire it.
It looks like such a fun place to visit, where you can find just about anything! I love the stained glass and all the vintage lighting. Your chandy is gorgeous and I can’t wait to see what you do with it. I also love Susan’s hunt candlesticks!
Thanks for giving us a little tour of Black Dog Salvage and sharing a bit of your junkin’ adventure with us!
Thank you, Amber!
oh my goodness, this place is amazing!!! So many gorgeous pieces! Looks like soooo much fun!!!
It is a great place to visit.