The Alive wrote
Salvaged beauty
Thursday, October 16, 2008
By Brittany Kress
There’s so many doors stacked in rows at Columbus Architectural Salvage, it’s like oversized dominoes. Chris Sauer hopes the home fixtures and vintage building materials he’s amassed in his Grandview warehouse are put to use – whether it’s for their original purpose or not.
Many of his shoppers are homeowners working on a renovation, but Sauer thinks the salvaged windows and doors he keeps in stock could easily find new life in another use.
Hunting among the vintage doorknobs, art-deco ceiling lights and hundreds of metal heating grates has become a guilty pleasure for local homeowners, historians and crafters. The mix is part museum, part inspiration for a redesigned dream home.