An Architectural White Wednesday.....

I love architectural salvage... Who doesn't? It makes you wonder where these pieces came from, what did the room look like?  What did the house look like? Who made these hand carved beauties? How long did it take? The craftmanship, the beauty, these days you would pay thousands of dollars to have something recreated. I found the starting point for my new room. These columns are flat, fluted and will be attached to a wall. The original gray paint has chipped off here and there, and just the raw unfinished wood is remaining.

They stand at about 7.5 feet tall

Just to show you the size, I placed a quarter in the swag. The roses are like mini baseball size.

I was very lucky to come across these....

Another favorite piece of architectural salvage was this pediment.

It is also very large, over 4 feet wide

Solid carved ribbon, and roses.

This once was a door pediment

I wonder what was in the center of this oval? And why someone sanded

or took off what was there?

Never the less.... I love it just the way it is.

I still don't know what to do with it, I haven't found quite the right place to put it.

I love these old 1920 cement statues. I try to buy them whenever I can.

Once a part of a fountain or planter, they make wonderful architectural elements for the home.

This is mine I have in my dining room. I love the old crackle painted concrete.

My new column, I added the capitol. I used to have a very plain column, and I loved it, but out with the old and in with the new. I mean old. I mean new old. You know what I mean.

Now seriously my dining room is complete. I know I keep saying my rooms are finished, but as you all know, there is always something better out there.

When will it ever be finished?

I have 1 more capitol exactly like this, I don't know what I am going to do with it just yet.

I hope you all enjoyed my architectural white wednesday.