Reuse Inspiration | Boot Rooms
Materials that work well both inside and outside are ideal – salvaged brick, fossil limestone and old malting tiles have all been put to reuse in our projects over the years.
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Creating a Kitchen Island from Ex-Museum Display Cases
Interior design inspiration from the RETROUVIUS Design Studio. Stories of salvage run deeper than the finished image…
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Design Inspiration for Reclaimed Pine Cheeseboards
Interior design inspiration from our studio. These reclaimed pine boards were once used for maturing rounds of cheese…
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Salvage Stories | Ideas for Re-Using Oak Pilasters
We’re excited to share one of our latest salvage successes—a stunning collection of oak pilasters reclaimed from a prestigious building in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Despite initial warnings that removing them intact would be…
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Bathroom Inspiration for Reclaimed Iroko
A dose of inspiration from the RETROUVIUS interior design studio for using reclaimed iroko in your bathroom, including bath surrounds, shelves and cabinets.
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Why We Love These Stripey Turkish Flatweaves
The stripes of our hand-loomed Turkish rugs strike a timeless chord between wholesome roots and contemporary style. Made mostly from naturally pigmented wool, they reflect the beautiful colours of the sheep in…
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Restore, Reuse and Reinvigorate with The Restoration Guide
The Restoration Guide is a collaboration between Salvo and The House Directory that shares handy hints to reinvigorate repair culture for your home and garden projects.
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Utility Room Inspiration Using Reclaimed Materials
Salvaged elements bring originality and much-needed character to utility spaces – in every job that must be done, why not bring an element of fun!
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Kitchen Inspiration for Reclaimed Iroko
A dose of inspiration from some of the kitchens we’ve designed, showcasing the various ways that reclaimed iroko could be incorporated into your project.
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Interior Design Inspiration for Reclaimed Windows
Explore our favourite ways to repurpose reclaimed windows; extending the play of natural light and visual connection, while maintaining practical features like acoustic barriers.
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Creative Re-Use: 5 Alternative Uses for Vintage Drawers
The versatility of vintage drawers extends far beyond their original purpose. Repetition of these unique items opens up exciting possibilities for creative re-use. Here are our top 5 ideas:
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Inside Our Cosiest Box Bedroom Creations
As the bite of January sets in our design team finds joy in reminiscing about the snug and intimate bedrooms we’ve crafted with salvaged materials.
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Inspiration for Re-using Reclaimed Geometric Timber Panels
These fabulous hand-carved panels were salvaged from an iconic venue in Camden, with an abundance of re-use potential from headboards to wall cladding.
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Design Inspiration for Using Salvaged Leather & Suede
Non-plastic, hard wearing, gorgeously tactile, natural and sustainable. What’s not to love?
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Reuse in Action: Stone & Marble Fragments
Inspiration from our design studio linking to our current stock of salvaged architectural elements…
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Guide to Using Vintage Lighting
We source vintage lighting from a huge variety of buildings; factories, large commercial spaces, French farms, Italian apartamento, chapels.
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Guide to Using Reclaimed Sano
Reclaimed sinks, toilets, basins and baths provide history, character and patination to a bathroom.
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Guide to Re-Using Lambert’s Industrial Shelving
Retrouvius salvaged a batch of Lambert’s ‘Perfect Adjustable Shelving’ system from the Patent Office. Here’s our guide to re-using them in your interior project.
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Guide to Using Reclaimed Stone
Our guide to incorporating reclaimed stone into your interior design project.
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A Comprehensive Guide to Using Reclaimed Doors by Retrouvius
Once you understand the basic approaches to using a salvaged door, the whole process becomes much less intimidating; so our expert design team has helped put together this simple guide.
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Caring For Your Iroko
A Retrouvius guide to caring for one of of best sellers. Our salvaged iroko is a tropical hardwood from school science laboratories most commonly reused for kitchen worktops.
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Re-use in action: Utility Rooms
Utility rooms require materials that are suitable for cleaning. Reclaimed stone, brick, hardwoods and ceramic tiles are all resilient and work well.
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Re-use in Action: Little Loos
Smaller guest loos are often our favourite rooms to design. Free from the limitations of what constitutes good taste they offer a place for more exuberant choices…
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