Salvager: Antique Mantel at BIG NYC

When we were renovating our house back in 2005, we used as much architectural salvage as possible. The marble for our kitchen counters came from a great building products recycling spot in Long Island City called Build It Green NYC–there were two large slabs of carrera marble that had been rescued from an old theater in the West 40s and were ours for a total of $400. Sweet! Anyway, we opened the non-profit’s monthly email newsletter on Friday and our eye was caught by this beautiful 19th century cherry mantlepiece that had come from a house in Park Slope. Anyone interested? It’s yours for $1,500. Lots more salvaged items here.