Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage

Upcycle Your Windows Part 2

Aurora Mills — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:02:26 +0000

It seems that we get at least one phone call or email per day asking if we buy old windows. Aurora Mills purchases as many windows as we can, but unfortunately so many people are replacing their old windows that we cannot possibly rescue all of them from the landfill. The sad part is that [...]

New Year, New Projects!

Aurora Mills — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:21:18 +0000

Spring is right around the corner (we hope!) and that means it’s almost time to start those exciting new sanding and refinishing projects you have been planning. Many of our Aurora Mills customers come into the shop looking for raw materials to use in their decorating and home improvement projects. Here are some of the [...]

The Latest from Aurora Mills

Aurora Mills — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:38:41 +0000

Happy New Year!

2012 has already been an exciting year for Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage. We wanted to update everyone on the recent projects we have been working on, namely: exciting new ways to enjoy our store from the comfort of your home.

Auroramills.com Update:

Our website recently enjoyed a minor overhaul. Now, you can peruse our most [...]

Happy Holidays from Aurora Mills!

Aurora Mills — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:14:55 +0000

December has blown in, bringing with it frosty mornings and early sunsets. But the change in the weather doesn’t bother us — winter is the perfect excuse for Aurora Mills to share a cup of hot cider with our visitors and showcase some of our favorite items: the winter sports antiques.

Here are some of the [...]

I’m Looking Through You: Unusual Windows

Aurora Mills — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:35:40 +0000

The Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage warehouse is a wonderland of vintage and unusual historic items. We love when folks come in and find an exact match to their ornate hardware or 5 panel door. We love it just as much when people come in and think of new ways to use our items. Here are [...]

Local Synergy Yields a Beautiful Result

Aurora Mills — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:41:46 +0000

When Oregon-made Gerber Legendary Blades was looking to buy hand-crafted wooden boxes, they went to Helms Woodworking, an Oregon-based company. When Helms Woodworking was looking to make their Gerber boxes from reclaimed barn wood, they came to us. The result is beautiful, both in form and practice: three Oregon-based companies, working locally to make a [...]

A Flood of New Objects at Aurora Mills

Aurora Mills — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:57:24 +0000

At Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage every day is new and different. New objects arrive, new visitors come in, new projects are proposed. Over the last few weeks we have accessioned over 100 new objects and while we are excited about all of them, 50 of them have struck our curiosity and fancy enough to make [...]

Aurora Mills Hits the Small Screen

Aurora Mills — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:08:21 +0000

Last night Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage came to primetime — on NBC’s Grimm! The much anticipated show is shot and set in Portland, Oregon and many of their furnishings came directly from our inventory. If you tuned in this week (which you should continue to do, at 9 p.m. on Fridays), we hope that you [...]

A Salvage Halloween

Aurora Mills — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:49:30 +0000

It’s one of our favorite times of year! Fall is officially here: the leaves are changing, the air is crisp and Halloween is right around the corner. At Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage, we have our own way of decorating pumpkins.

Behold the creations of some of your friendly neighborhood salvagers — using antique hardware, and fun, [...]

Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table

Aurora Mills — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:19:46 +0000

Sometimes customers come to Aurora Mills looking for specific resources to complete a vision. On Saturday we met Rob, a visitor who was looking for some reclaimed barn wood to build a coffee table. We were happy to be able to help him out.

Here is what Rob said about his project:

“I bought some wood from [...]