A salvo from salvage land
There's no point pretending that shopping at salvage yards is as easy as buying your stuff from IKEA. In my experience, you'll definitely need a car, probably need to drive somewhere obscure and have a 1 in 3 chance of talking to the owner about his dog. However, those who persevere will be rewarded with gems such as this £450 Victorian tile and pine fireplace on sale in Kent. It's one of hundreds of eBay-like lots alongside a UK-wide directory of the nation's salvage yards and antique dealers on the fantastic Salvo! website. By buying salvage, you'll not only prevent your home from looking like an identikit IKEA showroom, you'll also be re-using material, saving manufacturing energy and trees from being chopped down. Which makes for a win-win-win-win scenario if my counting's correct.
