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NYPL Desk Lamp
This table lamp is based on those in the Rose Reading Room of New York's famed public library, built from 1902 to 1911 in the Beaux Arts style. With a candlestick base and metal shade, it makes any room a study in scholarly style.
To bring you this lamp, we worked with a company that's a...
$650.00
NYPL Floor Lamp
You needn't place this floor lamp in your library to enjoy its intelligent design. Two pull chains and a metal shade provide focused downward illumination – just the type used by scholars in New York Public Library's Rose Reading Room.
To bring you this lamp, we worked with a company tha...
$925.00
Apothecary Trade Sign, c1880
You may not be mixing your own poultices or tonics, but no matter: the pharmacist is in! This wonderful antique mortar and pestle would have been mounted outside an apothecary in the late 1800s, telegraphing the shop's purpose to the literate and illiterate alike. We like to imagine it in a new ...
$2,800.00
Galvanized-Tin Roof Finial, c1885
If, like us, you yearn to bring tokens of the past into your present, here's a piece destined to take any collection of architectural salvage over the top. We don't know its exact provenance, but it would have capped an edifice of some significance in 1885 – possibly a courthouse, school, or mer...
$375.00
Flashing Carnival Light, c1960
Can you smell the popcorn? Hear the whoosh of the roller coaster? Feel the sawdust under your feet? It may be the spell this little light casts. A survivor from a mid-century carnival, it still cheers and excites as its multicolored bulbs wink on and off. Even when unlit, it brings a playful ai...
$450.00
Locksmith Trade Sign, c1940
While the key to happiness may be elusive, you could certainly do yourself a good turn with this vintage hand-painted sign. Salvaged from a 1940s locksmith's shop, it still has its original paint and mounting brackets.
$750.00
Orange Kist Thermometer, c1937
Kist Beverages was founded in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1929. Orange Kist was one of its most popular soda offerings (which also included Blue BIrd and Jumbo A Super Cola), described in a 1933 ad as "pure, healthful and wholesome." Doubtless the company handed out this thermometer to shop owner...
$300.00
Aluminum "No" Sign
Are prohibitions easier to swallow when presented on a cheerful canary-yellow background? We're not sure, but there's something winning about this bossy little sign. Judging by the content, we suspect it was posted in front of a public building or park at a time when cars had not fully replaced ...
$160.00
Carnival Sign
Wheeeeeee! Salvaged from a carnival, this sign is almost as fun as the activities it advertises. Made of painted steel with a handmade rustic wood frame, it features the original paint.
$450.00
Fraternal Order Obelisk, c.1950
The Order of DeMolay was founded in Missouri in 1919 for young men of faith and virtue. One peculiarity of the organization: advisors are referred to as "Dad." Another peculiarity: this painted wood obelisk, which might have guarded the entrance to meetings. The inset glass panel once had a ligh...
$300.00
Carved Ionic Capital, c1880s
This hefty specimen was salvaged from a Portland building, where it has resided since the last century. Carved egg-and-dart and scrolled motifs reveal its Ionic heritage. The raw cedar shows some signs of drying and age, such as chips and cracks (if you'd been around for more than a century, you...
$425.00
Chip-Carved Cedar Cartouche, c.1880
An architectural gem salvaged from a Portland building, this piece was made by chip carving. Also called spoon carving, this painstaking woodworking technique uses a small knife to chip out small pieces of wood to create a larger decorative design. You can see and feel the expert hand of the car...
$150.00
Carved Cedar Corbel, c.1880s
You can't help but want to run your hands over this extraordinary piece of salvage. It came off of an early 1900s Portland building, where it was likely part of a larger ornamental scheme involving pediments and columns. Made of carved raw cedar, the volute (or scrollwork) wears its years proudl...
$225.00
Damage Control Phone, c1944
Ah, wouldn't it be wonderful a simple telephone call was enough to put everything to rights? While this "Damage Control Telephone" is no longer operable, it is a fascinating remnant of marine history. Based on the handwritten tag that came with it, our salvage sleuths speculate that the phone ca...
$750.00
"Explosion Proof" Telephone for Hazardous Locations, c1960
This phone comes from the Crouse-Hinds Electric Company of Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1894 and still operating today, Crouse-Hinds is a manufacturer of "high-grade electric specialties," and responsible for installing Syracuse's first-ever traffic signal in 1924. This phone came later for mu...
$1,200.00
New Old Stock Passage Latchset, c.1950
Made by Sargent. Brushed anodized aluminum finish. Original installation instructions and template included.
Note: Despite what its box says, this is not a locking door set.
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$150.00
Plinth and Corner Blocks, c.1885
Beautiful, unique Eastlake details for a period home's doorway. Made of Douglas Fir.
Note: Some chipping and nailholes, the most severe of which is visible in the photo. All pieces have been cleaned of paint.
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$140.00
"ROOMS" Stamped Steel Sign, c1950
Retro painted stamped steel sign from a recent lot purchase. We don't know how old these signs are, but figure probably the 1950s. Just one of many different examples we got in this fun buy. Act now while limited supplies last - they don't make signs like this anymore.
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$35.00
"APPLY AT OFFICE" Stamped Steel Sign, c1950
Retro painted stamped steel sign from a recent lot purchase. We don't know how old these signs are, but figure probably the 1950s. Just one of many different examples we got in this fun buy. Act now while limited supplies last - they don't make signs like this anymore.
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$35.00
Charming Hand-Painted Bathroom "Butts" Sign, c1950
From the days when we were polite to smokers (at least in men's rooms) and when ellipses only needed two periods, we present this charming hand-painted sign. One of a kind with a great retro blue border and authentic wear and tear.
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$250.00
Unique Undermount Basin, c.1895
Made of nickel-plated copper and in lovely condition, this undermount basin is a hard-to-find item indeed. Note the appealing design of the overflow. The outside of the basin has some paint spots; the inside-- which is what you'll see, of course-- has a nice polish and patina (and light spotti...
$1,500.00
Vintage Bottle Opener
We're offering a limited number of these vintage bottle openers, discovered in a beer distributor's warehouse. They celebrate Grand Prize Lager, the product of a Texas brewery owned by famed eccentric Howard Hughes.
This cast-aluminum bottle opener was made by an American company that ha...
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$24.00
Exceptional Early Cast Iron No Trespassing Sign, c1870
This is one of those items that occasionally comes through our salvage department that gets us all atwitter and we debate whether to sell it all. Found underneath the foundation of a Portland building originally built for the railroad in 1876, it is our assumption that this sign must have come f...
$900.00
15" Stripped Mahogany Turned Baluster, c1900
Beautifully proportioned and elegantly stripped of paint and varnish, this bare mahogany turned baluster would make a gorgeous architectural design element or candle stand (if properly fireproofed) suitable for most any decor.
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$80.00
28" Stripped Wooden Turned & Carved Spindle, c1900
Beautifully proportioned and elegantly stripped of paint and varnish, this bare wood spindle features turned, fluted, gadrooned and spiral molded sections that would make it a gorgeous architectural design element or candle stand (if properly fireproofed) suitable for most any decor.
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$150.00
23" Stripped Wooden Turned & Carved Spindle, c1900
Beautifully proportioned and elegantly stripped of paint and varnish, this bare wood spindle features turned, fluted, gadrooned and spiral molded sections that would make it a gorgeous architectural design element or candle stand (if properly fireproofed) suitable for most any decor.
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$150.00
23" Stripped Wooden Turned & Carved Spindle, c1900
Beautifully proportioned and elegantly stripped of paint and varnish, this bare wood spindle features turned, fluted, gadrooned and spiral molded sections that would make it a gorgeous architectural design element or candle stand (if properly fireproofed) suitable for most any decor. Note slight...
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$150.00
Magnificent Mid-Century Stargazer Chandelier by Lightolier, c1955
Let this sleek Mid-Century Modern chandelier bring its own starry night to your space. Its constructed from lightweight but sturdy aluminum, and covered in starlight pinpricks, a future-gazing MCM touch that still looks fresh now, here in the future.
The scale of this fixture might surprise yo...
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$2,450.00
Fine Bronze Russell & Erwin Neo-Grec Set no strike, c1875
Here we are fortunate to offer a complete set of Neo-Grec cast bronze door hardware by Russell & Erwin, complete with hinges, lock, and strike plate. This knob design is pretty famous among R&E patterns - it was designed by William Gorham and patented (D7093) in 1874, yet it was such a b...
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$450.00
Fine Bronze Russell & Erwin Neo-Grec Passage Set, c1875
Here we are fortunate to offer a complete set of Neo-Grec cast bronze door hardware by Russell & Erwin, complete with hinges, lock, and strike plate. This knob design is pretty famous among R&E patterns - it was designed by William Gorham and patented (D7093) in 1874, yet it was such a be...
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$400.00
Pair of Very Large 15-1/2" Eastlake Cast Iron Brackets, c1880
Due to the unusual scale of these beautiful cast iron brackets, we expect they were originally intended to be used with a marble slab for an early bathroom sink, but they offer support for a wide range of creative uses today. The bold Eastlake styling, right on the verge of transition into the Ae...
$275.00
Mallory Wheeler Double Pocket Door Set w/Key, c1885
A very hard-to-find complete double pocket door set by Mallory Wheeler in their "A" design series, sometimes called pinwheel or checkerboard. One of the most graphically striking hardware patterns of the 1880s and 1890s, the door knobs are particularly interesting. This set includes pairs locks (...
$675.00
Norwalk Cast Bronze Aesthetic Passage Set, c1885
Norwalk offered a number of patterns during the Victorian era that remain well known today, and this is one. With classic Aesthetic Movement motifs like the cottage shingles, stylized flowers, circle accents and abstracted urn and plant device, this pattern was popular in its day. Sturdy cast bro...
$150.00
Pair of Sargent & Co Sparks Patent Sash Locks, c1872
For a while there in the 1870s and 1880s, the country was swept by a proliferation of novel designs for the basic task of locking a window sash. William Sparks patented his variation on the theme in 1872 and assigned to Sargent & Company, who keep it in their line for many years. The porcelai...
$120.00
Set of 5 Neo-Grec Cast Iron Bin Pulls, pat. 1873
This set of early cast iron bin pulls sports the intricately interwoven Neo-Grec or Renaissance Revival decoration that was popular following the Civil War for kitchen cupboards and work tables. "Fancy" cast iron bin pulls like these became popular during the 1870s and were sold until nearly the...
$125.00
Pair of 6" Aesthetic Cast Iron Shelf Brackets, c1885
Decorative shelf brackets are one of the fine hardware categories that has been lost to time and Modernism - and no one did more interesting ones than the Victorians of the 1880s. Intricately detailed and finely cast in a wide range of sizes and patterns, examples like this pair are prized today ...
$175.00
Pair of Branford Oriental Double-Hung Sash Pulleys, c1885
Branford Lock Works' "Oriental" pattern was a masterful adaptation of the most popular Aesthetic Movement motifs into a single design, with its distinctive chevrons and bamboo treatments used across a staggering number of different pieces of hardware for a solid 15-20 years. It was even sold in t...
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$60.00
Center Post Ceiling Fixture, c1940
Native to the rooms in older houses where we get our beauty sleep, original center-post fixtures like this one usually come with a softly tinted decorative bowl shade of thick pressed glass. Though this style of light is common enough, even today, there has been an evolution of the form.
When fi...
$285.00
Plug-In Pendant with Perforated Ceramic Flower Shade, c1970
Yes, perforated ceramic shades are extremely hot right now, but guess what, kids, it's not their first time around. Show you're clued in to the ceramic scene of the 1960s and '70s with this stoneware pendant. The orange-peel texture of its glaze is indicative of the salt glazes used by American s...
$300.00
'It Came from Beyond' Ceiling Pendant, c1935
Before the world turned its eyes to the heavens in the rocket-ship and space-race 1950s and '60s, people were obsessed with something only slightly more earth-bound: speed. In the 1930s, the increasing ubiquity of speed demons sheathed in chrome, like the airplane, bullet train, and Studebaker, ...
$375.00
Mid-Century Bronzetone Danish Modern Pendant, c196
With its five tiers of reflector rings, lightweight aluminum design, and original Bronzetone lacquer, this spaceship-esque pendant is quintessentially Danish Modern. Made by Nordisk Solar Company and sold by Prescolite here in the U.S., it makes a design statement that has seen a steady ascent in...
$975.00
Embrace Your Inner Flower Child Sconce Pair, c1967
This set of two sconces hails from the late 1960s, a time when the Mid-Century Modern minimalism was, like the country, loosening up and embracing its more, ahem, natural side. While for the Woodstock hippies this meant sitting on burlap, for lighting designers it meant wrapping lights in it. Th...
$350.00
Cordette Sconce, from Moe Lighting's 1958 "Cordette Series"
This snazzy little basket of light can be found in the 1958 Moe Lighting Catalogue. Under this alluring category: accent lighting, the "Touch" that makes the Difference. Oooh la la Moe. The Cordette, it goes on to say, is a "Whirl-Cord brass wire trimmed fixture, which can be mounted up or down. ...
$275.00
Cordette pendant, from Moe Lighting's 1958 "Cordette Series"
This snazzy little basket of light can be found in the 1958 Moe Lighting Catalogue. Under this alluring category: accent lighting, the "Touch" that makes the Difference. Oooh la la Moe. The Cordette, it goes on to say, is a "Whirl-Cord brass wire trimmed fixture." It features laminated cotton cor...
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$325.00
Lightolier Ceiling-Mounted Saucer Fixture, c1959
A classic of its time, this brushed aluminum saucer fixture, re-finished by our craftspeople to match its original Bronzetone finish, has tiny light-casting piercings throughout the fixture and shade. Or, if you don't believe us (or your own eyes), perhaps Lightolier's own description will sway y...
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$250.00
Black Enamel and Copper Zoetrope Mod Dome by Lightolier, c1966
Lightolier was always an industry leader when it came to postwar Modern lighting, and as seen here in this quirky and wonderful Mod Dome, was quick to pick up on European and Scandinavian trends and translate them for the American market. In this case, their original catalog copy says it all: "F...
$725.00
Pair of MCM Pivoting Pinstripe Sconces by Progress, c1960
Deck out your pad with this set of two sconces. With their original Polished Brass finish, pinstriped shades, starlight perforations, and articulating joint, your place will be the picture of 60s decked-out style. For lighting nerds, there is also the beveled glass at the bottom of the shade to l...
$430.00
The Time Traveler's Light
The iconic parabolic shape of this mid-century pendant is only made more charming, we feel, by the worn brass lacquer that covers its brushed aluminum canopy. It's as original to this light as its starlight perforations, and lends it credibility as a true traveler from the starry-eyed, visionary ...
$235.00
Bold Modern Flush Drum Accent Fixtures, c1960
This simple drum-shaped accent fixtures directs most of its light downward, and features "starlight" perforations that throw a delightful pattern on the ceiling. Most impactful when used in multiples over counters, islands, or mid-century room dividing features like bookcases or built-in planters.
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$150.00
Delicious Cakepan MCM Fixture, c1955
This pretty little flush-mount ceiling fixture is made of lightweight brushed aluminum finished with a Bronzetone lacquer to match the original. This style of light is called a "cakepan," but we feel there's a case to be made for just calling it cake -- it's that delicious looking. Though its ori...
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$265.00
The Something For Everyone Mid-Century Pendant, c1960
This pendant got its start as a pull-down light -- that's a mid-century favorite light that could be adjusted up or down, depending on how much light was needed over the kitchen table. We turned it into a pendant and replaced the missing pull-down loop with a flush finial. Beyond that, it's origi...
$525.00
Cordette Flush Mount from Moe Lighting's Cordette Series, 1958
This snazzy little basket of light can be found in the 1958 Moe Lighting Catalogue. Under this alluring category: accent lighting, the "Touch" that makes the Difference. Oooh la la Moe. The Cordette, it goes on to say, is a "Whirl-Cord brass wire trimmed fixture." It features laminated cotton cor...
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$265.00
Cocktail Hour Light, c1957
Call it a cup of sunshine -- this lovely little light would love to tuck in over a home bar or into a cozy little nook. Its straight from the 1950s, has its original shade and finish, and has the sophistication and class to make a splash most anywhere.
$235.00
Parabola Fixture by Lightcraft, C1963
This petite semi-flush fixture was made by Lightcraft in the early 1960s. Its finish is original, its shade is creamy and glowing, and its shape is out of this world. It was, in fact, inspired by the stargazing, space-racing, future-looking optimists of its time. What's not to love?
$380.00
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Locöl, Seattle's New Neighborhood Restaurant, Found its Design Inspiration in the Wiley.
Kyle Duce, owner of Seattle’s new neighborhood watering hole, contacted me a while back to let us know he was so inspired by our Wiley pendant that he used it as the inspiration for his whole restaurant! I was so intrigued that I had to get in touch with Kyle to learn more. Before we [...]
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New Stripes
Adding hand-painted stripes to our shades is a way of adding color and interest to some of our most popular fixtures. Recently we updated our stripe patterns and colors to make them more compatible with current interior design trends– but as always, with a basis in historic designs. We think the metallic Silver and Copper [...]
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New Colors for Glass Shades
A quick Q & A with Product manager of Lighting, Tony Penca. Blog: So Tony, with all of the colors out there, why did you choose yellow and blue to add to your assortment? Tony: Well, we chose yellow and bottle blue for a couple reasons: They are historic colors that are also beautiful. The [...]
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And Then There Was Light: New Metal Shades
This month we asked Tony Penca, Product Manager of lighting about our new steel shades. Here's what he had to say.
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Christopher's New Kitchen
Our Seattle Store Manager, Christopher, just completed his new kitchen and sent some pictures and the story of his remodel our way. We hope you’re inspired! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From Christopher: So, I bought this little two bedroom condo in downtown Seattle about 7 years ago. It’s in a 1960 building called the Elektra. I was smitten [...]
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Getting Muddy: Our New Porcelain Pieces
When we decided to recreate porcelain fixtures and bath accessories for our Period Basics collection, we knew we had to get every detail just right. (Of course, we feel that way about every item we make…) These pieces had a long life before they made their way to us—the fixtures originated in 1930 and the [...]
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Four Artisans Set Up Shop
It’s well known that Portland is blessed with loads of creative talent. Over the years, Rejuvenation’s appreciation for handcraft has allowed us to forge connections with several local artists. We’re excited and proud to to present the work of four of our favorites, which will be on display and available for purchase at Rejuvenation’s Portland [...]
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Cheers to a New Year!
Where did 2011 go? One minute it was here, and in a flash, it’s all over — with a new year chomping at the bit to get started. There were so many highlights for the team at Rejuvenation, but I have to say one of my favorites happened as we were putting together our Fall [...]
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NYC: Rejuvenation New Products Preview
Rejuvenation travels to New York City to introduce new fixtures
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New Mid-Century Modern Bath Hardware
This July, we are introducing a new line of bath hardware. The main components of this line — the square backplates and support arms — are modeled after the Hall-Mack Aristochrome bath series. This was a very popular and well-crafted line that saw many style variations over the decades. To the best of our knowledge, [...]
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Let's Talk Color...and New Stores
Every season, the Official Deciders of Color (aka Pantone) put a huge amount of effort into determining what the color of the year will be – much like the Academy Awards of Color if you will. This year’s 2011 Oscar Winner: (the envelope please …Honeysuckle! And Honeysuckle makes its acceptance speech and thanks all the [...]
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Meet Our New Creative Director
I feel so flattered to have been chosen as one of the newest Rejuvenation employees. I first discovered Rejuvenation back in 1996, as a fresh college graduate at my first corporate position. The Grand store was a short hop from my Portland office, so often at lunch, co-workers and I would sneak over for a bite [...]
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Making Our New (LA) Home Our Own
We know how you all love to personalize your homes; we have the same opportunity to add a little Rejuvenation flavor in Los Angeles for our new store opening this fall. Here in retail, we’re busy at work on that new store in the Helms Bakery District. Our landlord has started construction on our behalf, [...]
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Two New Ways to Enjoy Hardware
In February, we introduced two new finishes to 20 of our best selling hardware items. Antique Copper is a rich, aged finish that will look great with other shades of copper or as a complement to other aged finishes. The gentle hand-burnishing makes these pieces of hardware look as if they have been around for [...]
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New-Old Enamel Shades from Restored Lighting
The question that I am asked most often in the Restored Antiques Department is, “Where do you get all this stuff?” The answer is simple – everywhere. When I first started working in this department I quickly realized that my little corner of our factory held an incredible collection of antique lights. Looking through the [...]
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Classic Lights Anchor a New Kitchen -- a guest post by Restored Style's Kirsten Nieman
As a home design blogger and enthusiast, I’m always game for a remodel. So when it came time to renovate our 1920′s Portland bungalow, I was up for the challenge. The first room we tackled was the kitchen: We wanted to modernize the space (hello ice maker and garbage disposal!) but keep it consistent with [...]
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New Retail Stores
For the past 18 months or so, I’ve been working at Rejuvenation on a big plan to get more people to know about who we are and what we do. For me, that meant working with our existing retail stores – our Portland flagship store and our Seattle store -- and developing a plan for new stores in new markets.
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Otis, Old and New
Here was a pleasant surprise waiting in our Salvage department today: an original Otis fixture! While all our fixtures are based on vintage designs, it’s uncommon to see an original show up at the salvage desk. That it was one of my favorite designs of the last few years is a definite bonus! Gotta love that purple [...]
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We Did it Again! This Old House Magazine Top 100 New Products
“Awesome,” “Yay,” and “Hip hip hooray” are just a few of the exclamations we let loose when we heard that Rejuvenation was included in This Old House Magazine’s “The Best New Home Products of 2012″ list. It’s the third year in a row our fixtures have appeared on this esteemed list. In 2010, TOH honored the [...]
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Our New LA Store Merchandise is Rolling In!
Wow, I can’t believe we’re nearing the end of May! I’ve been so busy finishing my assortment plan for our new Los Angeles store, which opens this fall. What is my assortment plan, you might ask? Oh, you know, the numerous fun and fabulous things available in our stores that aren’t attached to the ceiling [...]
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New Space Age-Inspired Fixtures Arrive on the Scene
We’re thrilled to introduce four luminous new light fixtures to Rejuvenation’s Mid-Century Modern Collection: the Gamma, Meteor, Luna, and Foton. These forward-looking, space-inspired fixtures were first manufactured between 1953 and 1960, reflecting the excitement and optimism of the times. The Meteor with Lacquered Brass inner bowl The Meteor lifts up a dining room The more elaborate [...]
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Our New Bauer Family Does the Wright Thing
We’re excited to introduce three new fixtures to our Arts & Crafts family: the Bauer, Independence, and Philidelphia. After discovering them in a 1907 Bauer Gas Fixture Works catalogue, we set about reproducing them, intent on preserving their unusual “transitional” nature. The turn of the 20th century was a time of change for decorative arts. [...]
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Out with the New, In with the Old: A Preview of an Arciform Project Featured in the New Book Salvage Secrets
This coming Sunday, July 31st, Rejuvenation is hosting author Joanne Palmisano, author of Salvage Secrets, for a book signing at our Portland store. One of the projects featured in the book was designed by Anne De Wolf, co-owner and lead designer of Portland area period restoration/renovation company Arciform. Anne thought it would be fun to provide a little more back-story here on the wonderful project Joanne included in the book.
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History Articulated - The Reed
We’ve recently introduced a new wall bracket called the Reed. While we’ve offered “swing-arm” fixtures for some time now, such as the Turner, Halfway, Bend and Ford’s Mill, the Reed is distinguished by its unusual degree of articulation – three adjustable knuckles PLUS a swivel joint at the canopy allow for an unparalleled range [...]
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Field Trip to Security Signs
It must seem like we do a Field Trip weekly here at Rejuvenation but I assure you this is not the case. However, when your new store is basically being assembled here in Portland, you’ve got to travel to see the store’s work in progress. Today’s adventure was to Security Signs, a family owned company that’s [...]
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Hey, Cupcake! Magnolia Bakery Flaunts Rejuvenation Lights, and That's Just the Icing on the Cake.
If you’ve got a sweet tooth, and find yourself in New York City, you must visit Magnolia Bakery! Whenever I travel to NY on business, my sister-in-law always makes time to meet me in the city with my niece and nephew in tow. A cupcake recon mission is always on our to-do list. Our [...]
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"Kurt Russell touched them. With his luscious locks."
We get neat old stuff all the time in the salvage department of our Portland store, but rarely do they motivate as much discussion as our new lions. “Did you see those great old film props?” “You mean the foo dogs?” “You mean the shishi lions.” “It’s very ‘Big Trouble in Little China.’ I bet you [...]
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RLM Shades - Warehouse Lighting History
If you’ve ever picked up one of those old metal factory shades – green on the outside and white on the inside – and wondered about a decal with the initials “RLM” on it, then this esoteric blog post will be for you… With the release of our new family of Warehouse fixtures, I [...]
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First there Was Hood. Now There's Hood with Cylindrical Shade. Aww Yeah.
Our Hood pendant was such a crowd pleaser, we've added on a few new shades.
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Behind The Scenes: Sneak Peek of Alexandra!
Very shortly our Fall Resource guide should be showing up in your mailbox – and we have just been itching to share with you our new Alexandra fixture with its gadrooned shade. It’s lovely – and was so fun to design a room around for its debut! But getting to that final interior design can [...]
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Shades of Color - Lighting Glass Through The Years, Part 1
As we introduce our own new reproductions of classic colored glass shades, I thought it'd be fun to take a survey of lighting glass through the years. And because by "years" I mean about 100 of them, we'll do it in two doses...
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Mid-Century "Modified": 1962-1970
Born of 1950s Modernist idealism, Mid-Century Modern was eventually a victim of its own success. In the early 1960s, as the novelty of the style’s clean, rational lines and space-inspired imagery wore off, manufacturers tried to keep their customers interested – and gain a wider popular market share – by “modifying” the now-familiar fixture forms with new [...]
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Mod: 1965-1980
Just as the nation itself experienced a youth-fueled revolution in the second half of the 1960s, so did the world of lighting. In both arenas, staid old ideas were re-imagined (or tossed out altogether) in search of fresh, colorful, experimental, and emotional directions that embodied the hope and groovy aspirations of a new generation and [...]
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Tales from the Sales Floor: What's the FUSS (Frequently Uttered Statements and Solutions)
Statement: My front door is rebelling against me!Solution: There are lots of reasons this can happen but none of them make coming home to a doorknob that comes off in your hand any better. All things -- old or new, cheap or expensive -- eventually fail.
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Get to Work! A Brief History of Industrial Lighting
From Steampunk and Edison bulbs to hot new restaurants and trendy stores making chandeliers out of “barn door trolleys” (those are actually hay bale trolleys, for those who appreciate authenticity), it is hard to miss the rising popularity of Industrial Lighting. So, what does “Industrial Lighting” mean from a lighting historian’s point of view? While [...]
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Contemporary: 1965-1980
At the same time Mid-Century Modern was being infused with new emotion and color through Mod, another trend was also taking shape – Contemporary. Popular fads and youthful experimentation weren’t for everyone, and Modern lighting designers – aware that not all customers wanted to leave traditional elegance and beauty behind – carried their rational ideals [...]
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Out & About Inspiration
As a designer at heart, I am always on the lookout for inspiration – inspiration for color, for propping, for catalog themes. Often that means taking the time to pop into a new boutique or museum, road side fruit stand – the Farmer’s market. Everything around us is fair game to freshen up the day-to-day [...]
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The Wonders of The Wonder Unit
Our new Deco Drum Shade is yet another piece of lighting history we felt just had to be saved. This oversized shade debuted in 1935 as “The Wonder Unit” so called because it reflected the technological advances in lighting at the time. Admittedly, we love the name. But mainly we were intrigued and impressed by [...]
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The Final Touches for Rejuvenation LA
We’re in the final stages of preparing for our new store opening in LA! Labor Day weekend meant a lot of “labor” was going on in our new southern home, but it has been a true labor of love. While the new store team was learning all about Rejuvenation lighting, house parts, register [...]
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Drumroll Please...
Our new Berkeley store opens June 23, and the excitement is building. After much hard work, we’re checking the last few items off of a very long list that includes designing in-store displays, building hardware boards, and last but not least, hanging the light fixtures. Because our strong customer base in Berkeley was a huge [...]
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A Very Berkeley Summer
We can hardly wait for late June, when our new Berkeley store opens! The place is really coming together: Our team is busily stocking shelves, installing hardware, salvaging salvage, and ogling the restored antiques…We’ll also post job openings soon, so tell your historically minded, handcraft-obsessed friends. Stay tuned to find out the exact opening date [...]
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Do You Live the Polished Nickel Lifestyle?
From a historical standpoint, nickel was the sanitary finish for kitchens and bathrooms well into the 1930s. But imagine this, if you will: You're in your kitchen, polishing your nickel faucet, because nickel will tarnish over time, especially when exposed to moisture. You glance up from your polishing and into driveway to stare at your shiny new car. Which is shiny even though it's outside in the elements. Because that gleam is chrome, and chrome doesn't tarnish.
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What a coincidence!
Check out Portland customer Tiffany Chandler! Check out that fabric! Little did she know her stylish purse was a perfect match to one of our most comfortable midcentury chairs. She was kind enough to pose for a picture. Tiffany said her boyfriend picked up the bag at Edgefield‘s gift shop. Two thumbs up to the [...]
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Rejuvenation to Offer Spa Services
Having perfected the art of handcrafting period-authentic lighting fixtures and hardware, we were restless for a new way to help our customers. We thought: Since we already help people rejuvenate their houses, why not help them rejuvenate their spirits!
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Where It's At
It’s been a busy week here at Rejuvenation’s media request hotline (that sounds so much better than public relations desk, doesn’t it?). Our new catalogue is making its way out in the world and we’ve been getting some really exciting feedback from folks. Our Hood pendant (featured on the cover) has gotten all sorts of [...]
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The Rejuvenation Catalogue vs Vogue Magazine. Discuss.
Call me a sadist, but I found it strangely gratifying to watch other people dealing with run-away concepts, harried photo shoots, and crushing print deadlines. OK – it’s Vogue, OK – its New York, and OK – their budget exceeds ours … but I was struck by how much our production process had in common with their production process.
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We've Got Parking...
Some serious progress is being made on our new Berkeley space. Construction graphics now cover all the windows, but good things are happening inside! Walls for the back stock area are framed. Electrical is being installed before drywall goes up. We’re listed on the sign in front—next to the HUGE parking lot. As the work [...]
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My Personal Connection to Helms Bakery
My Personal Connection with Helms Bakery There are so many weird and wonderful coincidences in the world; I finally just stopped counting them. A recent one for me is my personal connection to Helms Bakery, the soon-to-be new home for Rejuvenation in LA. My grandpa, Edward Ulbrand, was a Helms Bakery driver back in the [...]
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Rain is Green
Oh, the Portland rain. Though people here like to complain about it, it IS what help keeps our cityscape so lush and green. Of course, lots of places actually get much more rain than we do — Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, even New York – but what makes our climate special is not how much rain [...]
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Rejuvenation LA: A Quick Update from Behind the Scenes
I just spotted a gorgeous brand new Aston Martin in the Helms Bakery parking lot, and while I was taking a couple of pictures of it, I happened to notice one of our new Rejuvenation catalogs on the passenger seat! There have been a lot of very curious people poking their heads into the store [...]
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Countdown to LA
Less than 30 days until we emerge in LA at the Helms Bakery District. A few weeks ago we visited our space and participated in our first event – the LA Eat Real Fest. Over 20,000 new customers and fans of Rejuvenation got a preview of our space, our new store team members (David – [...]
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Salvage, Serendipity, and the Wings of Pegasus
Justin Grow is one of our salvage buyers. Like many of our salvage folks, Justin’s eclectic background informs his work. He’s studied historic preservation. His father was a fine artist who loved restoration projects. His mother taught music and owned a frame shop. He grew up visiting antique stores with his parents and “playing” with [...]
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On the Road Again
Part of my job here at Rejuvenation is connecting with the media to promote our latest and greatest new products. We’ve got a bunch of really exciting new lights and hardware headed your way in early July, so I’m getting ready to travel cross-country to the Big Apple to play show & tell with some [...]
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Why a Rejuvenation Blog?
Well, it’s like this: We’re people-people! Which we realize is kind of cliché, but it’s really true. When Jim Kelly opened Rejuvenation as a salvage shop in 1977, his purpose was simple — to find (and later make) the lighting and house parts he, his friends and his fellow Portlanders needed to renovate their cool [...]
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Moving Day/Broken Bones
Our cube may just be bad luck for those who inhabit it, so you can imagine our excitement when we were informed that we were moving into an office. It's cozy and we now have a door to keep Basil in and to ensure we don't disturb our new neighbors with our afternoon dance parties.
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Behind The Scenes: The Dakota Warehouse Pendant Catalogue Shoot
Sooooo – our catalogue team had this concept of creating a sophisticated, yet rustic, cabin bedroom for our new Dakota Warehouse light. Not only is part of my job here at Rejuvenation to help concept & then design the rooms we showcase our lights within, but to take those designs and turn them into reality. [...]
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Christmas Shopping in the Archive
‘Tis the season… let’s take a dive into Rejuvenation’s archive of period trade catalogs and shed a little light on Christmas, early-20th-century style. Happy New Year – from years past!
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The Golden Bear
One of my challenges as a salvage buyer is to find a really cool statement piece for our new store in Los Angeles. When I started looking, I was thinking we needed something really big, something with a great visual impact, and ideally something tied to California’s past. I was fortunate enough to find something [...]
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Dig A Pony
Well, it’s official. Our Portland store has some new neighbors in the form of a cool little restaurant/bar called Dig A Pony, named after the Beatles song. The owners: Aaron, Paige and Jacob met with me several months ago about using our Hood lights to illuminate their bar, and they graciously agreed to blog for [...]
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Road Trips With Rejuvenation
I’ve been in love with Airstreams since I was seven years old. I spotted my first one a cross-country trip with my family from New York to California and it was love at first sight. Airstream is an American icon that blends beautiful aesthetics with the love of home and travel wrapped up in one fabulous silver package.
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Fine Dining Under the Hood
Recently, a foodie friend of mine suggested we dine at Aviary, a relatively new (and adventurous) restaurant in the Alberta Arts District. On that particular evening , a percentage of the restaurants’ profits were donated to support Japan earthquake relief efforts. That was an important draw – not to mention the Oxtail Croquettes and the [...]
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On the Road Again: Day One Recap
Greetings from my cozy (closet-sized) hotel room in the Big Apple! No matter how many times I come to New York, I’m always amazed by how much is happening in this city, and today has been no exception, at least from where I sit. The day went a little something like this… I arrived at [...]
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Blenko: Mid-Century Design Darlings
Rejuvenation is proud to be partnering with Blenko to bring its mid-century lamps and decanters back to the market – and to a new generation of modern design enthusiasts – more than 50 years after their initial introduction. Blenko glass table lamps: Flare, Wave, and Cylinder bases The Men Behind the Glass Though perhaps best [...]
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NYC Press Tour Highlights: Visiting the Hearst Tower
If you read my previous posts about going on press tour, you already know I recently did a lot of running around in New York City. I got to visit the work spaces for several of our favorite media outlets. I thought it would be fun to share photos of those spaces along with the [...]
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Rejuvenation and Steelab - a Portland connection
For our new location in LA at Helms Bakery, opening this September, we have a brand new prototype display frame that was designed just for us — to show Rejuvenation’s lighting and house parts off to their very best advantage. I think you will like the results. The display framework (from which we hang our [...]
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Schoolhouse Salvage
It’s back-to-school season: time for new knapsacks and – we say – old accessories! Here are a few of our recent salvage finds that are (almost) too cool for school. Given our commitment to preservation, is it any wonder we look back fondly on pre-PC days? Vintage beakers concoct a chem-lab-like display. Ah, globes: Remember how simple geography used [...]
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Rejuvenation is America's largest manufacturer and leading direct marketer of authentic reproduction lighting and house parts. Rejuvenation's products are handcrafted, made-to-order, and sold through the company's catalog, website, and retail stores. Our timeless and classic fixtures work beautifully in homes old and new.