Tag Archives: Architectural Antiques

SPRING!

No end to the wind, but things have finally started to green up this spring. And Wow!, has it been busy! I haven’t even had time to finish working on the rest of the installation pics for a “Visit part … Continue reading

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What’s New? Pussycat!

I have been seeing some of the items I mentioned in the “Wandering” entry come out of the shop, so I thought I would give an update on some of those, as well as what’s new here this windy, windy … Continue reading

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Wandering

The winter light has been so vexing.  Trying to take photos of finished product with the long shadows and harsh light has caused us to move around, trying different locations, in a vain attempt at improving the photographs. This is … Continue reading

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Press

La Puerta Originals was recently mentioned in an article in The Peak Magazine. As I read it, I kept wanting to look up the pictures of the items LPO made for the couple featured in the article. The next time … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal

When I was looking for photos for the previous “Grillin’” entry I came across some interesting things that were metal, but not grillwork. Some of the work was antique and some of the work was handmade by La Puerta Originals’ … Continue reading

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Grillin’

Walking through the shipping dock, where a lot of our photos are taken, I passed the piece of grillwork shown above.  I went back to take a closer look because I noticed that there were flecks of color in the … Continue reading

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From Raw Material to Finished Product

I am so intrigued by the architectural antiques in the yard.  They are so much more than just recycled building material.  It’s fun to compare the photographs of the antique material originally selected to the photographs of the finished product.  … Continue reading

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The Tinman Cometh

Back out to the fabulous antique material yard! This is a wall of reclaimed antique tin. The majority of it is salvaged stamped Victorian ceiling tiles. (Don’t forget to click on the pics to see them larger and in more … Continue reading

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Elephants Away!

The raw material yard is HUGE and a great place to wander. Looking at all the salvaged wood doors from all over the world – antique Mexican doors, colorful carved cabinet doors from Pakistan, Colonial doors from Egypt, antique Spanish … Continue reading

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Hello!

The website for La Puerta Originals is a little more formal and, as the person posting pictures and descriptions, I feel the need to be more concise and to the point. But La Puerta Originals (also known here as LPO) … Continue reading

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