Lately Mr. S and I have taken to watching American Pickers a show where two guys drive around the states finding neat old places to pick through antiques and then they sell to buyers at significantly higher prices. The show is fun and got me in the mood this week to do some picking of my own, out in Langford!

With this sort of “picking” on my mind I was very keen to check out: Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore (habitat restore victoria website) and General Salvage Antiques (map of GS). Both these stores provided me with lots of joy, but more importantly visiting these stores gave me a better sense of where Victoria residents and other big box stores in and around the island choose to recycle their unwanted and/or used hardware.

Here are a couple of my finds from General Salvage!

General Salvage is divided into two levels: top level is high end antique furniture which I can not afford right now, but enjoyed taking pictures of, the basement is all the less expensive knickknacks and practical home hardware. That is where I ended up purchasing knobs and light fixtures for under $35!


 

 

this is where the true picking began - outside, under the tent, in the wind and rain!

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