My home is filled with architectural antiques. I am fascinated with these items that once functioned as "something" in homes & buildings, now long forgotten, torn down, or God forbid "renovated". Their stories never to be told, but to leave me wondering "where did this come from?"; "where did this piece fit into the scheme of the decor?"; what function did this have? So today, I will share my collection & hope that it inspires you too.
I have a "thing" for old door knobs. Can you tell? When I have restored or built our homes, I always have the builder use vintage door knobs. They open the doors to the past....
Old chippy, rusty metal objects "draw me in... hook, line, sinker!" All of these items are displayed on my mantle in my great room.
Don't yo
u love these old floor grates?
Old locks & porcelain casters...
Flower frogs are found all over my home & people always ask "What is it?"
Old stain glass windows give us a "glimpse into the past"....
Lost objects...now found & new again...
This piece reminds me of part of the columns that once graced the front porch of my Grandma's home. It now hangs in my breakfast room.
This beauty once was the focal point for a coal burning fireplace. Now it serves as a screen for our fireplace in the great room.
What did these keys open? Treasures to the past?!?
Pieces of trim and molding "re-purposed". Don't you just love the original color & patina?
I think this was a piece of an old fence possibly from Louisiana!
Chippy banisters cut to be candle sticks on my mantle in the keeping room
One of my favorite finds is an old electrical meter from Philadelphia. Look at the awesome detail! It is definitely a conversation piece that sits on my coffee table.
So just remember when your are out scouring the lands for found objects...each one tells a story of the past & you can preserve that little bit of history by finding a place for it in the present. The Queen Has Spoken!
u love these old floor grates? 
