picture frames from reclaimed wood flooring
8x10 picture frame made from reclaimed maple flooring.
The wood in this frame came from the floor of the former Syracuse Farm Supply Warehouse in Syracuse NY. The building dates roughly from the 1940s. The owners wanted the building removed. ReUse Action (reuseaction.com) was contracted to remove as much wood as possible from the structure before the main concrete structure was demolished.
Several thousand square feet of hard maple flooring was recovered and re-sold to be used as beautiful reclaimed flooring in residential housed.
We used a few pieces of this flooring to create this picture frame. The wood shows its age and experience: years of farmer's boots shuffling across it, machines dragged across it, sacks of feed and probably even animal marks on it.
This frame has a section where white paint was spilled and ran under a shelf, counter or machine and was never wiped up.
We love all these random marks and patina that simply cannot be duplicated artificially.
This frame embodies our eco philosophy. Most components are reclaimed materials. The glass is salvaged from old stock or from window sashes. Only the glaziers points biscuits and carpenter's glue are new materials. Each is coated with Minwax water based urethane.
In the scheme these crafts make a miniscule difference in the fate of the environment. However building materials comprise the largest part of landfills. Anaerobically rotting wood and other organic components contribute significantly to climate change by releasing methane as a byproduct.
picture frames from reclaimed wood flooring
8x10 picture frame made from reclaimed maple flooring.
The wood in this frame came from the floor of the former Syracuse Farm Supply Warehouse in Syracuse NY. The building dates roughly from the 1940s. The owners wanted the building removed. ReUse Action (reuseaction.com) was contracted to remove as much wood as possible from the structure before the main concrete structure was demolished.
Several thousand square feet of hard maple flooring was recovered and re-sold to be used as beautiful reclaimed flooring in residential housed.
We used a few pieces of this flooring to create this picture frame. The wood shows its age and experience: years of farmer's boots shuffling across it, machines dragged across it, sacks of feed and probably even animal marks on it.
This frame has a section where white paint was spilled and ran under a shelf, counter or machine and was never wiped up.
We love all these random marks and patina that simply cannot be duplicated artificially.
This frame embodies our eco philosophy. Most components are reclaimed materials. The glass is salvaged from old stock or from window sashes. Only the glaziers points biscuits and carpenter's glue are new materials. Each is coated with Minwax water based urethane.
In the scheme these crafts make a miniscule difference in the fate of the environment. However building materials comprise the largest part of landfills. Anaerobically rotting wood and other organic components contribute significantly to climate change by releasing methane as a byproduct.