I feel like I need to explain a little because "salvaged" might not exactly be the best way to describe it. It's more like the idea of something being recycled out of "post-industrial waste" rather than "post-consumer waste."
My dad has a factory that uses this galvanized sheet metal. The sheet we used for our backsplash is cut from the scraps left over after the machine is fully assembled. I guess it's best described as "salvaged post-industrial waste" then, right?
Whatever you want to call it, I'm happy because I saved this piece from being recycled or sold on craigslist, which is where I convinced him the rest need to go.
We had planned on having a local sheet metal shop create the same look out of stainless steel. That would have been a perfect match. I would have been supporting a local business. And it wouldn't have had that little dent in it near the bottom. I realize all that but it wouldn't have had the same story. (You know the story about my dad and the salvaged post-industrial waste!) It also would have cost a lot more and wouldn't have had that cute little dent.
So how do you classify this? Salvaged? Reclaimed? Repurposed? I kind of like my new phrase. Salvaged post-industrial waste has a nice ring to it. Plus, I kept something out of the recycling bin for a while and I used another person's trash to make my new treasure.
Peace,
Stacey
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