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Architectural Detail Displayed at North Shore Architectural Antiques

When Melanie and I finished shopping at Harbor Antiques in downtown Two Harbors, we headed around the block to North Shore Architectural Antiques.  As we came around the corner, we saw a tall, very nordic looking gentleman standing outside his shop.  (His true roots are Irish.  Who knew?)  "Do you have a hot cup of coffee for us?" Melanie yelled at him.  She's always doing things like that - talking to strangers.

Lucky for us, the kettle was on.  We entered the building and saw the most wonderful collection of sinks, doors, windows, light fixtures and all kinds of rescued architectural elements.

When I was a little kid, my dad used to take a bunch of us kids along to the junk yard to find replacement parts for his farm machinery.  I guess we didn't care where we got to go, as long as we got off of the farm.  We'd poke around all over the place and I'd  admire how the junk was neatly separated into piles of matching items.  And I remember really being into copper for a while.   As a result of our trips, I still feel an affinity to reclaimed products. 

But clearly, reclaimed architectural antiques are at the top of the heap when it comes to products with a past.  You can sense they have a story to tell.  Oh, if only those items could talk!