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A copper-clad bar stands out in a room with reclaimed oak floors and exposed brick.
The usual shabby chic suspects are here – reclaimed oak flooring, book print wallpaper in the "library" – but there are some quirkier additions, too.
THE SPACE Bright, immaculate storefront dining room, seating 56, with reclaimed oak floors, stained-wood tables and a combination of banquettes and cushioned chairs.
In Lenox Hill, a one-bedroom, two-bath, ground-floor duplex with elaborate crown moldings and reclaimed oak flooring, in a prewar co-op near Central Park.
The materials and methods are genuinely old: the reclaimed oak that dominates the living room comes from an old dairy farm in Pennsylvania, and the brick and concrete have aged with the building.
While you may be dreaming of reclaimed oak floorboards in the sitting room and limestone tiles in the kitchen, you need to factor in the cost of sourcing, purchasing and laying these types of floor.
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"It actually ties in very well with the reclaimed white oak slat ceilings, walls and flooring," says Ostrowski of the aesthetic.
SPLURGE: Reclaimed Russian oak parquet single shelving in reclaimed natural oak (rhmodern.com), left.
The tasting room at Iron Horse Vineyards happens to be an outdoor bar made of reclaimed redwood planks and oak barrels.
Damaged or worn original floorboards were replaced with reclaimed 200-year-old oak flooring to give the home a vintage feel.
The space itself is constructed of reclaimed wood from a fallen Princeton oak tree, and reused campus limestone, slate, and aluminum cabinet edging.
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