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March 8, 2010

Salvaged materials turn up as cool new office decor

  • One Portland firm's work tables use old pizza ovens as the base, street signs as the drawers and barn siding as the top.
    • By MELODY FINNEMORE
    Daily Journal of Commerce

    PORTLAND — Chris Erickson discovered the allure of salvage as a teenager, when he attended a white elephant party. He found a decrepit La-Z-Boy recliner curbside, stole his sister's bike, and welded the pair together to create the perfect gift — a drivable recliner.

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