Black Dog Salvage

Great place to roam around and see unique pieces.
A fairly wide selection of general iron fixtures and salvage– windows, doors, etc

I first saw Robert & Mike’s show on DIY, and since I travel to Roanoke at least once a month I had to check it out.
This is a wonderful operation, with everything from your basic salvage/​restoration pieces and parts to upcycled tables and such imagined and wrought from industrial elements into refined but interesting furniture.
There are also numerous booths of other themed items that you’ll love to browse. Lots of chalk-​painted vintage pieces, and a wide range of prices to accompany them.
Plan to spend at least an hour on your first visit, but realistically 2+ if you want to do it justice. If you’re really lucky, you’ll be there on a day that they’re filming the TV show!

I am a big fan of the show and everyone that works there is the same in real life as they are in the show. The place is fantastic and lived up to most of my expectations. I did come with money in hand so to speak to buy a piece to take home. Everything we liked had a sold sticker and was awaiting pickup. I guess my best bet will be to talk to them and tell them what I am looking for.

I really like browsing this place. They have a lot of cool items. I mainly stick to the antique collectibles and not really the salvage stuff. The only problem is, they are really expensive. I usually come out with a postcard or something, since I can’t afford anything else. It’s still fun to look around. It’s very open and the staff are friendly.

I like that you can find some cool, unique, one of a kind pieces. However, some of their vendors just buy things from local stores, triple the price and then put it in their booth, which I think is pretty sketchy. I saw this cool gold metal ball that I thought was interesting, in a booth for $ 40 last week. Yesterday I was at TJ Maxx and saw the exact same thing for $ 10. The EXACT same thing! It really bummed me out. So now if I see something I like from BDS, I’ll just check other stores before buying.

Yep, this is the shop behind the TV show Salvage Dawgs and now heading into it’s 6^th season it’s fame has brought a few things to it’s customers. Higher prices, longer waits for custom work (that you just saw on their show and absolutely must have for yourself) and a plethora of colours for their T-​shirts (colours are the new black here). It’s always had a chosen group of outside vendors to help fill up their stadium sized warehouse, but with the success of their custom work (once again due to the TV show’s popularity), those independent vendors are slowly getting pushed out to make room for more of the Salvage Dawgs custom work. That seems like a fine idea as the Salvage Dawgs custom work is much more interesting than most of the private vendor offerings.
This is a BIG space, inside and out, and they collect all sorts of stuff here, from high school band uniforms and garden stoneworks to antique toys and giant old signage with just about everything else in between. They have been in the current location in Roanoke for 15 years now which features multiple rooms in a warehouse setting with even more of the big stuff outside in their equally large yard. But if you’re hoping to run into Mike or Robert, don’t be disappointed when they are not there (they’re usually out collecting stuff for the store), but you will most likely meet Susie (Mike’s wife) as well as the shop’s namesake, Sally and her sidekick, May, two of the friendliest black Labs you’d ever want to meet. Can you find some of this stuff cheaper elsewhere? yes (mainly the basic stuff like doors and such), but it’s worth a stop in because they have a lot of unusual pieces that you won’t find anywhere else, and like I said, that Sally is one great dawg.

While on the way home from Tennessee, we decided to stop at Black Dog Salvage. We had watched their show on TV and expected a huge warehouse full of items they had crafted from things they had salvaged.
While it had some interesting things, we expected a lot more of their own work and less of cubicles of other peoples’ items for sale. It was more like an antique/​resale store than we had expected.
We’re glad we didn’t drive down from our hometown just to see the store, it was rather disappointing.

This store is amazing. Many unique items! Nice displays! I’m so glad I read about it on Unilocal.I didn’t find anything I needed but it was a worthwhile shopping visit. I’d definitely return the next time I’m in Roanoke.

Awesome, love this place. We have been going for ‘visits’ long before they got famous. haha

Cool Store! Huge! Warehouse SIZED Space! Large Outside area with more Merchandise! Windows (some in stained glass) and other Architecture Pieces. Middle of the Space seems to be vendors and of all kinds! New and waiting to be Reclaimed ! Most of what they have is TREASURE in great shape!
Be sure to see the Upstairs part, it is NOT big though you may find something and you get a different perspective viewing the First Floor from the «Balcony» overlooking from second floor

Our love for the tv show brought us here and once we got here, we found we love this warehouse even more than imagined. There is a ton of stuff here, from the raw materials to the repurposed goods… There is literally something for everyone. You can spend hours perusing this place. So worth the trip from Greensboro, NC!!!

This has just become one of the most amazing places I have discovered! A complete and utter sensory overload if anything and EVERYTHING a person could think of. This wide open store has something for everyone. A «Pinterest» heaven! There were so many amazing antiques, original and one of a kind items here, that you could create the most amazing home, yard and getaway in your own backyard. Iron gates, old doors, church stained glass, books, mirrors, tables, chairs, bricks… the list goes on and on. I seriously had to tell myself to leave after over an hour of trolling through this establishment. This is far beyond any kind of flea market or antiques store I have ever seen.

Very interesting place to look around, lots to look at, but seemed very expensive/​overpriced. For example, saw many doors priced around $ 100 – 150, and then went over to the Habitat for Humanity thrift store and saw similar ones for well under $ 50. I was actually kind of depressed as we walked around, because I expected a salvage shop to be affordable.

Probably the most creatively organized and neat salvage warehouse I’ve ever been to and I’ve seen many. Salvage goods in the raw and salvage stuff re-​purposed if you are looking for a ready to go product. If you need inspiration of how you can incorporate salvage into your home/​décor this place will do it for you. Staff very helpful and I actually saw a couple of things I haven’t seen before… a US Military cook stove (my mind is bending on how to make this work in a kitchen) and a super fantastic Coke cooler (NFS) that was the style of one I recall from an old country store I visited as a child. They also have a great selection of vintage lighting, doors, shutters and stained glass. A great place to frequent. I’ll be back. Keep up the good work Black Dog and thanks for being dog friendly.

Since Salvage Dawgs has become such a cable hit, I’ve noticed a couple things here: first, it’s SUPER crowded on weekends. I’d never hold that against them, I’m so glad that they’re getting good press. I guess it may be a good thing, as there was a delicious food truck in the parking lot the last time I was there on a Saturday. Second, I think the attention has drawn in some new vendors, which means some awesome new items and an even more expansive variety. So yup, y’all are still awesome. Keep it up!

I ventured here with my wife the weekend of Thanksgiving to this prime location. I believe this use to be the old ice house from back in the day, however my history may be off. My dad and his brothers grew up in Roanoke, and I had not been back in many years, since my grandparents passed. I had never heard of this place, until I visited my uncles flat and noticed that he had a lot of items from this place in it. It was really cool to see all the different items they had. One mans junk is truly another mans treasure. If you are a creative thinker and looking for some good pieces to accessorize with or add that touch to, this is the place. I enjoyed my visit, and hope to stop in again and find many more things.

A fantastic warehouse full of items that have tons of character. We went there expecting to spend less than an hour walking around, in search of some items for a project. We ended up wandering around all over the warehouse, spending over two hours looking at all of the cool items and pieces Black Dog has in stock. I found exactly what I wanted and then some. The staff members were extremely patient and willing to help us out. This was the first visit, but we will definitely be back.

I love this place. My sister in law introduced me to this store about two months ago. I love that they have a black dog on property (Sally). Friendly, calm, and adorable. I love that they have two floors and a large property of salvaged goods. I could spend hours here looking at all the awesome and unique items.

A very wide variety, but very pricey on certain items.

She: This place is such a gem, and Sally the slightly smelly salvage dog makes it a perfect place to get lost in, if you have the time. Black Dog Salvage is a massive warehouse of reclaimed fixtures, windows, doors, metal railings, claw-​foot tubs, old signs, and various and sundry other treasures collected regionally. The warehouse boasts two floors, and a small design-​oriented area demonstrating how one might re-​purpose a host of chairs, tables, lamps, and vintage memorabilia to create a one-​of-​a-​kind living space. In addition to the huge indoor warehouse, the metal yard is ripe with piles of metal railings, gates, frames, fountains, and more.
The lobby boasts a host of salvage directories, design books, and idea books, as well as the beloved black dog. Clearly the proprietors love dogs: if you drop off an SPCA food donation you get 25% off your total purchase. Check out their ebay store, or drop in and get lost in the rows of windows and fixtures. Sit in a claw foot tub or three. Get inspired to keep hitting those flea markets and estate sales.
This is THE go-​to spot in the Roanoke region if you’ve got a penchant for authenticism, an eye for design, and an old house to restore.
I love you, Black Dog Salvage.
Him: When browsing the warehouse of salvage, you find a showroom of sorts of newly manufactured furniture made up, no doubt, of the scraps that BDS got inexpensively and is trying to reincorporate into contemporaryish housewares. This is not the company’s strongest suit; it would serve them better to keep space for their great collections of genuine architectural salvage. For the builder/​remodeler/​designer who is seeking authentic artifacts with which to complete a project, these home made pieces are of no value. To me, the labyrinthine halls of BDS are a gem of Roanoke and I remember feeling that, although I’d not had coffee that morning, I was so excited by what was behind every corner that I had to make an effort to calm myself. So many ideas flow in as one sees and touches these old, higher quality remnants of older buildings.
The service, knowledge and welcoming personalities of the folks who run BDS made the experience memorable. I highly recommend a long morning or afternoon spent wandering their collections.