Artefact Design and Salvage – it just doesn’t get any better than this!
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Warning: This is not your mother’s typical garden shop….this has got to be one of the coolest, most inspiring places I’ve ever been!
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This is Artefact Design and Salvage, located at the Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma, California, and it’s just the thing to clear out the cobwebs of Winter and kick-start your imagination!
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There’s not your typical row after row of plants to buy…sometimes just the occasional container of sedums…
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But when you walk through the front doors, THIS is what you’ll find….giant rooms filled with giant garden art…..
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And when you’re finished wandering inside, mosey on out to the back and your senses will be overwhelmed with the ‘junk-yard-meets-Garage Sale-meets-Parisian flea market’ effect….
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Be still my beating heart……
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February 24th, 2010 saat: 11:54 am
Timely post, girl! Just learned this morning that Artefact will be bringing a bunch of their fun goodies to the show as an Exhibitor! They are also supplying materials for Organic Mechanics’ show garden. They rock! Thanks for giving them a shout…
February 24th, 2010 saat: 12:07 pm
OMG, will you look at those sempervivum troughs? How cool is that?? Good thing I’m flying to the Bay Area in March, because if I were driving, I’d probably bring home a stone trough, wrought-iron door and possibly a mermaid.
February 24th, 2010 saat: 12:36 pm
Was there yesterday and it was looking just as luscious but had a bunch of different stock.
February 24th, 2010 saat: 1:31 pm
What a fantabulous place. I want to open up something like that–well I want to do so much huh? Just love everything you show and tell. Thank you. I came over cause Debra lee baldwin is all bragging about you!
February 24th, 2010 saat: 6:34 pm
Thanks for the heads-up Laura – now I’ll make sure to DEFINITELY bring more cash to the show!!!
February 24th, 2010 saat: 6:35 pm
There’s no reason you can’t tuck one of those little mermaids in your overhead….they only weight about 100 pounds!
February 24th, 2010 saat: 6:36 pm
That’s the beauty of this place, isn’t it? There’s always something different! I can’t wait to go back – hopefully in a few weeks…
February 24th, 2010 saat: 6:36 pm
Thanks, Anna! And I’ll make sure to thank Debra, too!
February 24th, 2010 saat: 8:27 pm
That place is divine! The Sedum bowls and the Mermaids had me at HELLO! Way to go once again Rebecca.
February 24th, 2010 saat: 9:50 pm
Very cool. I love this type of decorating.
February 25th, 2010 saat: 9:52 am
Thanks for the great write up Rebecca! And thanks to your readers for the compliments. Makes me want to run right out and find more cool stuff… Dave Allen, proprietor and Finder of Objects, Artefact Design & Salvage.
And yes, we’re looking forward to dragging a bunch of goodies down to the SF Garden Show next month.
February 25th, 2010 saat: 11:09 am
YES! Big red (green?) star on the map of Sonoma County.
February 25th, 2010 saat: 4:52 pm
Wow, Dave! I’m so glad you liked my review – and more than a little surprised that you even heard about it in the first place….(though a little birdie named Laura told me she might’ve leaked the news to you….). I hope to meet you at the show and can’t wait to see your booth! Keep up the most excellent work you’re doing! There’s a whole bunch of us out here who adore your shop!
February 25th, 2010 saat: 5:49 pm
I remember them having some very dignified stone greyhounds there during the late show that were quite tempting…
February 25th, 2010 saat: 5:54 pm
Ah yes – those gorgeous greyhounds – I remember them well! Didn’t they have a ‘sold’ sign around their neck? I coveted them….though I have absolutely nowhere to put them!!
February 26th, 2010 saat: 9:10 am
One of those mermaids would be fab by my pond.
Donna
February 26th, 2010 saat: 1:59 pm
My type of place! Great!
February 26th, 2010 saat: 8:44 pm
I’m going to have to drive a TRUCK home from this expedition west!
February 27th, 2010 saat: 7:45 am
I love this place, I could spend a day there! The containers of sedum are so sculptural. You can really find things here to create a cool garden room, inside or out. Great find!
March 1st, 2010 saat: 10:55 pm
check out Heritage Salvage. My friend Lynn does Marketing and PR for them. Very cool place. I just know of it through the articles she posts on facebook. You can google it.
March 5th, 2010 saat: 3:08 pm
We love Cornerstone. If memory serves me correct, we first traveled there because of ArteFact. It is a great place to day dream for a while and get the creative juices rolling. Matti
March 7th, 2010 saat: 10:43 am
Yes – a day could easily be spent there…so many cool shops to visit, gardens to stroll through and a great little cafe to have lunch.
March 11th, 2010 saat: 8:48 pm
Wow, I can see why you love it. I would absolutely love to have a place like this near me. Maybe my wallet is better off because I don’t tho?!!!