Salvage
“The Earth is a fine place worth fighting for.” — Ernest Hemingway
Welcome to NANTUCKET SALVAGE!
What is Nantucket Salvage?
Nantucket Salvage is an initiative of SA+C dedicated to rescuing and reimagining architectural materials that might otherwise end up in a landfill.
Founded on Nantucket and now serving both Nantucket, MA, and Marin County, CA, our mission is rooted in a simple belief: the most sustainable building materials are often the ones that already exist.
From historic beams and antique doors to vintage furnishings and architectural details, we work to preserve the craftsmanship, history, and character embodied within existing structures—giving remarkable materials a meaningful second life.
Whether you're restoring your home, searching for one-of-a-kind reclaimed pieces, or simply passionate about reducing waste— by incorporating reclaimed materials you're helping build a vibrant sustainable future. Our mission isn't tied to one geography—it's tied to preserving beautiful materials wherever they exist.
How Can You Get Involved?
🌟 Donate your quality furniture, décor, or architectural materials. We’ll take it off your hands and give quality wood, siding and fixtures and other materials a second life.
🌟 Volunteer your time or expertise. Share your time, talents, or expertise to support salvage, sustainability, and community education. Everyone is welcome!
🌟 Shop our Reclaimed Merchandise. Support the mission of keeping valuable resources in circulation by purchasing handcrafted products made from salvaged materials. View our Merch Line.
Together, we're preserving history, reducing waste, and proving that yesterday's materials can become tomorrow's treasures. Come join us.
Contribute your materials and pay it forward!
We’ll take it off your hands and save you the expense of disposing it.
Purchase salvaged materials at a low cost for your project.
Check out our affordably priced options.
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Nantucket Salvage just won the Rock Solid Grant!
We're honored to share that Nantucket Salvage has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Rock Solid Grant from the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce!
The Rock Solid Fund supports local small businesses that help strengthen Nantucket's economy, and we're incredibly grateful to be recognized alongside so many inspiring island entrepreneurs.
This funding will help us continue rescuing and repurposing materials that might otherwise be discarded, while expanding our efforts to make reuse, creativity, and sustainability more accessible throughout our community.
A heartfelt thank you to the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce for believing in our mission and investing in local businesses like ours. We're excited for what's ahead and grateful for your support.
What began as a vision to keep valuable architectural materials out of landfills is now a growing initiative dedicated to preserving the stories, craftsmanship, and character embedded in the built environment. Every salvaged beam, door, fixture, and piece of furniture represents an opportunity to reduce waste, support adaptive reuse, and build more thoughtfully.
This is just the beginning. We look forward to partnering with homeowners, builders, designers, nonprofits, and our community as we continue expanding access to reclaimed materials and advancing a more circular approach to building.
Thank you to everyone who has supported this mission, we're excited for what's ahead!
Our Commitment to Salvage & Sustainability
For more than two decades, Whitney Schrauth and SA+C Inc have championed thoughtful design, historic preservation, and environmental stewardship. Every reclaimed beam, cabinet, door, and piece of lumber represents an opportunity to reduce waste while celebrating the craftsmanship of the past. Whenever possible, we believe beautiful materials deserve another chapter.
Why choose reclaimed materials?
🌱 Preserve the history and character of a home
🌱 Reduce construction and demolition waste
🌱 Add warmth, authenticity, and one-of-a-kind character
🌱 Conserve natural resources by extending the life of existing materials
🌱 Create beautiful new spaces with meaningful stories
With more than 200 hours dedicated to sustainability initiatives on Nantucket, SA+C continues to advocate for adaptive reuse and responsible design both locally and beyond.
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SALVAGE ON NANTUCKET
SA+C’s vision for a Nantucket Salvage Center incorporates intentional design that honors Nantucket’s unique history and architectural heritage, preserves its natural beauty, and improves the social health of the island’s residents and visitors.
The Centers will collect, store and distribute reclaimed architectural materials, with the goal to create a positive movement of deconstruction and waste diversion on the island. -
THE MERCH SHOP
Visit our online Merch Shop to pick up beautiful pieces of material with history and style.
Our lifestyle products are crafted from reclaimed materials and are thoughtfully repurposed into unique handcrafted home and office pieces.
Each item reflects our commitment to reuse, material stewardship, and giving new life to what would otherwise be discarded.
We hope you enjoy our inspired decor!
Visit the SALTIE Museum!
The SALTIE Museum is the nonprofit sister organization to Nantucket Salvage, founded to inspire a more sustainable future through education, creativity, and community engagement.
While Nantucket Salvage focuses on recovering and reusing architectural materials, SALTIE expands that mission through exhibitions, educational programs, creative partnerships, and public access to reclaimed resources. Select reclaimed building materials are made available free of charge through SALTIE Museum, helping local residents, artists, nonprofits, and community organizations give beautiful materials a second life.
Together, Nantucket Salvage and SALTIE work to preserve the past, reduce waste, and inspire a healthy future.
