Shop: Southeastern Salvage Nashville

Follow me on a little journey about how we found an amazing furniture in south Nashville by chance.

It all started with some brunch. As can be seen above, we get quite excited about the subject. While visiting family in Nashville (and flea market shopping) were the highest priority, finding an amazing Sunday brunch was not to be forgotten.

We decided to try Marche Artisan Foods near downtown. While waiting to be seated for the upcoming meal, we noticed in the lot over The Trunk Truck was parked and peddling goods. It’s kind of like a food truck, except they sell jewelry and other goods made by local artisans. This is the part that I wish we would have gotten pictures of but didn’t.

While we didn’t buy anything, Amber was intrigued by a pair of rugs they had (stick with me, I’m going somewhere).

She asked one of the ladies where they got the rugs. She responded “I’m not sure, but the chairs are from Southeastern Salvage.” Another lady in the truck shouted out “OH! I love that store!” We decided as we walked back to our brunch (which was amazing by the way) that we should check it out (according to google maps, it was about 20 mins south).

Looks charming right? Well, maybe not. But what it lacks in exterior aesthetics, it makes up completely in reasonably priced furniture.

Inside it’s just a giant warehouse space filled with all kinds of awesome stuff. Reminiscent of the old Wisteria space in Dallas. Here’s a sample of stuff we found that we liked:

These wooden benches were between $40-60. It’s a total dead ringer for the bench outside Morrison Hair that Morgan did, just not as big. They’re a great deal.

These wishbone chairs were around $100 (I’m remembering prices as best I can since I didn’t write anything down). They had a couple of blonde ones and a ton of the dark walnut. These things are iconic, beautiful and resonably priced (compared to). What’s not to love about that?

I told Amber that I really want some of these black metal chairs for our back patio. Then she reminds me we live in Texas and black metal outdoor chairs aren’t the smartest choice (oh well, they will be mine!). They were around $80. Not super cheap, but you rarely see them any cheaper than that. They had black, white, dark red, and light blue.

This bed is a great alternative to the tufted headboard at west elm. It’s got the base too, for $700! Not bad! Why am I shouting?!? It was a sexy gray linen, totally a great deal.

This beast was marked at $2600. Which seems like a lot, except for the fact that its a) all leather b) a chesterfield c) 38.7 feet long (measurments unconfirmed). Total statement piece. You could put 2 coffee tables in front of it and it would look amazing. Amber was salivating.

This last piece is the one I’m obsessed with, and the more I think about it the more I love it. It’s soft and worn full grain leather on a curvey metal base (Side note: side tables in the pics were only $100, not too bad either). I really want this chair. It is a cold, hard want I tell you.

It was $700. I know that seems a lot, but where else can you get a piece with this much impact for that dough (you’re looking at $2500 at least from Restoration Hardware)? Alas, the car was filled with Nashville flea finds, so big pieces were not an option.

I’ll come back for you chair. Wait for me. Stay pure.

The only purchase we made was this teak charcuterie board (sorry about my face). It was $10, and you can always use more of them.

Overall, the place is definitely worth checking out! If you live in the area you need this place in your life! If not, then it’s definitely worth a little shopping expedition on vacation like we had! Sorry again for the shouting!

If you are more interested in the brunch: check out some of the play-by-play here here here and here. mmmmmmmm…… it was good.