There’s something strangely addictive about life in a reclamation yard. It’s muddy when wet, dusty when hot, often noisy and chaotic - but it’s also full of beauty, history, and the thrill of discovery. Once you’ve spent a day surrounded by salvage, there’s no going back to ordinary retail. Before I was given the opportunity to open my little black shipping-container shop at Ross Reclamation , I had worked there for over a year. Initially, I thought I’d simply be selling a f

Hello and welcome to the new Ross Retro blog! I’m Helen. My degree is in interior design, but my passion is as a vintage hunter, retro lover, furniture upcycler and all-round lover of beautiful old things. You’ll usually find me tucked inside our black shipping-container shop at Ross Reclamation , surrounded by vintage interiors, reclaimed furniture , and the wonderful chaos of a busy, working salvage yard in Ross-on-Wye . This blog is where I’ll share some of our larger coll