New Built-In

Jovita and I found a built-in from the 1920's at an antique store. It had wood grain paint that needed to desperately needed to be removed. So we both grabbed our sanders and went to work. Here it is in the antique store with that ugly wood grain imitation paint. Here it is during sanding. Here it is done exept for the shelves and glass.

New Quartz Countertops

Sorry about the lack of posts. I sort of took a hiatus but I am back now. We finally bought new countertops for the kitchen and pantry.

1915 Western Electric Oak Telephone

Here is our newest toy. It is a 1915 Western Electric oak telephone. It has a subset on the inside with a rotary dial so we can use it. It works perfectly!! We felt our kitchen needed a period appropriate telephone, so we sought this one out. Below is an antique telephone operators stool which is barely visible. The stool is the right height if you want to sit and talk on the phone.





Here is what the inside looks like with the subset box.

New Shelf For The Kitchen

Here is our latest addition to the kitchen. Jovita has been wanting a shelf next to the stove with our various cookbooks. It took me six hours to build from start to finish.




I felt it was appropriate to have a 1920's fire extinguisher behind the stove. It has been completely refurbished and polished to a mirror shine. It is made from brass and copper. I thought it was very nostalgic.



Here is a closeup of the antique fire extinguisher. It is not charged, however it is more for looks. It is one of the few antiques that is not ready to use.