Bathroom Cabinet

We found this cabinet at an antique store. It was covered in 6 to 7 layers of paint. I sanded it down to the bare wood. I primed and painted the cabinet after sanding. I also removed the hardware and placed them in a jewelery ultrasonic to remove the paint. The cabinet looked to be once a built-in cabinet in a 1920's home.

Hommade Tacos

Jovita is a good cook. We both enjoy making different things on this 100 yr old stove.

Master Bedroom

After loosing my domain, blogging has been a bit frustrating. This is the first time in about 7 months I have been able to access my blog... The master bedroom has been underway on being completed. I had to do a lot of re-wiring etc. I used 5/8 drywall over the lathe and plaster on the celing. I rented a drywall lift that came in real handy. I spent two full days re-wiring the bedroom abd the main line that runs underneath the house. Six straight hours it took me to re do the wiring in the crawl space. My wife Jovita has been a big help through our renovation. Here are the Master Bedroom windows before stripping. I had to remove the glass to do this job. I wound up breaking the glass and installed thicker glass on all four windows. New sash cords are installed. I also oiled the pulleys. Here are the finished stained windows. I will install the trim after the paining and texture is complete. My friend Chuck came over to help me mud and tape the drywall. A fisheye view of what it looks like today.

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.

Dishwasher and Can Opener

Here is our new Bosch Dishwasher that takes a panel. We are trying to keep our kitchen as period correct as possible. In doing this we decided to buy a dishwasher that is not visible. Here is what it looks like with the door closed.



Here is a view of the dishwasher partially open to give you a perspective on how the panel is mounted to the dishwasher door. Basically you select your settings with the door open like this and once you shut the door, the dishwasher starts.



This can opener we bought from ebay. It was made in the late teens to 1920's sometime. It is made from cast iron and mounts firmly on the wall. I had to strip three layers of paint from it which took me about six hours. I painted it in its origional finish.



Here is what the can opener looks like in the "ready to use position".

Master Bedroom

I am finally taking on the task of remodeling the master bedroom which is long overdue. After all the plaster is removed, I will add insulation and drywall. All woodwork will be stripped, sanded, and stained as it once was many years ago.



The floors have floorpaint on them. I am guessing that these floors have been painted since the house was built. They have had carpet over them since the late 1950's is my guess.



This door leads to the dining room. The door is not origional to the house. I put this here to keep the dust from going everywhere. The door came from a neighbor who did not want it. It was his bathroom door and his house was built in the early 1920's. I am not going to use the door when I am done. Our house came with the five panel doors which is what I will be replacing it with.



OK. If you look closely, there was a door here on the left of this wall. It led to the back hallway. It was boarded up about 20 years ago because the central heat and air is right on the other side. I have contemplated moving the central heat and air to the attic someday.

Kitchen wall mount coffee grinder

One of the many missing things in our kitchen was a coffee grinder. We picked up this coffee grinder at the Antique Emporium in Jamestown Ca. This coffee grinder dates back between 1910-1920 sometime. It works well and grinds the coffee beans perfectly for our stovetop perculator.

Kitchen & Dining Room Swing Door

Here is our new swing door for the ding room and kitchen. It has been a long time in comming to get one of these. The house origionally had one many years ago. I uncovered the origional mounting holes and divots left in the wood making it easy to mount. The heavy forged brass push plate was the final touch of this doors character.



The kitchen side shows the detail of the swing pivot spring hinge on the bottom left corner of the door. I orded a push plate in oil bronze finish and should arrive any day.

Our Wedding June 25, 2011

Our big wedding day.

Mudroom

I finally got our mudroom ready for use. I used the same color scheme as the kitchen which is the next room over.


The beadboard celing had alot of flaking paint that had to be hand sanded off before I primered and painted it. I am happy with the way it turned out.



I decided to have a built-in ironing board which I felt was appropriate. This is where the door origionally was entering the back storage room (now the pantry). I had to fabricate new shiplap siding board to duplicate the left side of the ironing board.



Here is what the ironing board looks like.

Schoolhouse lights for the kitchen

These schoolhouse lights were bought at Rejuvenation. I just installed them today. They add a final touch to the kitchen.


Here is another angle of the schoolhouse lights.


Here is another pic using the flash. Believe it or not, this is closer to how bright the kitchen looks in real life. The first two pics came out a bit dark since I did not use a flash.