The sink thirst is real.
SPRING is taking its good ole' time getting here in southern Ohio, but I am getting the "bug" to start doing some gardening work and prep here at the new homestead. One of the things, I have been working on is VINTAGE POTTING SINKS. Now this VINTAGE SINK sits on an ANTIQUE SINGER sewing base. This is mine (this pic is from other house) and it now sits on the front porch of the new place. (still can't download NEW pics!...SORRY) I found this VINTAGE SINK a few years ago at Kellys Island for $3.00. (before cleaned up), My hubby built a "rough" base for it, but I haven't done anything else with it except paint the base white. It is now sitting at the side of the GARDEN SHED (at new home). I know these are "rough" pics but here is another VINTAGE cast-iron sink I found in a basement of an estate sale. This is marked "HOOSIER"! Very Unique. Hubby put this one on an old table base for now. So I have been looking on "pinterest" for ideas to turn these VINTAGE SINKS into something special for the GARDEN.......Here are a few pics from "pinterest". Now some of these are very detailed, which I love but, mine would be more "simple". Tell me what you think! pinterest LOVE the APRON idea! Very SWEET and SIMPLE! pinterest LOVE the table base on this...........this sink is like mine pinterest More detail.......but this is outstanding! I actually had a sink just like this and sold it to a lady pinterest Same sink but with awning and chalkboard................. pinterest This VINTAGE CORNER SINK is special!! You don't see many of them and I think this was creative!! Well, I would love to give you pics of the sinks when I'm finished. Hubby and I are doing a lot of yard work right now but the weather is all over the place! I still don't understand why my computer will not download new pics from my camera, but I am going to have someone look at this problem. Anyway, have a WONDERFUL and BLESSED week! Roxie
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SPRING is taking its good ole' time getting here in southern Ohio, but I am getting the "bug" to start doing some gardening work and prep here at the new homestead. One of the things, I have been working on is VINTAGE POTTING SINKS. Now this VINTAGE SINK sits on an ANTIQUE SINGER sewing base. This is mine (this pic is from other house) and it now sits on the front porch of the new place. (still can't download NEW pics!...SORRY) I found this VINTAGE SINK a few years ago at Kellys Island for $3.00. (before cleaned up), My hubby built a "rough" base for it, but I haven't done anything else with it except paint the base white. It is now sitting at the side of the GARDEN SHED (at new home). I know these are "rough" pics but here is another VINTAGE cast-iron sink I found in a basement of an estate sale. This is marked "HOOSIER"! Very Unique. Hubby put this one on an old table base for now. So I have been looking on "pinterest" for ideas to turn these VINTAGE SINKS into something special for the GARDEN.......Here are a few pics from "pinterest". Now some of these are very detailed, which I love but, mine would be more "simple". Tell me what you think! pinterest LOVE the APRON idea! Very SWEET and SIMPLE! pinterest LOVE the table base on this...........this sink is like mine pinterest More detail.......but this is outstanding! I actually had a sink just like this and sold it to a lady pinterest Same sink but with awning and chalkboard................. pinterest This VINTAGE CORNER SINK is special!! You don't see many of them and I think this was creative!! Well, I would love to give you pics of the sinks when I'm finished. Hubby and I are doing a lot of yard work right now but the weather is all over the place! I still don't understand why my computer will not download new pics from my camera, but I am going to have someone look at this problem. Anyway, have a WONDERFUL and BLESSED week! Roxie
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SPRING is taking its good ole' time getting here in southern Ohio, but I am getting the "bug" to start doing some gardening work and prep here at the new homestead. One of the things, I have been working on is VINTAGE POTTING SINKS. Now this VINTAGE SINK sits on an ANTIQUE SINGER sewing base. This is mine (this pic is from other house) and it now sits on the front porch of the new place. (still can't download NEW pics!...SORRY) I found this VINTAGE SINK a few years ago at Kellys Island for $3.00. (before cleaned up), My hubby built a "rough" base for it, but I haven't done anything else with it except paint the base white. It is now sitting at the side of the GARDEN SHED (at new home). I know these are "rough" pics but here is another VINTAGE cast-iron sink I found in a basement of an estate sale. This is marked "HOOSIER"! Very Unique. Hubby put this one on an old table base for now. So I have been looking on "pinterest" for ideas to turn these VINTAGE SINKS into something special for the GARDEN.......Here are a few pics from "pinterest". Now some of these are very detailed, which I love but, mine would be more "simple". Tell me what you think! pinterest LOVE the APRON idea! Very SWEET and SIMPLE! pinterest LOVE the table base on this...........this sink is like mine pinterest More detail.......but this is outstanding! I actually had a sink just like this and sold it to a lady pinterest Same sink but with awning and chalkboard................. pinterest This VINTAGE CORNER SINK is special!! You don't see many of them and I think this was creative!! Well, I would love to give you pics of the sinks when I'm finished. Hubby and I are doing a lot of yard work right now but the weather is all over the place! I still don't understand why my computer will not download new pics from my camera, but I am going to have someone look at this problem. Anyway, have a WONDERFUL and BLESSED week! Roxie
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In yesterday’s post, I teased you with some images of Mr. VJIMT’s impromptu bathroom remodel project. Are you ready for the big reveal? The only thing we bought new was the sink/faucet combo (the tile floor was inherited from the previous owner; fortunately, it has a vintage look to it). The dresser was a yard sale find ($10) that I’m pretty sure I got a little flack for buying. It’s been sitting in our “barn” for the last year. I knew it was too good to pass up! And does this mirror look familiar? It’s from the crazy estate sale...
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While our house is under demolition, I decided that it would be good for me to work on a few things that I can do. Like painting. My first project?? Painting a $5 dresser I scored at a garage sale a couple of months back. I had been inspired by a friend who had turned … Dresser Turned Vanity Read More »
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It's done. It's finally, finally done. After two full weeks of plowing through heavy renovations, we finished our beautiful kitchen. I'm excited to share the final results with you all! Here is the view from when you walk in the front door. We took the walls back to the brick. The most common question we get is, "Isn't it cold in your kitchen?" The answer is, not at all. I don't find it any colder than before. The thing with these old houses is that there isn't any insulation in the walls anyways. The double brick is all the insulation these houses need. And we had some pretty darn cold days this week - so it was a good test to see how it would hold up. Here is my little cooking corner. I have a perfect little nook for my mixer, and cute little shelves to house my cooking oils. Here is the view from the dining room. Would you believe those cabinets we found used on Kijiji? I gave them a good paint job, updated the hardware, and voila! Kitchen for a fraction of the price. Our house isn't gigantic, but we don't need a huge house. We just need it to be functional. The openess of the kitchen now lets me see right into the living room - so the little ones can play away instead of constantly being under foot. Because we had such large savings in so many areas of the renovation by doing all the work ourselves, we were able to splurge on a few things. One of these things were these pendant lights. At $50 a light (thanks Ikea!) that was a splurge for me! Another splurge was upgrading the appliances to stainless steel. We know of this place called Rosehill Auctions in Fort Erie. They have brand new appliances for extreme discounts. I got the fridge, stove and dishwasher for $850. They are all brand new and work perfectly fine. They had little defects (which were fixable!) so we got them for a sneeze. I could spend all day in here. Oh wait - I pretty much do :) A fantastic clear line of vision to the front door and the living room from where I stand washing dishes. The hutch in the front room is a piece I'm working on. (Blog post about that one soon!) And finally, the newly refinished antique island. I landed up refinishing this piece with a minwax gel stain. It allowed me to freshen up the finish of the piece without sanding it down. I will write a blog post on the details of refinishing it tomorrow. Until then, I will leave you with the final picture. That was fun. Now back to work on furniture!
UPDATE: This room was featured on The Lettered Cottage. Take a look here. Thanks Layla and Kevin! We are so very flattered and grateful! *** It seems like forever ago that I posted about Chris’ favorite room in our house. In case you weren’t here then, here’s a quick recap. When we moved into our […]
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SPRING is taking its good ole' time getting here in southern Ohio, but I am getting the "bug" to start doing some gardening work and prep...
