The Historic District

In look at the before and after of the kitchen, I couldn't tell if the beautiful blue cabinets in the after where original or new. What say you? The kitchen is fantastic! Thanks Powermuffin! Those blue cabinets are new The old kitchen was terrifying. Dark and dank and not updated since at least the...

phil wrote:It looks like my wories of the zinc containing lead may be incorrect. I found this":

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Sorry for not responding sooner...I didn't get notifications on this post after the previous one. Yes, it seems to be perfectly safe for countertops I'm really loving it!

Hi everyone, I know a lot of you (or at least some) are in the Gettysburg area, so this is a question for you! I live 30min away from Gettysburg and have a friend from DC coming to visit and go antiquing in Gettysburg. I only know of civil-war focused antique shops in Gettysburg and the Antiques Emp...

What are you counter tops in the kitchen? Good catch My countertops are a bit unusual. They are actually Zinc. I really love them, but they are not for everyone. It's a pretty thin sheet of zinc bent over plywood. Pros: At the moment, super cheap. Mine were $200 plus a day of labor. Can't beat that...

what a tasteful comfortable transformation! did you have help from a designer or architect? truly amazing, a lot of work to keep the original stuff...so homey and warm... .....jade Thanks! I had an architect friend of mine help me with the really tricky space--- figuring out an attic bedroom/bathro...

So Beautiful! What's with the little cubby on the chimney in Guestroom 1? Did you keep that? Or was that just built into the wall? Ha, that was a big mystery for me. A farmer nearby told me that it's a Jelly Cupboard. She says they used to store jellies on those little shelves behind the potbelly s...

Whoops! Some of those are out of order, but I tried to show before/after shots. Other notes- The main house (bedrooms, dining room, kitchen) are around 1830s. The front door, living room and office are a 1950s addition. All the wood floor is original, saved from 3 layers of tiles, linoleum and new w...

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