The Historic District

Hi all....thank you for all the kind comments. Sorry, has been a crazy, busy week at work. Lily, I almost cried when they towed the piano away. There are very few makes that are worth the investment to rebuild…and Ivers & Pond is a rare bird. I searched for a year for and I&P grand. And now,...

Hi all, yes hot soapy water and some goo gone seems to be doing the trick without damaging the wood. I tried to remove a big blob of paint with goo gone, and it definitely lightened up the shellac in one spot. Wondering if I should just leave the paint until the cabinetmaker goes at it? UnpaintedDoo...

Hi GC! How are you??? Keeping busy with the house, I see Thank you for the kinds words (and Lily as well). So, they are here (this is the 70") And they need cleaning! (and sticker removal on the 70"). 70small.jpg I will use goo gone for the spotches of paint...but any suggestions on gettin...

My entire house is a screaming room. I yell at my house all the time

Thanks all. I admit, I'm pretty excited. I sorta did like the cross hatching on the face of the upper cabinets (in the MN find) but I certainly like this set better. I am not sure I can get a plumber out on such short notice. It's a live gas line (gas dryer) so I may just have to stack just that 1 p...

Hi Skip Hope all is well with you and yours in Maine. Yep, back at it again. From what the antique dealer told me, each 48" set is 250 pounds. The frames are solid oak. I hadn't thought about putting them (or some) on the perimeter of the house. That's a great idea. If only one of the bedrooms ...

Okay, I am going to hopefully not jinx the gods, but I need the board's collective help, so I'm going to let the cat out of the bag. For you OHW and WG'ers, you know the story and can skip the rest of this paragraph. In rebuilding Smelly, I wanted to find a somewhat period appropriate kitchen and ha...

Direct from my mom's 1955 Fannie Farmer cookbook, still the best peanut butter cookies I've ever eaten. 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. peanut butter (I prefer Jif's extra crunchy) 1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 beaten egg 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 c. flour Preheat oven to 350 de...

JacquieJet, That stove is a hoot! Thanks for sharing. We grew up with that exact stove, but in olive green. I still remember being fascinated by a cooktop that pulled out. Well, that and rolling the dishwasher across the room to hook it up to the sink. Olson185, how do you like your Chambers? I admi...

Congrats. What an adorable house. I have the exact same stairway, only 80 miles away. And those kitchen cabinets. (swoon). And that built in (double swoon). And the tiny linen closet (triple swoon).

I need to stop before I faint.

Many happy returns in your new home!