The Historic District

Hmmm, the corset customers might be a little scarce in that neck of the woods ? There are probably more potential coffin customers ? Corset and casket cult ? Hard to know about those deeply rural Maine neighbours ? It probably takes a lineage going back about 8 generations before folks even stop to ...

Oh boy ! That sounds like the closet of doom, where things inexplicably turn up months or years after they have been missing, in the furthest corner of the tight wedge.

It's chrome over brass.. Interesting, it looks much older in style than that! Not a metallurgist here: It is a shiny white metal over a yellow/bronze metal that shows in a couple of worn spots. The seller was the same person who was giving away a couple of large antique windows with wavy glass, tha...

awomanwithahammer wrote:That's really pretty, Willa. And the price can't be beat! Is it brass, and heavy?

It's chrome over brass. The finish has worn through in a couple of spots but I am not fussy about perfection. The quality of older items like this is so much better than what is currently produced.

It's great that you've got the door. Maybe the missing bits can be harvested elsewhere ?

I would have thought that the basement stairs would have been located behind the door vs a closet. But maybe that is just my former Toronto house orientation thinking that ?

How far back does the closet go ?

Corsetière wrote:Awesome!

Corsetiere - wanna move to Maine with me to start a casket making commune ? Someone ?

Ok folks, Ron’s got a dilemma. On the weekend I had a close look at the gardens and noticed my roses are starting to bud. Now the first of Feb is way to soon for this. My question to the gardener types, can I, should I prone back the Rose now? And should I move a couple that need moving? Personally...

Corsetière wrote:
In other news...pray for me. I am tackling the pocket doors. ugh!

Haha - well at least the pocket doors are THERE - no chasing doors that are almost the right size with missing hardware. But the paint stripping misery - you have my sympathy.

A couple of days ago I accidentally broke my antique glass towel bar. It had survived in use for at least 80 years at my former house, then through two moves. But - oops - I broke it Luckily I had been watching an antique towel bar that I previously could not justify as I did not need another one. N...

Where are they located on the window, and how do they work ?