And it looked nice... Until I got to the kitchen.
I like the knotty pine cabinets on the top, but they do clash terribly with the cheap new cabinets on the bottom.
Sophia's original link does have a great kitchen, but "a little elbow grease" is an understatement. It looks like those floors have been under carpet, and I can't tell from the photos if it's salvageable. Also, I suspect it has a furnace and electric wiring built with stone tools. Those things can often be done gradually, if the structure is sound. It's got some nice details.
It looks like those floors have been under carpet, and I can't tell from the photos if it's salvageable.
Maybe not with refinishing, but definitely with sanding and paint, at least for a while. And possibly with a really dark stain.
ita, Victor posted this on facebook, and one paragraph really made me think of you:
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"I don't want them remembering what I had yesterday—I don't want them to remember me at all," 46-year-old Colin Cady said. "Just give me the goddamn half-sandwich-and-cup-of-soup special and don't refer to it as 'the usual.' No good-natured joking around, no asking how my kids are doing, no offering me a complimentary jar of homemade fruit preserves—none of that shit."
It looks like those floors have been under carpet, and I can't tell from the photos if it's salvageable.
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness? I was wondering if it would be possible to just sand a little and seal to preserve the look of the stains and wear. I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
In whoa news, today I learned that Erza Jack Keats (author of The Snowy Day: [link]) was not black.
I was surprised to find that out also, flea.
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness? I was wondering if it would be possible to just sand a little and seal to preserve the look of the stains and wear.
Maybe a little weird, but in a completely lovable and admirable way.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
That's awesome, in the fullest and most reverent sense of the word.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
Wabi-sabi!!! [link] And I'm right there with you.
I really find a lot of beauty in the idea that many people have used things before I did, and all of their stories being preserved instead of covered.
This is why new construction homes don't appeal to me very much. Although I guess you could look at it as creating those imperfections and stories for those to come.
I defeated the Akinator with Jerott Blythe from the Lymond Chronicles, although it guessed Francis Crawford in 22 questions (after trying Jamie Fraser from Outlander first).
Am I weird that I kind of like their crappiness?
The look could be kind of cool. It's just hard to tell if it's sound. Some of the coloration could be carpet glue remnants, which will clean off with a lot of scrubbing.
I have the Rose Bowl parade on, but I haven't been paying a lot of attention. Did they just say that was the actual stuffed Trigger on the Roy Rogers float?
