This summer we addressed the first of a number of real issues with our house – the siding on the front.
For someone who is as in love with vintage furniture, flea markets and craigslist as I am, knowing how to quickly make worn wood pretty is key.
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Currently, we have the floors of our kitchen and our TV room painted. Here is what our kitchen floor looks like now:
We are lucky to have a number of historical sources about our home. One important piece of history that you don’t hear about often in school with regard to New England was that some farm owners, including the family that originally built and lived in our house, owned slaves.
With an old house, you get a lot of small, single-purpose rooms. Upstairs in our house we have two bedrooms, and outside of the bedroom sits this small sitting room. In the 18th century, this would have been used as a third bedroom or the informal living room. It has a fireplace on the same stack as the fireplace in the keeping room, and being upstairs, it would have retained warmth during the day. I decided to make it a cozy dual-purpose room to read with our kids, but have a place for an extra guest to sleep when we have multiple visitors.
One of my favorite things is seeing vintage items other folks found, so I wanted to share with you today some of my vintage finds, and where I found them – along with prices! As an avowed cheapskate, I’m always so curious about what people paid for vintage things, as there’s such a range …