Bathrooms

I just realized I have not finished posting before and after photos of the whole house. Here are the bathrooms.

Master bath BEFORE



Master bath AFTER  There is now a crystal chandelier above the tub.
 

Custom cabinets that I designed.
 

Monogrammed shower door from the 1950's remodel.  The "M" door is now in the home of a great grandson:)
 

Upstairs bathroom BEFORE

In 2008 Upon completion of the demo phase and with the new layout of the room, we realized we would not have enough fir flooring left over to refloor the room.   After searching for weeks we luckily discovered a huge door in the basement was made from flooring.  The turquoise green boards are from that door and became the inspiration for the wall color.  Sadly I had to sand the whole floor to make the boards more level and lost a lot of the color, but I am still happy with the finished product:)

 

 

Kelly

We're MOVING!

Yep you read that right!  My husband has been transferred back to Minnesota for work so our historic home is now for sale.  It was a labor of love to take it back to it's 1916 origins and now we hope someone else will love it as much as we do. 

 Jerome, ID

For Sale: $339,000                                                     Single Family: 3,951 sq ft

                                     Bedrooms: 5                                                                    Lot: 2.3 acres

                                     Bathrooms: 2                                                                  Year built:1916

Home was completely gutted and restored to 1916 era over the last 5 years.  (See the label to the right called house restoration for before and after comparison photos) Original wood floors, woodwork and staircase have been refinished, antique chandeliers and push button lighting on main level.  Hand painted wallpaper on some walls.  Garage previously had a 1BR/1BA apartment above it.  1 acre fenced pasture, indoor hot tub, 2 stained glass windows.

 

2006	2007-2010	2011
New Roof and Shingles	New Electrical	New custom kitchen
New Wood/Steel Pella Windows that flip in for easy cleaning	New Plumbing	New floors milled from historic big leaf maple trees on property
New Exterior Doors	New Heat Pump	New water heater
New Septic	Central Vacuum installed
New Well Pump and Tank	New Attic insulation
Fenced in front yard	Sprinkler system front/back yard
New concrete patio

 To see more photos click on the label to the right called Home Restoration.  There you will see before and after photos of many of the rooms and you will also find a post about the history of the house.

Please feel free to pass this on to your friends,

Kelly

averbeckk@juno.com

FOR FULL REAL ESTATE LINK CLICK here !

Another play kitchen:)

So, I am not much of a cook and don't spend too much time in the kitchen so I find it kind of funny that I have been making play kitchens for kids!   Maybe if I had one when I was little I would like cooking now?

NAH!

 But some youngster is going to be very happy:)

 

 

Shelf BEFORE.




 

I am not sure of the purpose of the boxes on the top of this unit, but I pulled them off, shaved a little off each side and hung them on the inside of the shelf.  Perhaps a place to put spices...or you know...other kitchen kind of thingies.

 

 

 

Kitchen comes with a real faucet and stainless steel sink...a.k.a... a dog dish.  

 

I finally found a use for all those CD's I bought intending to burn some music and jam out while spinning!  LOL!

On to another adventure...headed out to pick 3 barns on Tuesday.  Can't wait to see what treasures will reveal themselves to me:)

Until then...
Pick on!

Kelly

Christmas Creations

As I am gearing up for the holiday season I finally found a project I liked enough to break out my STASH of mattress springs salvaged from a mattress box spring Julia and I drug home from the dump!

Made from vintage jewelry such as a pocket watch, earrings and necklaces.
 

Made from vintage buttons and an angel brooch.

 

 

 

At the store we have STACKS of weathered pickets from the Oxarango Sheep Ranch in Rupert.  Here is my first creation from our abundant supply.

 

 

 

More projects for the holidays.

 

Made from a salvaged newel post and couch pediments.

 

                                     Just a few banners I whipped up for the Christmas season.



I actually made these about 10 years ago from old corn cobs.  They have held up pretty well sitting in their box for all those years.

And lastly, here's a way to reuse those orphan drawers and get yourself organized:)

 

 

Keep on Pickin'

Kelly

 

Dressers

It has been a week of dressers.  I have had these stacked in my garage all summer and finally got a chance to work on them.  With all the cool ideas running around on Pinterest I had some deciding to do. 

 

One of several dressers I had which was missing a drawer.
 

 

This dresser was one that I was alerted about. (Sorry no before photo)  It was just sitting in a dumpster waiting for a home.  It was falling apart and missing 2 drawers but I knew it had potential. 

  

 

 

Since this dresser/TV stand sold in about an HOUR I decided to stick with the color and stencil pattern for a couple more pieces.

 

1950's desk and dresser to match

Another dresser with a broken drawer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lastly, my new FaVOriTe, an 1880's  Eastlake Victorian beauty, came to me in at least 15 pieces.   All the drawers had fallen apart and it had NO hardware. Not to mention...the top was missing and originally was probably a marble top. There goes my budget, even if I did get it for $15!  

 

 

It was quite a large project for me to take on. Normally I don't take time to restore furniture because it takes more time, energy, and $$$$$.   But THIS one was going to be worth it I just knew.

 Most of the wood was in good condition, it had wooden key escutcheons for keys and the drawers had lovely scallop edging.

 

 

 

 

I was able to reassemble it, strip it and refinish it without much problem.  I bought the hardware on ebay and though it isn't an exact match (I saw the outline of the original hardware which indicated it had a diamond backplate and loop handle) it looks great.!

 

 

Since my budget did not allow for real marble, I went ahead and FAUX painted a piece of plywood.  I must admit I am happy with the results and have decided to keep it for myself:)

 

 

Good Pickin'

Kelly

Chairs, Chairs, Chairs

Lately I have been creating things out of chairs.  Ever since I raided a burn pile a couple of weeks ago I can't help but think of ways to reuse those broken chair parts.  I know it seems odd to have such a love for them, but it just seemed like a crime to even imagine that those 100 year old parts were soon to be ashes. 

Oh the stories those chairs could probably tell!  I feel so connected to history each time I save something from it's certain death.  I can just see a family at the turn of the century sitting down together for supper discussing the events of the day.   I wonder what the people would think if they could see the chairs now?

 

 

 

This bench is actually something I literally dreamed up.  I woke up one morning with the idea of using the newel posts that I have accumulating in my basement.  It's not exactly like I dreamed...it's better!

 

 

 

 

 

Keep Pickin'

Kelly