Stella has several support beams that hold the old girl up. They were whimpy at best, and the Mr. had a brilliant idea…..
I love bringing some of the outside in when decorating/rebuilding. In our farmhouse, that meant the family room/mancave fireplace constructed of stones found in our fields and woods. Two cedars from those same woods have been stripped of their shaggy bark and will be used as support beams extending floor to ceiling and as ceiling beams. Despite our extensive resurrection efforts, we want Stella to retain some of her rustic cabin charm. This addition will add to the cottage life vibe.
Where the old range and refridge once stood, we’ve ripped out the wall that made it all feel a bit claustrophobic and yesterday two cabinets were delivered. Along that newly built half wall will be the range, a work space, and a raised eating bar with room for two bar stools. The stone guy met with the Mr. yesterday to discuss what he might have in the warehouse to fit that space. We’re looking for economy left over scraps to keep the cost down. We were thinking of carrara marble, it’s Italian stuff that normally we can put in a house for a relatively low cost. Apparently we’ve pissed the Italians off somehow and they’ve tripled the marble cost. SO, he’s going to scrounge around and see what he can come up with in his warehouse.
The stone guy said – why don’t you just get rid of that old sink –
Are ya kidding??? Some people just don’t see the beauty in old things. For me, that sink is Stella’s Tiara. When we first visited Stella with a hope of making a good impression with her previous owner, that was the first thing besides the water view I noticed and fell in love with – her sink!
Last for today, ’cause I gotta be me…
Several of my friends are going to Washington to participate in the March. I’ve made a donation and my name is on several posters but I won’t attend, mostly because of my fear of attending large charged crowds with a big hearing impairment disadvantage. I don’t know that I am a fan of large masses of people in protest, seems like someone always gets hurt. However, I’m not one to shut up, either, as witnessed here on my blog. I am so glad people are standing up to say THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, WE WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE, WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION. At the very least, there’s that.
*sigh. Onward….
