Hermann house renovation

IL: Couldn't you just repurpose a nice looking flower pot?

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Originally Posted by rosarugosa

IL: Couldn't you just repurpose a nice looking flower pot?

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Probably. I will look for something with appropriate dimensions, doesn’t have to be an actual toilet brush holder.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

I keep staring at Catherine’s toilet brush holder and it’s so solid and artsy, I really like it.

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I'd be happy to sell it to you for the right price. :).

Here is a cool thing I found in the local antique store. It was made to fit at the end of a kitchen counter in the 1950s, so that is where I’m using it at the moment. When DH gets home from the hospital he will not be happy about it so I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep it there or not.

I can paint it to match our kitchen cabinets, but at the moment I like its original color.
But isn’t it cool, the way it complements my vintage-themed kitchen? I’m talking about the open cabinet with rounded shelves..

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Here is a cool thing I found in the local antique store. It was made to fit at the end of a kitchen counter in the 1950s, so that is where I’m using it at the moment. When DH gets home from the hospital he will not be happy about it so I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep it there or not.

I can paint it to match our kitchen cabinets, but at the moment I like its original color.
But isn’t it cool, the way it complements my vintage-themed kitchen? I’m talking about the open cabinet with rounded shells.

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Perfect--I hope you have veto power!

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Finished with major things in this bathroom #3: tile,, wainscoting, paint, fixtures set in place. Needs several small things but basics are done.

This little bathroom looks like it was part of the original build from 1941, but it is in a dormer built 12 months ago.


I show the bathtub surround only to show how extremely plain it is. You can’t identify the tile in time, was it put in 1941? 1981? 2022?
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Okay---Looks good. But yeah---I can see the need for additiional features, such as: Book shelves & magazine racks, several high shelves for catts to sit on; and maybe a cupboard to store snacks and drinks. Also, a medicine cabinet, with an array of stuff to treat ailments and injuries. Also, I can make you a deal on some salvaged lirrrary light fixtures, too.It would be easy to convert them to led or incandescent, if you dont want 400 watt metal halide. Yup. This way, the room will serve as a private little getaway. Hope that helps you some. Thankk Mee.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Here is a cool thing I found in the local antique store. It was made to fit at the end of a kitchen counter in the 1950s, so that is where I’m using it at the moment. When DH gets home from the hospital he will not be happy about it so I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep it there or not.

I can paint it to match our kitchen cabinets, but at the moment I like its original color.
But isn’t it cool, the way it complements my vintage-themed kitchen? I’m talking about the open cabinet with rounded shelves..

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I really like it--and I would keep the original color. The only thing I'm not sure about is the way it sticks out a little into the entryway, but it's hard to really tell without being there. Why will DH not like it?

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Originally Posted by catherine

I really like it--and I would keep the original color. The only thing I'm not sure about is the way it sticks out a little into the entryway, but it's hard to really tell without being there. Why will DH not like it?

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The aisle is quite wide So I think it works.

DH will not like it because he will think it looks Janky because it’s not built in.

I will keep that color for a while it’s just so 50s.

No problem then. Challenge him to make it look built in. A coat of paint, a marble (granite?) top and voila'.

Very cool! and I like the color! I would vote "no" to painting it.