Hermann house renovation

[iris lilies]

Catherine, I can easily visualize a party of neighbors or family crowded together in the little shed. For some reason it’s giving me Eastern European vibes since those people live closer to the land and live simply, unlike most Americans.

I like showing DH’s apartment in the basement because it’s a bit of a shock to many people. Most people I know would not live this way. But it’s perfectly fine, we like it. And before we started ripping apart the Hermann house, it was a nice little house, it just was very old and quite quirky.

[rosarugosa]

Catherine, I can easily visualize a party of neighbors or family crowded together in the little shed. For some reason it’s giving me Eastern European vibes since those people live closer to the land and live simply, unlike most Americans.

I like showing DH’s apartment in the basement because it’s a bit of a shock to many people. Most people I know would not live this way. But it’s perfectly fine, we like it. And before we started ripping apart the Hermann house, it was a nice little house, it just was very old and quite quirky.

My actual kitchen doesn't look much better than your DH's canning kitchen, although thankfully no toilet next to the kitchen sink. I'm not even kidding!

[iris lilies]

My actual kitchen doesn't look much better than your DH's canning kitchen, although thankfully no toilet next to the kitchen sink. I'm not even kidding!

Do you have one of those old sinks? DH drug this one in from the alley and set it up in our Hermann basement, piping water to it. It is pristine after DH cleaned it up.

I briefly contemplated using it in the renovated Hermann kitchen because that kitchen has as its decor theme “cottage.”

[rosarugosa]

Do you have one of those old sinks? DH drug this one in from the alley and set it up in our Hermann basement, piping water to it. It is pristine after DH cleaned it up.

I briefly contemplated using it in the renovated Hermann kitchen because that kitchen has as its decor theme “cottage.”

We have a cool old Youngstown sink, but not quite as magnificent as your DH's, which I would certainly want in my kitchen, and nothing you would call pristine. Well, at least it isn't upside-down, lol.
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[catherine]

Oh, wow, I'm so jealous of you guys with the old farmhouse sinks. When we were going to buy this house, that was the first thing I was going to do--find an old farmhouse sink and have it installed. But you know how it gets when the path of least resistance forces you to say "what I have is good enough." But I really don't like my sink because it's square stone tiles and it's really difficult to clean.

However, we've already replaced the faucet, sprayer and under-sink water filter, so why would I replace the sink now? Maybe someday.. but thanks for sharing your cool sinks!

[iris lilies]

This is my second experience with one of those old sinks from the 40s, anyway I think they’re from the 40s or maybe the 20’s -30’s.


Anyway, about 1990 DH brought in one of these sinks from the alley (again, the alley!) because we were in the process of building kitchen cabinets and it was a slow process. So he set it up and I lived with that sink for a couple of years.

Man they wear like iron because I don’t remember that that one from decades ago had any stains or chips either.

[iris lilies]

We have a cool old Youngstown sink, but not quite as magnificent as your DH's, which I would certainly want in my kitchen, and nothing you would call pristine. Well, at least it isn't upside-down, lol.
sink.jpg

yes!!! Thank you for sharing. It is charming in a little old funny house like I think you have.

[rosarugosa]

Yes, "little old funny house" describes it very well!
When I was a kid, I always thought that someday I would have a grand home with a name, something like Carcassonne in Marblehead:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Location...achusetts.html.
To say that my actual home is not anything like that would be the grossest of understatements, but I have been very happy here and I love out little cottage. In 2007, we vacationed at the Inn by the Sea in southern Maine, and it is a pretty spectacular place. When we came home, DH said "I really like the Inn by the Sea, but I like the Cottage by the River just as much." And just like that, our house had a name, and we continue to call it the Cottage by the River to this day.

[iris lilies]

Yes, "little old funny house" describes it very well!
When I was a kid, I always thought that someday I would have a grand home with a name, something like Carcassonne in Marblehead:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Location...achusetts.html.
To say that my actual home is not anything like that would be the grossest of understatements, but I have been very happy here and I love out little cottage. In 2007, we vacationed at the Inn by the Sea in southern Maine, and it is a pretty spectacular place. When we came home, DH said "I really like the Inn by the Sea, but I like the Cottage by the River just as much." And just like that, our house had a name, and we continue to call it the Cottage by the River to this day.

awww, that is a nice name for your house.

[JaneV2.0]

I think I'll call my next place "Chez Goodbye."

I know a couple who live in a development called "Fairway Village." They call it "Farewell Village," as it's a retirement community, and well...