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Originally Posted by UncleWede
That one time I went to Denmark with my girlfriend, her dad just held the hose for me in the backyard when I needed a shower. How was I to know I wasn't in Rome???
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Lol, it's now abt 35f here so it could still work!
I'm trying to take down all that I can tomorrow and start the rebuild of the new side tomorrow. The old side is a dream to work on since I basically try to conserve everything and absolutely nothing older than 70 is destroyed. My aunt came by tonight to tell me she thinks I'm insane because I'm making her flip through old pics of her childhood and the the childhood of her mother's to help me include things to each room that are from those days.
See the flower hanging on the cieling? It is hanging from an old metal cord they had in their first water using toilet. The little thing in the corner was her first desk she got around the same age Lili, my girl is. On the chimney, the hooks are originals and those are from the 1920's. The cieling wood trimmings are 73 year old and the box I built to the end of the bed is there to give a platform for teddy bears but also to hide the massive logs on the wall I found letters in between from from our civil war days and I thought they should stay hidden but with an access point.
I've done a ton of renovating shit but this has become a true labor of love site. I couldn't find radiators that fit the style of the rooms so I fucking bought glass ones I can remove for the non heating seasons. I haven't told the hubby yet, but there is a chance we will have a fire place in our room since I think I figured out who took it down in the 60's and I know for a fact that her offspring has not entered her storage facilities since. I have hired a historian and a preservation expert and both of them think I'm nuts since they wintessed an exchange with my electrician on Monday.
"I need to out in a new fuse box for the old side."
"You're not taking down Iivari (yes, I named a fuse box from the 40's)".
"Anna. You are nuts."
" You're not touching it. It stays and it will be in use. I already checked, you can use the old heating box in this sides basement for everything else and that'll be for lights only but don't fuck with me, the box stays and will be in active use!"
"Anna, you are a fucking nut. I'm calling your husband."
I get to keep the original box, and it will be in use. We also agreed that I will not be allowed ever again bring up style and electronic thingies of any kind again while my husband or our electrician are on site. I also promised to never name an other thingy that uses fuses again. Cars not included.