Annie · @theappletree
844 followers · 3222 posts · Server ruhr.social
Magpie Bridge · @Magpieboy
115 followers · 2076 posts · Server libretooth.gr
SewBlue · @sewblue
44 followers · 290 posts · Server sfba.social

Finally! The design is out of my head and on to paper! My brain gets stuck in this doom loop when I am working out a design (thank you work!) so I woke up at 4 am thinking about the details. My brain can't rest until it is on paper and I am satisfied.

Jade, pale yellow and cobalt blue. My tub is pale yellow, which the malibu tile and mural will pick up. Field will be teal with a bit of color variation edged in cobalt.

Floor will be in jade with 1 inch yellow tiles in an offset pattern.

I am happy. It highlights the arch without adding too much. It sticks to 1930's vibe, and uses the malibu tiles hubby was set on. The right amount of Tile! Vs restraint, using the orginal features.

And I will soon have plumbing capable of fully flushing the toilet, and doesn't occasionally back flow into the shower

#OldHouses #artdeco #bathremodel #tile

Last updated 2 years ago

SewBlue · @sewblue
41 followers · 252 posts · Server sfba.social

OMG I found a match! I can save my vintage 1935 cast iron bath tub! I thought I was going to have get it enameled white to actually match anything modern, but this pale yellow works.

We thought we would lean into the colorful tiled 1930's bathroom. While it wasn't super common, Spanish tiles do pop up occasionally in Art Deco baths. And definitely the teal we are looking at.

Now comes the hard part, picking which accent tile design, and if I want subway or 4x4. Engineer that I am have already done scale drawing of the tile work.

Looking forward to new plumbing the most, having a toilet that reliably flushes and a shower you don't need a wrench to turn off.

#restoration #OldHouses #vintagebath

Last updated 2 years ago

Annie · @theappletree
534 followers · 1646 posts · Server ruhr.social

Backyard window at The Model, Sligo, Ireland.

#Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #OldHouses

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WACOCA · @wacoca
6 followers · 1303 posts · Server mastodon.world
SewBlue · @sewblue
6 followers · 23 posts · Server sfba.social

Making some progress on my plaster bathroom restoration project.

If I was going to paint I was going to fix the weirdness. The cracking was much worse than I realized and someone had skim coated over wallpaper. So I've stabilized the cracks and have taped over most of them, but am still struggling with some well adhered (and moldy) wallpaper. If anyone has any ideas on how to remove it let me know!

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#diy #plaster #oldhouseblues #OldHouses #restoration

Last updated 3 years ago

Ester Vallero · @estervallero
47 followers · 68 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Done, phew.

#dyi #OldHouses

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Ester Vallero · @estervallero
47 followers · 68 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Done, phew.

#dyingfetus #OldHouses

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Ester Vallero · @estervallero
46 followers · 67 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Almost done 😮‍💨

#dyi #OldHouses

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Ester Vallero · @estervallero
46 followers · 65 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Mōrena peeps back at the window. I did not finish last nigth. Paint all gone now. May the sanding begin…

#dyi #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Ester Vallero · @estervallero
46 followers · 64 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Back to having regrets. What possessed me. I’ll never finish this. The Italians are coming for lunch at 1 tomorrow. grkgfavbjhtjnbbbhh 😱

#dyi #OldHouses #NZTwits

Last updated 3 years ago

Ester Vallero · @estervallero
46 followers · 57 posts · Server mastodon.nz

I’m at the stage where I am starting to regret having started

#dyi #NZTwits #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Ester Vallero · @estervallero
46 followers · 52 posts · Server mastodon.nz

Mōrena peeps. Please bear with me with my DYI updates. I’m attacking a long overdue paint stripping project. Wish me luck

#dyi #kiwitwits #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

DaNanner · @DaNanner
697 followers · 1775 posts · Server mastodon.coffee

Dammit! Got all the furniture moved where I want it so I can hang art and my frakking floor is uneven so I have to move my bookcase to another wall and figure out what to do with the mirror now. Ugh. are never level.

#OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Ryan · @colossus
102 followers · 393 posts · Server hachyderm.io

New plan for the freeze: close up the entire crawlspace with roofing felt. We found some at the Jefferson Lowe's after running around last night, the hardware stores in the city are all out of it.

Draining the plumbing at night is really tempting too.

#freeze #NOLA #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Ryan · @colossus
104 followers · 424 posts · Server hachyderm.io

New plan for the freeze: close up the entire crawlspace with roofing felt. We found some at the Jefferson Lowe's after running around last night, the hardware stores in the city are all out of it.

Draining the plumbing at night is really tempting too.

#freeze #NOLA #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Ryan · @colossus
104 followers · 424 posts · Server hachyderm.io

I spent a few hours crawling around under the house this weekend trying to wrap pipes before the upcoming freezes. I failed in this project, as I can't fit under the back half of the house without digging ahead of myself.

Spouse was concerned I'd hurt my shoulder, which has a rotator cuff tear, but thankfully I did not. Instead, I hurt my other shoulder and can now barely lift that arm. Ugh.

#freeze #NOLA #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago

Kara Sowles Deloss · @feynudibranch
480 followers · 103 posts · Server xoxo.zone

Distance -> Close-up, my sad water-logged ceiling.

#OldHouses #latheandplaster

Last updated 3 years ago

A hobby of mine is writing about the many historic homes in my community. If you like that kind of thing, you might want to check them out.

noel-poirier.com/my-stories/hi

@histodons

#historichomes #househistory #localhistory #architecture #OldHouses

Last updated 3 years ago