Show us your vintage home!

[Stearmen]

Kind of funny, with the sun going down, I got a dreamy look that I kind of like! No, that's not me, I hired a crew to update the trim, paint the inside of the garage, and the underside of the garage eaves, not sure why the painter before skipped that? Tomorrow, I will get some better photos. It is really striking with the new colors, and getting nothing but complements! For now, a teaser.

 

[Fading Fast]

Stearmen, that is a gorgeous house. And the colors, so far, are fantastic. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[swanson_eyes]

Oh, wow, that is fantastic.

 

[dh66]

Looks great Stearmen!

 

[AmateisGal]

LOVE it, Stearmen!

 

[AmateisGal]

You have not met my indomitable (and awesome) girlfriend. Her view is that wood has worked for hundreds of years and she will do what it takes to make it work today. I stay out of the kitchen minutia details - she is doing what she wants and, I know, will do what it take to keep it right - she'll clean, reseal, wash, scrub, etc., she likes vintage and if it is more upkeep, so be it.

Also, she really cooks and bakes (with an incredible amount of talent) and wants to stand on wood and not tile, etc. as wood gives, but those other surfaces don't. Thank you for your compliment, but there is nothing brave about me, I just have one of the most impressive girlfriends ever who knows what she wants and will do what it takes to make it work. Her view, versus the modern one, is not - is it simple or easier, but is it organic to the the 1928 room, is it vintage, does it make sense for us.

We are also putting in Carrara (honed) Marble for counters, not because they are the easiest to maintain, but because they are consistent with the restoration of a 1928 kitchen. She'll maintain them and, also, recognizes that they won't be "perfect" and "new" forever but will develop a beautiful patina. (What a crazy experience going to a marble slab yard is and picking out your counters from these ginormous pieces of marble that they show you by moving them around on these gigantic lifting cranes - ridiculously impressive.)

Seventy five percent of our restoration is my girlfriend, but, to be fair, I'm twenty five percent as I, too, have my things - but without her, this wouldn't be the incredible vintage project that it is.

Your girlfriend sounds amazing! And I'm sure that as smart as she is, she picked a good guy to be with in you.

 

[Fading Fast]

Your girlfriend sounds amazing! And I'm sure that as smart as she is, she picked a good guy to be with in you.

Thank you, very nice of you to say.

 

[Stearmen]

So far, every one that I have talked to loves the new paint scheme! Here are before and after photos.

 

[Bamaboots]

That looks great, stearmen. I love the window detail.

 

[Fading Fast]

Stearmen, looks really nice. I love your porch, many hours reading (really napping) look like they could be passed there in the summer. I'm struggling with what the black metal thing is on your porch in the "freshly painted" house picture. It looks like some kind of stove, but seems small for that; it echoes a British mailbox, but not really?

 

[Stearmen]

Stearmen, looks really nice. I love your porch, many hours reading (really napping) look like they could be passed there in the summer. I'm struggling with what the black metal thing is on your porch in the "freshly painted" house picture. It looks like some kind of stove, but seems small for that; it echoes a British mailbox, but not really?

It is a mail box.

 

[1mach1]

So far, every one that I have talked to loves the new paint scheme! Here are before and after photos.

Looks good, man. Is that purple, or blue? Do you know what the original paint scheme/colors were on the house?

 

[1mach1]

Kind of funny, with the sun going down, I got a dreamy look that I kind of like! No, that's not me, I hired a crew to update the trim, paint the inside of the garage, and the underside of the garage eaves, not sure why the painter before skipped that? Tomorrow, I will get some better photos. It is really striking with the new colors, and getting nothing but complements! For now, a teaser.

That's not you!? Come on! Who wouldn't jump at the chance to stand on an extension ladder poised on a pitched roof? lol

 

[Touchofevil]

Stearman's B&B sounds pretty good to me. Beautiful place you have there.

 

[Stearmen]

Looks good, man. Is that purple, or blue? Do you know what the original paint scheme/colors were on the house?

It's a good Victorian Purple. When they first started to put it on, it was very light Violet, I thought, what have I done! Glad I did though. No, someday I may do the flake imaging to see. The lady that owned it before me, had it painted to sell, I liked the basic color scheme, I just thought it needed a little more Victorian color.

 

[Stearmen]

That's not you!? Come on! Who wouldn't jump at the chance to stand on an extension ladder poised on a pitched roof? lol

No thanks! When I was younger, I painted houses for a living, I've done my time! And he isn't even hanging off the ladder like we used to. :eusa_doh:

 

[Stearmen]

Stearman's B&B sounds pretty good to me. Beautiful place you have there.

I don't think you would want to stay with me! You would be lucky to get a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast!

 

[Stearmen]

That looks great, stearmen. I love the window detail.

I owe that to my neighbor! I was only going to do the sills in Raspberry, she suggested the whole surround. Cost me $300 more, but worth every penny!

 

[Fading Fast]

Update: Restoration 1928 NYC Coop Apartment

While there's been some progress the last few weeks, it's been a lot of structural stuff that doesn't really photograph, but as they are starting some tile work this week, I should have some good pics to show in a week or two I would guess.

So while that is going on, I thought I'd post a few outside shots of the building (and one of its very neat mailbox). Owing to the building's three towers and the tightness of NYC streets, it is very hard to get a good framing shot, so I went for a more impression-shot approach - hope you enjoy.

(I'll cross post one to the Autumnal Thoughts thread in the Observation Bar as the Ivy changing color is a wonderful Autumnal moment.)

 

[Stearmen]

What a beautiful building, and a great mailbox!