1940's/1950's Pomona Ceramic Tiles....where do I find more?
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Am I crazy to like plain glossy 4" tile?
Comments (30)That's a great thread, Anna and within is the neat Flickr link below. Some of the photos are repeated from your previous link but there are new ones. I guess what I like best are the vibrant colors. Admittedly, I don't care for some of the sharp 3-color contrasts (e.g. yellow/lavender/black). However (no offense intended for those who do like them) I don't care either for the very boring color schemes of contemporary baths. My second bath, installed in the late 80's when the basement was finished, is a very light cream (almost white), looks very 1990 and is pretty boring. While I prefer white bath fixtures, the colors available from the major companies are all boring pastels (outside of black). That's the reason I'm trying to preserve what I have but make it practical for today. Also, I might add that historical accuracy is relative to the social class one came from. As a lower middle class kid in the 60's, I and some relatives lived in 1950's suburban homes while others lived in the city (Chicago) in two flats constructed in the 1920's. Most of the two flats were not built with ceramic tile baths - they had no tiles, only painted walls. Some relatives had installed those horrible plastic 4x4 tiles that were available after WWII. One uncle remodeled his into the 1950's look - built-in vanity with blue fixtures. The tract home I'm in was built in 1957. Speaking with some original owner neighbors (3 homes - they are all in their 80's!), these homes came with ceramic tile baths but no tile in the kitchen. Some homes were upgraded to add ceramic tile to the kitchen (like mine); others added it later. Bath fixtures were white but many upgraded to colored fixtures. From the homes I've visited, (for sale/open house, estate sales), it seems the vast majority opted for a pink bathroom, but they are all glossy 4x4 tile. All have had to do 'something' about the tub surround because the tiles were simply applied to the plaster walls. Mine is unique in that the shower was hardly used - the tiles around the tub are intact. These tract homes were targeted at families where dad was in the trades or lower level management. All are 1200 to 1400 sq ft, with what would be considered today tiny baths and bedrooms. As the standard of living improved, the luxuries formerly available only to the upper class became available down the chain. Here is a link that might be useful: 20th century baths This post was edited by DreamingoftheUP on Sat, Mar 1, 14 at 7:55...See MoreWhat flooring do you have in your kitchen-and rest of house?
Comments (29)We have moisture issues so couldn't do wood (plus, we live on a ranch and hubby works around heavy machinery ALOT...our floors take a real beating!)...so, we went with travertine in most of the downstairs (we put *super* cushy carpet in the side tv room). I LOVE MY TRAVERTINE! It never looks dirty. We laid it in a three size versailles pattern which gives an "old world" style feel to the house. It's indestructible and everything cleans up perfectly...even spilled paint. We carried the travertine up the stairs...only on the riser part of the stairs..used the ultra cushy carpet on the step part. Kitchen was done in a dark porcelain tile with texture...also love it..never looks dirty, isn't slippery, cleans up so easily! Yes, the floors are hard. I just wear good shoes/slippers and no worries....See MoreTole trays
Comments (19)Thanks for the ideas and support for my magpie tendencies. I took pictures of my kitchen display shelves, but they were lost when I tried putting them on Photobucket. Just as well, because right now they might serve as a warning to people who cruise thrift stores, yard sales, and church fairs, in spite of limited space. You end up just sticking everything on a shelf. I don't have much time these days, but I hereby declare I will edit it all. Soon. And I promise pictures. Luckygal, I wanted a treadle sewing machine for years, and a couple years ago, found one at the curb because someone was throwing it out. I got it in my car and got it home. The veneer on top was in sad shape, but the stand and the Singer machine inside were so beautiful. I did my best to refinish, and it's now on my porch. This pretty oak one is in better shape IRL than in the pictures. There are a couple strips of veneer missing, but otherwise the finish looks like a Formby's project rather than a complete overhaul. My flash is making it look worse than it is, and my pictures highlight the missing veneer. I love the hardware on the drawers! I always wanted one and now I have two! I definitely need a bigger house....See MoreDIYers- would you do it again?
Comments (22)We started the demo on our DIY kitchen renovation on November 6th. The existing ktichen was removed the following weekend, so I've been kitchen-less for a month and the cabinets aren't going to be ready until the week after new years. We foolishly thought is we started before Thanksgiving we'd be done by Christmas - that was our biggest mistake. But really, that's the only one I can think of so far. We removed a load bearing wall and a 5' wide sunporch and completly rebuilt it (with a header in place of the wall), new windows, new doors, new floor. We had a crew of 5-6 friends over the course of a weekend for that part. Everything else we've done ourselves so far except my cousin had to help DH hold up the drywall for the ceiling in the back room area b/c I'm too short. This weekend DH is working on replacing the water heater and installing a new oil burner/tank so we can get rid of the chimney, then we can remove the old subfloor and level the floor before installing the radiant heat. Because we're DIY-ing everything (except the installation of the cabinets and granite) it's definitely taking longer but we're able to do some moderate upgrades that we otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford. But in all honesty, not diy-ing wasn't really an option for us. we're both in our early 30s and have no kids and no major commitments other than our jobs. House projects are DH's hobby and he can do just about everything, from framing to wiring to plumbing to flooring to drywall, etc...and if he has questions or runs into an issue he has a boatload of friends who have the knowledge to help us out. I trust him and I trust our friends to help us out and make the right decisions and so far I have not been disappointed. I'm good at picking out the details and thinking of things he hasn't thought of to make the prcoess go a bit smoother, but we're a good team. We had one minor spat so far about what to eat for dinner since going out to eat gets old really fast. But we got over it quick, came up with an agreement and moved on. I'm a good helper/assistant. I'm not the strongest woman on the planet but I can help with most things and I know what tools are what and I can usually anticipate what he needs so he doesn't often get too aggrevated with me. I don't compalin, I don't nag and I don't ask 1 million questions when he's in the middle of trying to contort his body to get that last nail in. We've done plenty of small projects over the course of the 3 years we've been in the house but this is definitely the biggest/most time intensive project yet. But I knew based on the other projects we could handle this and it would be so worth it. Even though the project isn't over I know we'd do it again ourselves as long as we had the time and the energy. Good luck!...See Moresandsonik
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