Vintage in swing window screens
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Comments (5)Make them yourself--there's nothing to them. We have an 85 year old house that has the original double hung wooden windows with the separate wooden storm sash and wooden screens. We've been here almost 40 years, so as you can imagine, over the years, some of the screens/storm sash (and windows as well) have needed some work. DH has installed new glass, weather stripping, new screening and he's even built a few screens to replace some that couldn't be repaired. Truly, if you're going to do a woodworking project? Screens are about the easiest one--a great place to start. In the meantime, as the other poster suggested, get to Home Depot and pick up some of the expandable screens--they're very cheap--think they were only about $5-6 when I picked some up for our country house (the idiots we bought from had taken all the screens out of the replacement windows and stored them in the top of the garage--since it was July, and we had a lot of other things to do, I just grabbed some of those little screen gizmos until we could get to finding the right screens for the right windows). Oh, and once you've got your screens? Be sure to mark each one (and each storm window) so you know which window it goes to--but mark it on the side or end, so the label doesn't show when the screen is in the window....See Morevintage sink in non-vintage kitchen?
Comments (24)powermuffin, thanks for the caveat on the garbage disposal drain size. I'm not sure that I would put in a disposal, since we're on a septic and therefore quite rarely use the one I have now, though it's ~30 years old and perhaps just gumming anything I put down it anyhow. Since there are drains installed in the sink, I haven't figured out how to measure the diameter--oh no, sounds like real life math! ;) Definitely something to know *before* buying a new disposal! mtnrdredux, I have to take faucet concerns seriously from someone who put a pot filler in a rock wall... ;) Yes, the deck and drain hole sizes and what faucet will fit is now gnawing at me (heh, likely because the design questions don't have a finite answer like this does). the ledge above and behind the current sink (all along the counter and wood-covered in the other rooms) is actually open to the half-basement below with windows for solar gain. It's a hypocaust system where the south-facing windows heat the air and then there are fans that pump the air under the north side of the house. We also use a fireplace insert but the propane furnace runs quite rarely, set at 60, and we're at 8200' with an -18 degree night last winter! Well, that was a loooong answer to your comment! :) I *do* love having the ledge to set hot pans especially, which is why I really want to put tile/something heatproof there. I put all the pizza toppings on the ledge while taking up the whole counter handling the dough--feels like a real pizzaria that way lol! ptamom, I have read good reviews of reglazing for bathtubs but bad reviews for kitchen sinks. This sink is in good enough condition that I won't have to worry about that. Concrete counters sounds like they'd provide that contemporary/industrial edge, but I have concerns about the maintenance required. Also, the counters (well, everything...) has to be DIY which is why I've focused on laminate and lately soapstone if other concerns can be met. thanks for coming back to this thread with your thoughts! cheers...See Morewhich way to swing french doors and screens??
Comments (1)Any screens will mean the doors have to open into the house. Sliding screens are more convenient(out of the way/no wind problems), but have a short life when used often(couple years or so unless they are more robust construction than normal)....See MoreAntique Chinese screen. Should we make into a TV screen?
Comments (24)Why would one keep the screen or cabinet door open when not in use. I am of the opinion that television screens are not attractive. Many people go to lengths to hide them including cabinets with lifts that go up or down so the television is not on view when not in use. I deliberately built a cabinet to hold my television during my remodel which acts as a large room divider between my office and the more formal part of my living room. It has what I call a stripper pole television so the television can be viewed from both sides and there are doors on both sides to disguise it when not in use. There is a television on the market which looks like a large frame - literally - and so it displays a piece of art/photo of your choice. So it looks like framed art instead of a television when not in use. My bedroom has a standard wall hung television but that's my private area with the wall visible from the bed. People routinely pull drapes or shades up or down and perform other acts so not sure why shutting a cabinet door is more of an issue. Is this screen in fact a rare antique. There are a lot of reproductions of items or even vintage items that are not particularly valuable and it's not necessarily a blasphemy to alter them from their original purpose. For me, it's solely an economic, functional and aesthetic decision. If the screen isn't worth thousands of dollars why not convert to a use that is both functional and aesthetic....See More- PRO
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