Part of my mandate in getting my house as off-the-grid as possible, is to find ways to do things that don't require electricity to begin with. I find myself fascinated by the lives of the settlers and how they managed when electricity wasn't available and with no stores nearby to buy the basics. I have been keeping my eye out for hand operated gadgets and collecting them as I go along. Here are just some of my finds this summer....
A hand operated pasta maker,worth considerably more than I paid for it!
A butter churn
Along with vintage kitchen utensils I have refinished and installed a 1950's steel kitchen sink unit
Added a bead board style kitchen island with a vintage plate stand
I had to get oven mitts
which thankfully I only had to pay $1.99 each for as opposed to the original price tag of $37.98!!!!
For my NEW WOOD STOVE!!
Isn't she a beauty?
My grandmother ,whom I lived with for a few years, had one just like this and I have missed it so much. I was thrilled when I found this one, it was the perfect finish to this room!
Here are some of the vintage cooking utensils I have collected for it. Old cast iron pans, an old metal trivet, the mesh rectangle is a toaster
The top warming shelf has some small oil lamps and another treasure from the store Pieces, this super- cute, whale weathervane
I have a bunch of other vintage objects that I found after I had done this post so will save those for another day. Here is a sneak peak into the direction I am going with my dining room.
This beautiful antique Asian altar will be joining the Asian buffet in the dining room once I have some walls built
And to finish off today's post here are my flowers in the kitchen window box now in full bloom.
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