Restoration Hardware fixturesQComments (9)I used the Bistro sink, tub filler and shower throughout our new home 6 years ago. The plumber dubbed me his most unique client. "Everyone else uses Delta." ;D If you're plumber is inept, as ours was, be sure they pay attention to left and right. One of my sinks turns the wrong way to go on/off, but I'm use to it now (my sink!). Be sure to see them in person - some are better than others. The original faucet I went to see look/felt lightweight/cheaply made compared to the Bistro. I'm sure you know Newport Brass makes RH things. fyi, if you're placing a large order (more than 1 item) do tell them to ship as available, as they were trying to hold mine until EVERYTHING was there, and we almost didn't get our shower valves in time. Also, the lady at the store didn't realize we needed to order the shower valves too (thought they were included) but luckily they shipped overnight....See MoreBathtub Won't DrainQComments (1)On the backside of that overflow cover there is a little steel spring that holds the lever in the open position. Quite often as they age the springs will rust away. The good news is, it is a very simple and inexpensive repair. Remove the two screws that hold the overflow trim cover in place, then pull upward & outward on the trim cover at the same time. You will see a wire rod linkage that is connected on the inner end of the lever and it goes down to the stopper. Continue pulling upwards and the stopper will come out, or at least get the stopper high enough so that when you remvove the trim cover you can let the linkage hand down inside the tub, otherwise the linkage might fall back down the overflow pipe. There is a little brass cotter pin that passes through the linkage and lever. Remove the cotter pin. The trim cover will now be disconnected. You might be able to bend the spring a bit to restore the proper action but generally it is much easier to just go to your local hardware and get a new trim cover for a couple bucks....See MoreRestoring 1950s bathroomsQComments (15)Meghane, I love the idea of re-tiling the floors with white hex/colored accent tiles! (You know, those hexagonal flowers?) Maybe changing the vanities out. One thing you might try instead is making them look old, by replacing the door/drawer panels with radiator cover mesh and changing out the hardware, to get that retro vibe. If you need the storage, it would be insanity to get pedestal sinks. The glass shower door looks good, it's functional, and the tub is reglazed, so..if it ain't broke, don't fix it! I agree that I would try new wall paint/towels/a purely decorative shower curtain to tie in the wall tiles instead. I personally like the yellow tiles. Those weird combos were very fifties, why not embrace them? You could even use brown accent tiles in the master bath. OR you could reglaze the brown tiles to black, if you truly hate them. Maybe you would like yellow and black better? I love the seafoam green! In my grandparent's only bathroom, they had seafoam green tiles with black tiles on top. They had that exact mirror/light, with a square pedestal sink. I think they had some weird asbestos floor tile. You can skip that! :)...See Morehelp!! window restoration quote, are you for real????QComments (46)kp I've been following this from a distance - So glad you are doing the right thing by your windows & home. I have a 1930 Dutch Colonial w/double hung 6/1 configuration When we did a reno the GC was rec replacement windows - OH, NO!!! - I found a true craftsman locally that just does window repairs - he works w/another gentleman and they are incredible - He rehabbed every window in our home - took them apart, put in new parting strips, repaired glazing where needed, re-weighted (this was incredible - he drives around w/old window weights) - new roping ta da! Link below to his site. Operating functional windows - he even took the lovely arched windows from the attic stripped, re-glazed and reinstalled - it was $200/window so glad we did that. Next was the storms - 1/2 the home had aluminum triple track (2nd story) old bad condition, the 1st story had wood storms - heavy, not really fitting correctly any longer and oddly configured 2/2 on top of the 6/1 weird.. in any event I ckd Adams architect & didn't like that they were pine - thought they wouldn't have the longevity needed. We ended up w/Harvey triple track storms & are pleased w/the results. http://www.harveyind.com/category.aspx?type=windows There was also an article in this old house on how to weather strip windows This might be it http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,211760,00.html Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: The window dr...See More
