kitchen

rustic copper pot rackIneeded a pot rack here at the lodge. I couldn’t have one hanging overhead with cathedral ceilings in the kitchen and even if I could I didn’t want to interrupt the space.

I use my copper pots and pans. What is the point of having them if you don’t use them?

I have seen iron pot racks, wood pot racks, stainless steel pot racks and an assortment of others but I didn’t care for the designs nor the cost. I wanted a simple pot rack that I could mount on the sidewall. The pot rack needed to be simple, about 5 to 6 feet long and tight to the wall.

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Back a while ago I had discovered old knob and tube wiring in the farm house.

When I had opened up the kitchen ceiling to access the source of a leak I revealed the ancient wiring. It looked like it was in pretty good shape – soft and supple after all those years. I rhetorically asked “do I really have to replace it? – Cant I just repair the ceiling and cover it up as if I never had seen it? After all it looked like it was in pretty good condition.”Old Knob and Tube Wiring

Comments soon followed that post….. (replace replace replace) each comment echoing the next.

What a job. Replacing the knob and tube is not a pleasurable task by any means but it is a necessary one.

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To The Farm: Knob and Tube Update and More Discoveries

Carley Brook Farm

I have been busy busy busy – Have been in the process of ripping out old knob and tube wiring and rewiring – a tedious job. The old knob and tube throughout the house was divided simply by two circuits. One for lights and one for sockets. YIKES. The kitchen rewiring is complete as well [...]

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To The Farm: Plaster Ceilings, Wall, More Discoveries – and Decisions Made

Carley Brook Farm

I‘ve been out at the farm again working on fixing plaster. I did get quite a bit accomplished. All the fiber ceiling tiles that were put up sometime in the 70s and the furring strips were completely removed and taken out to the burn pile. I lit them up and stood back and enjoyed the [...]

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Farmhouse Restoration: Plaster Ceilings and the Ol’ Knob and Tube Electrical

Carley Brook Farm

At some point in the past a previous owner of Carley Brook Farm, instead of fixing the plaster ceilings, nailed up furring strips and then fiber ceiling tiles. Those ugly tiles. The tiles on the kitchen ceiling had shown signs of leaks and water damage from one of the upstairs baths. First things first. Explore [...]

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A Weekend at the Farm

Carley Brook Farm

So this past weekend I had to spend some time out at the farm to take care of a few things. Of course it rains like all hell so most of my tinkering was left to inside jobs. I went through each room noting all that needed to be done. This gave me the basis for [...]

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