I love the fact that she uses the features of the houses she works on. And when she can't find them she finds salvage or repurposed stuff. It makes me crazy to see all these other shows with their guys sledge hammer five year old cabinets because it's cheaper and it makes for kinetic TV. If they'd spend 15 minutes more they could be used by people like me who can't afford these kitchen temples. And our landfills don't need all that waste either.
shareI live in an old house that was "remuddled" before we purchased it. I am always searching for weighted windows, original pine cabinets and the like. It hurts to my soul to see them destroy precious plaster walls and throw original bath fixtures into the dumpster.
That being said, my favorite living room lamp is one I found in the dump. It is hand painted porcelain with 18 k gold trim. It needed a simple rewiring to make it safe.
The rooms in my house where the plaster walls are intact are my treasures. They tell a local history because the plaster was made from pig hair and sea shells from our local river. Not like Chinese dry wall.
Hopefully the rehab addict show makes people rethink the value of solid wood, plaster, old tile and the beauty of old houses.
LOVE, Love, love that she is determined to keep original hardwood floors -- even though most of us would see what she has to work with and think BUY NEW! The woman is a staining fanatic (and genius) and her attention to detail is inspiring.
shareI too wish all those other shows would take a hint and learn to repurpose. The least they could do is give or sell to salvage yards or collectors. There are plenty of people who look for items from the past, but if they all keep getting tossed into landfills there won't be any left. Also, everyone is so concerned about the environment but toss, toss, toss like it's nothing. Actions speak louder than words. Kudos to Nicole for doing it right!
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