Monthly Archives: October 2009

Yeah, those are my pink flamingos, you got a problem with that?

A garden grows in Brooklyn

When we moved in a little over a year ago, the back “yard” consisted of  dirt, insane weeds, loads of broken concrete and glass, and a swarming mosquito colony (thanks to the rusted out gutters).  Nice. With a little help from our friends, we put together an actual garden in no time.  Scott and his brother [...]
Posted in Small Projects | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments
"new" sink for the master bath

The hunt: sink salvaged!

I took a drive this morning down to Roy Vaccaro’s iron yard next to the Lowe’s parking lot in Brooklyn. I had my sights set on a beautiful little register cover that Scott had vetoed on our last trip (more on that register cover in another post). But I ended up bringing home this pristine [...]
Posted in Big Renovation, The Hunt | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments