Antique Wagner Cast Iron Waffle Maker

I bought this for Mr Eclectic this past Christmas.  It has copyright 1910 on it, still needs some seasoning on the outside.  I bought him this one in particular because it has the "high base" for using it on gas stoves.  We made waffles this morning!

The Hall...before and after

New old flooring, bead board, paint, ceiling, lighting and doors!

The before and after reveal...we do need a few details finished, but it's much better now!

New old door!!  LOVE this door.

We are still not sure what to do with the bead board, neither of us really want to paint it, or make it darker, but it is a slightly ackward transition between the darker existing kitchen paneling and the new in the hall:

One of my Christmas gifts this year!

This year we decided to give each other mostly useful gifts.  YAY!  When you have a small house, clutter is NOT your friend.  There's some really great new stuff here I'll have to post about, like an antique cast iton waffle maker.

THIS, though, is one of my favs.  I specifically asked for one, which is probably good because mr eclectic has never heard of them until now.

I got a defroster for the Norge!!  It's not automatic of course, lol.  It's a nice vintage electric one.  Happily, I haven't used it yet because I had just defrosted it about a month ago and it doesn't need it yet.  I'll post about using it whenever I get to that point.  No worries, I am SURE it will need defrosting eventually.

Here is is, it came with the original display box!

Dining room!

We're still not sure if we're going to paint the bead board (white) or leave it.  

Here are the before and after photos!

Backsplash is done

The kitchen is coming along!  We have some trim work yet to finish, put some "bricks" behind the fridge where they left drywall for some reason and we need to finish the floor.

Here's the before and after to compare:

We are also making progress in the hall.  These are our new old doors.  You can see the beadboard too.  The doors came from an old farm as part of an estate-they were in the barn for a LONG time, we got them before a local guy that makes benches, corner cabinets, etc did.  We will have to add a little wood to the top and bottom of one to make it fit because we can't shrink the frame down.  That's the one that's not hung yet.  Love the REAL crackle, although it will need repainted to hide the new wood.

The first brick panel is up!

The first panel is in.  Needs to be trimmed out, but it's a step in the right direction!

Odds n Ends

Shutter dogs have arrived!  These will hold the shutters closed on the "closet doors" in the bedroom

Really "awesome" job on the wiring in the kitchen.  NOT.  Rather than drill through the studs they just ran it on the outside and worked the drywall around it.

I'll get some more pics as we get going.  Faux brick is in the "house", as is the beadboard for the dining room and hall.  Also, wallpaper has arrived for the hall.  Fun stuff coming up here!