Old Vintage Flameware And Cory Coffee Glass...

This image is to celebrate the spirit of coffee (and tea) aficionados everywhere, in times past, current, and future.

"There is nothing quite like the look and feel of old glass..."

Water Catchment Is Catching On...

To celebrate catchment, I washed our vehicle between the passing rains. With one drop of biodegradable dish soap on the scubby brush, I washed the entire van that was wet from the rains and used catchment to rinse. The next day I used a bucket to add water to cement and cement in a 4x4 post...

"A light misty rain filled the bucket to over flowing..."

A Nature Log Recorded Near The Oregon Coast...

During the 1st week of October: The deer are now gray with winter coats. Squirrels are still up in the trees dropping fir cones down to the ground. The baby deer are still with their moms, honey bees and bumblebees are still buzzing and there ARE termites but no ants still flying. The crows are hanging out in larger groups. The Blue jays seem more active and the berries are ripe on the fuchsia. Very few if any trees in sight have lost all their leaves.

"Recording the time of year that certain natural events occur is interesting to see changes and similarities..."

Lamps - From Old Modern To New Modern...

To modernize some vintage lamps we found, we needed to learn the names of some of the lamp parts so we could see what was available and decide what we can do. The lamp on the left was one of six matching lamps we found as our starting point. Some of the brass was coming off the chrome and the large white wire was not that white any more. The lamp on the right is the current goal with the parts we have found so far. Although we were hoping for stainless we have only found brushed nickle so far but at least that is fairly rust free. Living near the ocean we need lamps that do not rust. The suspension lamp shown as our goal uses loops, but hooks (with wireways) might also be nice. Other features might be to use LED bulbs. We liked this overall lighting style as it will produce photographic quality light in our home with a color temperature of 5500k and that light will shine in nearly every direction. The color temperature produces realistic color and make for a great reading or working environment. The lights are also modern and some what minimalistic.

If you have some old lamps to refurbish then tag along and make use of the some of the links and information provided. Each lamp is different and so what you need to do might be quite different than us. Yet, lamps are pretty simple devices with many common parts. Learning the names of the parts and finding them took us a bit of searching, so this article can at least save you a bit of time on that.

"This level of lighting will make a dramatic difference in the overall feel of the house, plus modernize it..."