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Gloucestershire cottage woodwork
I love the wooden enclosure on the exhaust fan over the stove - and the butcher block countertops and exposed beams are lovely, too.
infographic: repair vs. replace
Our friend Adria Saracino at PartSelect recently constructed this useful infographic to help you decide "what to do with your broken appliance - repair or replace" (click the link for the full interactive infographic)?
I can attest to its usefulness; I recently had a problem with my previously-excellent Kenmore dishwasher. This wonderful device, which has made my life so easy for 3 years now, suddenly decided that it was finished cleaning dishes on the top rack. It deigned - although I worried that this might be temporary - to clean dishes on the bottom, but not the top. After a $120 Sears service call, all was fixed: it was a matter of mineral deposits from hard water clogging up the nozzles, nothing a quick acid treatment couldn't fix.
However, many times we don't have the luxury of paying $100+ for a service call when a new appliance might be only twice or three times that cost. Who knows how long the fix would last - would it be worth paying a third of the cost of a new appliance for 1 year or service, when for the full price you could have something that would work a minimum of three - and ideally close to a decade?
This chart can help you answer these questions and more!
Fisher Building, Detroit
Detroit's amazing Art Deco masterpiece: Joseph Nathaniel French designed the beautiful 1928 Fisher Building. I've never been to Detroit, but well-maintained and appreciated architecture like this is reason enough to visit.
via mlkshk.com
for sale: copper & mica lamp
via adobegallery.com in Santa Fe NM - contact if you're interested!
"This is a vintage hand-hammered copper lamp with a copper and mica shade that has been identified as possibly having been made by Hans Jauchens or Dirk Van Erp." [although personally I would say probably more likely Jauchens because of the rounded ends on the straps and the size of the lip on the bottom of the shade - Ed.]