Old Silver And A Peek

There is finally what I like to call

A Light At The End Of The Tunnel in our Kitchen Makeover.

  

But more on that later . . . .

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Yesterday came this to our mailbox:

 A rather beat-up box, torn and stuffed with newspapers and inside:

 Except not.

Not sterling I mean.

Instead, old silverplate flatware.

 Pre-1920, judging by the silverplated knife blades.  Later blades are stainless.

 Between the shipping and the auction cost, these 30 pieces of silver(plate) cost $17.50.

 12 knives, 12 forks, and a half dozen spoons -- all matching.

I like to use old flatware at Thanksgiving; I like to think it's been used before at family meals.

It's got history.

I have enough for about two dozen people in my old Georgian pattern plate,

but with 31 at table this year, I needed more.

 They are in great condition.  A light polish, and wash, and they're good to go.

Old Reed & Barton; I don't know the pattern name but it should blend nicely with what I have.

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 And now for something completely different.

Okay, not different; I've been plaguing you with pictures of our kitchen redecorating

for weeks now, but things are actually, finally, hooray-and-hallelujah coming together!

Since there is still work ongoing, and the kitchen looks like -- well, it looks horribly messy --

I'm only sharing snips and bits of what's finally done, or nearly so.

I am still working on the doors for the pantry and wall oven areas.

 I couldn't start on them till the other doors were finished; no space to lay them out.

If you are new to That Old House, here's the kitchen we started out with,
2-1/2 years ago when we bought the house:

 It took us that long to get up the nerve to paint the oak!

I still need to:
finish the backsplash;

paint the toekicks black;

order more vineyard knobs for the other white cabinets;

put the rest of the new-but-old-looking wood knobs on the faux-Welsh-dresser-thingy;

make curtains out of that old linen-and-crochet table runner I shared with you last week. . . .

At least I think it was last week.

Then I have to put everything back where it belongs, except the stuff I will pick up and say,

"I don't need this!" and bring to Goodwill.

Thereby making room for me to bring stuff home from Goodwill.

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Four Linky Parties today for That Old House. 

Tam at The Gypsy's Corner hosts Three Or More Tuesday.  Click here!

Linda at Coastal Charm hosts Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays.  Click here!

  It's Take-A-Look Tuesday at Sugar Bee Blog.  Click here!

And it's Twice Owned Tuesday at House Of Grace.  Click here!

Have a lovely Tuesday; it's gray and damp here in Northern New Jersey,
but that's okay -- I am inside, and heading for a can of paint!  -- Cass