Diamonds In the Rough

Diamonds In the Rough

By: The Cricket & the Crow

Oh the treasures that were collected within this house is quite a site!  Now don’t let the look of the inside of this rehabbers dream and the dust that has collected on some of these items scare you, because there are definitely diamonds in this house!!  There were many ooh’s and ah’s while uncovering these items, the owners knew what to collect, many beautiful, many rare and many just down right cool!

Let us start at the front door as we usually do… Of course you will be greeted with a smile by the lovely Melissa, bring her a coffee and you’ll probably get a hug too!   So as you walk in you will be in the family room and here is what you will see: A vintage trumpet and clarinet, a bunch of old horseshoes, old cameras, lanterns, old kids toys and doll house items, salesman sample cast iron Crescent ovens (yes multiple), miniature outboard motors (this is a first for me and super cool), some pink glass, Super awesome antique pair of cat andirons with marble eyes, locomotive oil cans, bookshelves, end tables, cast iron and brass wall hooks, bookends many cast iron and brass, Royal Dolton figurines, cast iron wall art train, vintage car wall art,  bible stand, Lefton bunnies, vintage egg holder for Easter, old wood duck decoy, cast iron eagle nutcracker, eagle wall hangings, miniature transistor radio, Richard Nixon newspapers, desks, computer, printer, shredder and so much more!

Going through the hall you will see a Medallion Beer sign, pretty wood bed (head & foot board) and a couple other liquor decanters.  Going left into the main floor bedroom you will find some Gorgeous pair of Fenton Cranberry dot lamps, a beautiful yellow oil lamp, a nice antique dresser, ball and claw antique desk and chair, old Zenith radio, new in box vintage silver-plated vanity set, a six and one pain window, vintage hats, gas pump memorabilia, lots of collectors plates, a butlers chair, old tool chest, enameled pot with lid, bowl and tub, copper boiler, super cool old oil train painting, lots of old pictures, frames, and signage, dresser, sewing machine, religious figurines, and again more!

From there you will be led into the kitchen where you will find eclectic array of new and old.  We have a set of Willowware, toaster, coffeepot, George Foreman grill, dishes, vintage copper pots and pans, vintage copper Moscow mule mugs,  glasses ( some really cute older ones too), Borden milk bottle, old Coke bottles, cutlery, serving sets, and more to be added soon.

The last room in the house is the dining room which will not disappoint!  The most gorgeous American cut glass lamp from about 1910 with all the crystals made by FB Tinker in Chicago, cute shabby white desk, super cool sewing cabinet with milk glass knobs, Underwood FIVE typewriter, bar carts, pictures, more vintage signage, vintage artwork and photography, two matching yellow wall lights (fun and funky!), new in box microwave cart, another desk, vintage Christmas items, random antique chairs, tons of old license plates, and  1700’s copper kettles.

And then there’s the garage, oh the garage has so much stuff in there it’s like a dudehaven.  We have 2 old Gas Pumps, toolboxes, lawnmowers up the yingyang one is pretty much brand new and the other 4 need tuning, Bostich manual hardwood flooring nailer, outdoor lighting, scaffolding, vintage collectible bikes, weed whacker, DeWalt reciprocation saws, old TV ( cool to make a fish tank or doggie bed), hubcaps, two old gas tanks with glass for globes, 1940’s Coca-Cola machine, car ramps, extension ladder, beer advertising lighting, screw drivers, wrenches, desk, vintage adding machine, super cool old metal mesh shopping cart, new in box ARIENS SNOWBLOWER, and much, much more!

Thanks for checking it out and hope to see you there!