tour of the ol' casa

Hi, thought I would share a few of the unique features of my humble abode. My home is a pink 1930 Spanish bungalow quite common in Southern California. What I love about this home and older homes in general, is that there are many features you just don't see anymore

Here is a unique light fixture above the kitchen sink with equally unique cabinetry work that modern home builders don't bother with these days.

I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille!

One of two built-ins in the breakfast nook


A pair of really cute hot chocolate china cups and saucers, a little bear, and a tin featuring Peter Pan that I picked up at Marshall's probably when I first moved here in 2000.


I collect tea pots and here's one that is also part of my bunny collection. There is also a picture of my grandmother and mom and uncle as children.

This is a what people used to call a milk door. This is inside the house...

...and this is taken from the outside. There are compartments on either side of the door where the milkman would store the dairy products.


You don't see this too often, behind this door is a pull out ironing board

I'm not sure that this drawer pull is original to the house but it's romantic looking!

A lovely treasure and an original. I consider it a piece of art and it hangs in the living room.

Another interesting light fixture. It's "milky" looking and hangs in the hallway where the ironing closet it.


A regal looking front door knocker.


Here is what it looks like from the inside, you can see there is a latch which you can open...

...And here's what you see when you open the door.

An original door knob.

I never quite realized what this was until one day I put two and two together. This is from inside the house in what is the dining room and...

...and this is what it looks like from the outside! It's not used as the mail drop anymore as the front porch is now enclosed.


I've had a number of people give me their take on this little nook and the general conclusion if that it used to hold an old fashioned upright telephone.

Another built in located in the hallway which I converted into a little bar setup.

Love these glasses, I picked them up at a garage sale for only $1 each, never used.

The shaker on the right was a birthday gift and the wine rack is from Ikea.

I recently did a remodel of the bathroom. It's not complete yet I am still waiting to put in a new floor but see the silver knobs, they were the original fixtures of the bathtub and just below it is a piece of yellow tile that I saved. The bathroom featured yellow and black tile so beautiful and "old school" but had to be removed. Believe me I cried buckets!

Hope you enjoyed your tour!