Register
Not too long after we moved in, I spent some time shining up the brass door knobs and faceplates. An act of caring for the house, pleasantly mindless work with obvious results, quite therapeutic.
One of the grates for the heat had, and still has, a broken lever, which we will be working on shortly. All were blackened. So, when I pulled out the center part to take to the hardware store for advice, I realized it was mostly brass as well. It didn't shine up terribly well, a little better, though.
When I went at the one in the kitchen, though, it gleamed.
Another one is missing the lever and sheet of metal. Several are painted, which seems terribly sad to me.
It may not be important, but I want to tend to such details. A simple matter of brasso and elbow grease, to make the house feel beloved. Small things.
Like sweeping. Oh, yeah, well, I'll get to that again very soon.
One of the grates for the heat had, and still has, a broken lever, which we will be working on shortly. All were blackened. So, when I pulled out the center part to take to the hardware store for advice, I realized it was mostly brass as well. It didn't shine up terribly well, a little better, though.
When I went at the one in the kitchen, though, it gleamed.
Another one is missing the lever and sheet of metal. Several are painted, which seems terribly sad to me.
It may not be important, but I want to tend to such details. A simple matter of brasso and elbow grease, to make the house feel beloved. Small things.
Like sweeping. Oh, yeah, well, I'll get to that again very soon.
Posted by Zhoen on Sunday, October 28, 2012
5 comments:
Yes, the never ending sweeping.
Nice job on the polishing; we just replaced our registers as the old ones were just too crummy. It was no easy feat, we had to 'import' them, as the American company wouldn't ship to Canada.
Phil,
Yeah, we could replace them, but as long as we can make these work, it seems a shame. I think they are largely repairable
I lived on the border long enough to have done a fair amount of private import/export.
What lovely details in your house. Can you get brown sauce - called Daddies or HP here? It works a treat on brass, although it makes the house smell like a chip shop.
The little things are so important in making a house a home. I replaced all of the white plastic switchplates with copper ones. Cosied up the place!
RR,
The small, quiet things we love.
Rou,
I suspect there were brass light switches, but that they had the old push buttons. The shiny stainless ones will have to do for now, but perhaps we can find salvaged ones over time.
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