Artisan fixtures complete cabin project
Dear Debbie, We are building a cabin in the woods, a dream we have had forever. As much as possible, we are using reclaimed wood and any other salvaged materials. Have you any sources or ideas for the kitchen and bathroom? Hannah and Doug Dear Hannah and Doug, I admire your adventurous spirit and know how it feels to make a dream like this come true. I have been renovating an 800-year-old villa and farmhouse in Tuscany and have taken countless trips to stone quarries and salvage sites as well as every kind of flea market and roadside sale to gather material and furniture for my new home. While scouting the Internet, I came across Native Trails, a company that produces the most stunning sinks and cabinets.
For the kitchen, they have handmade concrete sinks reinforced with jute fibre, a material that is extremely strong and sustainable. These sinks are about 40per-cent lighter than standard concrete.
For the bathroom, vanities and mirrors are made by artisans from reclaimed winemaking materials and reclaimed barnwood. The Bordeaux wall-mount cabinet shown here was once a wine barrel.
Dear Debbie, I have a ’50s-era bathroom. Over the sink is a large chrome and glass mirror, with small compartments below the mirror in poor shape, and I want to replace the whole unit. What are my options? Frances Dear Frances, Check out the new LED-lit mirrors; they are slim and give movie camera quality light. On either side of the mirror hang modern open shelves for lotions, soaps and pretty bath products.