Old House Parts Company Spring 2010 Newsletter
Hello All ~ Happy Memorial Day
We hope this newsletter finds everyone happy and healthy.
Don't forget....our "end of the recession" 
sale with 20% off all stained glass windows and doors.
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The New Year has been good so far here at Old House Parts, and we are eagerly anticipating the summer, which promises to bring new projects and challenges. We have been working on some projects over the past few months and thought we would share them with you.
When Dave and Kate Rizzo decided to open Perfecto's Café in downtown Kennebunk, they came to us to help them give the new space the feel it needed. The bakery and café is a franchise that began in Massachusetts in the early '90s. We fabricated café tables for the newly opened eatery from the same 1920's gymnasium floor material that we used for the flooring. The tabletops were slightly distressed with a milk paint band made to match the counter. So far, the town loves Perfecto's- we wish the Rizzo's much business!
My 1910 mill-house project in Bynum, North Carolina has progressed nicely.
It has 
been somewhat livable (from a man's point of view) for a few months now. Thus far, I've completed the attached apartment that has a built-in bed nook and a 1950's electric range from the West Roxbury project. On the main side of the house, the 1930's cook stove works like a champ! Thankfully, many people passed it up over the years so that my girls and I could get a chance to enjoy it. We come across these gems every so often... there is nothing like cooking on an old gas stove! If any of you are in the Chapel Hill/Pittsboro area of North Carolina when I am there, I'd love to give you the nickel tour. It's really a sweet old house with lots of charm and soul. The house's interior is all wood with classic old floors. I furnished it with my great-grandfather's wicker chair and a pine table that he built in the 1950's (most likely using plans from his popular mechanics magazine). My great-grandmother is represented in the house with her 1920's enamel kitchen heater, which she probably purchased out of the Sears & Roebuck catalog.
In November, we secured the picking rights to a beautiful 1910 house in West Roxbury, MA. Work has been progressing nicely on the house, which included maid quarters. Many treasures have already been discovered by customers including butler's pantries, built in cabinets and benches, and stained-glass windows. We still have many treasures left for those of you that may be interested! Right now, we're extracting the maple top-floor and hemlock sub-floor of the house.
Last week, we purchased a sweet lot of American stained-glass windows from upstate New York. Otis, "the picker," who has been bringing us our stained-glass windows for over ten years now, has done it again.
Thanks Otis!
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Whether it's thinking of us when a friend is looking for that specific old house part, or it's deciding to spend your hard earned dollars here at the freight house, we appreciate your continued support. We would love you to visit our vast collection of great American treasures and say "hello."
We love what we do!
Many Thanks,
Tom Joyal & Old House Parts Crew