Sunday, March 28, 2010

The Big Vintage Oven Reveal!

 I was beginning to think this day would never ever come but,
with the exception of the two left burners which still need to be wired, my vintage oven is finally done!!!


She's beautiful and she cooks, just like me.  Except for the cooking part.  And I suppose the beauty part also would depend on the beholder but other than that we're exactly alike.  Old and large.  Except for the old part.  I'm forever 29.  And fortunately I'm not as large either.

It's been a long, long journey since we first brought her home that cold night in November.

Jeff rewired everything with all new wiring.

Removed the mouse poop filled insulation and replaced it with new.


Replaced all the old burners and degreased the whole thing.

He finished it last night at 10:30 pm after working on it for the last couple of Saturdays and we celebrated (tested it for accuracy) with frozen pizzas baked in the oven.  Something we used to take for granted.
The oven timer isn't working and rather than put more effort and money into fixing it, I think for now we'll just put a clock in that spot.  But other than that, it works just like a brand new oven.  I did some cooking and baking on it today and was really impressed with it.  Hurray!  It was a very long wait but so worth it.

Once the kitchen is done (still a long ways to go) I'd like it to have a similar look to this kitchen.

Coastal Living

22 comments:

  1. Yeah!!!! You and your hubby did an incredible job!!!!!It looks fabulous.. and I am drooling over the robin egg blue!!!;-)

    Have a great week!
    Melanie

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  2. I love it! Lotsa elbow grease into that job but it looks so fabulous!

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  3. Wow! Jeff out did himself on this project! Bake that man a cake and when he's done tell him to get moving on finding the matching fridge!
    (Yes, I am laughing.)

    Looks beautiful.

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  4. Congratulations!It looks beautiful. I've never been jealous of someone with an old stove before. LOL! Lisa~

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  5. What a wonderful husband! Your oven looks so cute. I think I would've kept it even if I couldn't get it working! xx

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  6. OMG this is just stunning. I love it!

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  7. Amazing! I LLOOOVVVVEEE it! I actually featured that very same kitchen picture on a post of my own a while back. Come by and visit me sometime!

    www.monkeyshinebusiness.blogspot.com

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  8. GREAT stove and I LOVE that kitchen!! LOL, about the frozen pizza! I had an old vintage stove years ago in a house we lived in when my hubby was in the military. Had a big, built in griddle in the middle of the burners. I loved that stove and still measure all stoves against that one :)

    Blessings!
    Gail

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  9. Great job! I love your inspiration photo! That aqua color is so pretty!

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  10. Just found your blog - I'm in love. This is something I would really love to do someday with my sweetie! This kitchen is gorgeous! Isn't it great to have a really handy man!
    I will look forward to following your progress.

    Smiles,
    JuliaChristie

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  11. SO Nice Celeste! I'm sure it will beautiful when it's done. Can't wait to see!
    Have a lovely week,
    Li :-)

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  12. Love the color! Thank you for stopping by and visiting me and my blog..Good luck with all the gievaways! ~Lulu

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  13. That looks so beautiful. I love the color.

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  14. OMG I am so in love with that oven. Totally enamored, its just so up my alley.

    And the color is perfection!

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  15. Love the colour and the shine. That is a beautiful piece and your inspiration picture is one of my favourites too.

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  16. This is a gorgeous kitchen and I'm drooling just looking at it. Your hard work paid off. Thanks for visiting www.mydeartrash.blogspot.com and I can't wait to visit you again.

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  17. I love turquoise! Every Tuesday, I host a Turquoise Tuesday party. You may want to link up with this post. Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  18. Oh what a gorgeous stove! And the colour is divine...(sorry, I'm drooling!!!!)

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  19. Oh I'm drooling and so jealous! What a fabulous find; both on the oven AND a hubby that would rewire it for you. ;)

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  20. Wow, its amazing. I love that retro look. Great Job.

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  21. Thanks so much for linking this post to my Turquoise Tuesday Party! Dontcha just love the color!?

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