we finally got to visit urban ore in berkeley and it was pretty amazing. and overwhelming. our plan was to go take a look around to see what we could get there, before buying new. if you have time and want to save stuff from landfill, you can sell your old stuff or buy something discounted here. they have everything. we didn’t try selling old things yet (though we are building up a collection).
so many toilets. we’ll be back for one eventually. a field of tubs. even fancy ones with claw feet.
sinks that reminded me of easter eggs. and the one sink we almost bought. but in the end realized it wasn’t really us.
windows, windows and more windows!
doors! and fancy doors.
glass victorian doorknobs that i love (we might need some more of those) and really old antique ones.
even an industrial espresso machine that mathew had to get a closer look at. and an original built-in cabinet (hiding behind something) that we might go back for. (i’m crazy about built-ins.)
funky old lamps. cool antique vanities. they even sell clothing, books, records, golf clubs… it’s amazing how much people throw “away.”
after all that we bought a plain white kohler sink and a small, glass, pendant lampshade. as we were leaving i found this vanity sink (above, left) i think i have to have (last night i checked the measurements and it’s exactly the size we need downstairs.) we stopped to have dinner at breads of india.
returning to our city, with the smallest sliver of a moon i’ve ever seen (do you see it to the left?) next stop: lowe’s, where they seemed to be out of everything we wanted… where the employees are nice, but know nothing…