Jenny and David are moving back to the city.
The couple bought the Kripplebush Bed and Breakfast in Stone Ridge, NY nearly 10 years ago. They restored the home and made it their own. Jenny and David were married there (I was their wedding photographer), held concerts and had a baby.
Ideally, they would love to rent the house on a full time basis for $2500 per month, but they are open to vacation rentals. My husband and I stayed there long before we met Jenny and David, back when an older woman named Abby ran the Kripplebush B&B. It’s a charming old home on beautiful property, close to all of those awesome restaurants in the StoneFallsEndale area.
The 4 bedroom, 3 bath house sits on 1 acre including a creek, with another two acres across the street. I adore the restoration! They updated the house by enhancing the historic detail with a modern twist. The red kitchen cabinets! The tin ceiling! The colorful molding! There’s a music room AND a yoga studio. Now, I’m not a musician and I don’t really do yoga, but who cares? I want.
Mary Ellen Flemming at Westwood Metes and Bounds is the listing realtor. 845-687-0232
If you decide to rent the place and it’s too large for you, I might have some free weekends available. Please do not hesitate to ask. You pay, cook and clean in return for the pleasure of my company.
Located in one of the fugliest buildings in the town of Beacon is Quinn’s Luncheonette. Or is that Quin’s? I photographed it on Tuesday as it has been put on the market.Newcomers and old timers alike eat there. I’ve been only once and it certainly did live up to my greasy spoon expectations.
But I’m not here to critique the food. I’m here to get someone to buy this joint and open an awesome vegetarian diner (that delivers!) right here in Beacon. Any takers?
If I owned this restaurant, I think I’d have to leave the interior intact. You can’t get any better than this! It’s sooo mid century chic. Or is it 80′s? I can’t tell, but whatever it is, it’s interesting.It’s listed at $399k.
That’s about all the details I have for now. Give me a shout if you’re interested and I’ll let you know who to talk to at Jon Car Realty.
Last week I posted Mario’s Estate Sale. Due to weather and personal issues, they put the sale off until this Saturday. So, if you didn’t make it, you have a second chance!
Here’s some cut and paste…..”If you’re heading north for the weekend, Mario of those Mario and Reclaimed Home estate sales is holding a tag sale at his house in Beacon. He’s partnering up with Iron Fish Mark this time, who just closed his eclectic vintage/antiques shop on Main Street. They have tons of goodies filling up the 2 story garage space. And Mario always prices things to SELL! It’s at 69 Verplanck, this Saturday. Rain date is May 16.”
You can make dog toys from used socks, but underwear works just as well. PS: Yeah, that’s a pile of clean laundry on my dresser.
DIY Dog Toy. Green Upgrader
House as Psychiatric Diagnosis. Holy Hudson
Table Top Pinball from Scrap. Make
Keep Your Kitchen Exciting. Kitchen Designer
Anti Green Awards. Treehugger
During the late 30′s/early 40′s, the city photographed every house in every borough for tax purposes. They did this again in the mid 80′s. Prints are available for purchase from NYC. gov. Prices start at $35 for a black and white 8×10 from the 40′s.
My house didn’t look all that different than it does today, although the 1940′s row of houses almost look like dirty limestones rather than brownstones. Unfortunately, someone along the way painted my home brown, so it’s lacking some authenticity. Oh, it’s under there, but who can afford to restore the exterior? I can’t.
The front doors can easily be replaced by salvaged ones, but the stair rails will be pricey to put back. It is something we’d like to do if we have some spare dough. We definitely have to redo the stoop and it would make sense to take care of both at the same time. We may end up with something not totally original, but nicer than what’s there.
I ordered the print to incorporate into my top secret project that will be revealed soon. Ok, it’s a counter top. The print is scanned for embedding in resin along with a few other items from the house and the original will hang on the wall.
Below is a snappie I took in 2005 before we closed on the house.
I’m kinda curious about the 80′s shot now.
Finally got over to Film Biz Recycling in Long Island City. It was sooooo worth the trip!
Ok, here’s the rundown. Eva Radke founded the business a couple of years ago when she got pissed off about all the film props being thrown into dumpsters. The non profit company takes donations from production sets and resells or rents the items. The 2nd floor warehouse is chock full of tschotskes, small furniture and crazy cool stuff such as reproduction 1970′s toilet paper and fake street signs.
I came back with half a van full of goodies that included a child’s table and chair set, coffee table, wicker hamper and tons of smalls.
If you need to furnish your house, decorate it or get linens and kitchen supplies, this is the place to go!
You either got the salvage bug or you don’t. When I was doing the flea market on Saturday, some guy came around with a piece of wide plank tongue and groove molding. A sample of a room full of the stuff that he’s giving away for free! It’s 3/4″ thick pine, detail on the front and I figure it can be used as a floor if you installed it face down.
Let me reiterate. Antique wide plank. Free. It made my day! My flea neighbor Amy was all like “Dude, why are you getting excited over a piece of moldy old board with nails in it?”
Some people just don’t get it.
Including my husband. We’re passing on the board which I wanted for our deck, because he says pine won’t hold up outdoors. I wish we had a room that needed flooring, but we’re running out of major interior restoration work at the moment. So if anyone wants this, the guy has it in front of his house in Ditmas now. I don’t want to post his phone # and address, so let me know.
Oh, and he also has a clawfoot tub. Hel-lo!
Flatbush Gardener’s panorama. I’m totally jealous of this shot.
After thorough planning on the part of Louise “OTBKB” Crawford, Eleanor “Creative Times” Traubman and countless others, the 2009 Blogfest went off without a hitch. The large space at Dumbo’s Powerhouse Arena seemed more intimate than last year’s Lyceum and the format flowed better, IMHO.
There were some kick ass videos presented by Adrian “Brit in Brooklyn” Kinloch and Blue Barn Pictures. The evening was dedicated to Bob “Gowanus Lounge” Guskind. Flatbush “A Year in the Park” Brenda introduced a video tribute to the blogger who died earlier this year.
“Blogs of a Feather” was introduced at last night’s event. This is a small break out session of like minded bloggers. I co-hosted the house/food/crafts section with Janah of Eat It. We had a great group that included Alana of The Roux, Ann of Open Spaces Feng Shui , Ameet of Rice of Life and Melissa of Fork This.
I was psyched that Casa Cara and Vanessa of Etsy, joined in, because I’m a big fan of both of their blogs. We hung out for a bit at the after party.
Professional organizer Amanda Wiss of Urban Clarity also joined us. She was great, but it made me a little uneasy, sort of like having a psychiatrist around when you know you’re totally nuts. I could’ve sworn Amanda was frowning upon me when I announced I didn’t bring business cards. Maybe I’m just being paranoid.
We met would be blogger, Sylvia, who is thinking of starting a DIY crafts blog specific to Brooklyn. Hope she does!
Next Brooklyn blogger meet up is on a much smaller scale. Reclaimed Home is hosting the June Blogade at Kush on June 28th. Mark your calendars!
Rainforest Campaign via Prince Charles and some friends.
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your photos are so rad!
Comment by hallie — May 20, 2009 @ 6:36 pm
I didn’t take those.
Comment by RH — May 21, 2009 @ 5:58 am
i live here!! no longer a bed and breakfast!! jenny and david are really nice landlords though, cool pics!
Comment by Stephanie — August 9, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
Good for you, Stephanie! It’s a great house. FYI, Jenny and David got married in the backyard. I shot their wedding. That’s how we met.
Comment by RH — August 9, 2011 @ 1:16 pm