I Did It!
“We’re very proud of what we did on a
tight budget and how we reused and
recycled where we could. Just because
you haven’t done something before
doesn’t mean it can’t be done.”
KRISTINA MANN
HOMES AND GARDENS
L I K E M A N Y 1 9 5 0 s R A N C H H O M E S ,
th is o n e w as b u ilt w ith g le a m in g
steel k itch e n ca b in e ts. B y th e ’7 0 s ,
th o u g h , th e c a b in e ts had lo st th e ir
lu ste r an d w e re p ut to w o rk in th e
g arag e . W h e n w a te r d a m a g e fro m a
le aky d is h w a s h e r fo rc e d K ristin a
M a n n — w h o o w n s th e D ayville C a fe ,
in D ayville, O re g o n — in to a m a jo r
m ake o ve r, sh e se n t th e o ld m etal
c a b in e ts o u t fo r a fre sh p ain t jo b
an d re tu rn e d th e m to th e ir righ tfu l
place. “T h e y w e re ju s t to o c o o l to
be in th e g arage,” sh e says. S h e
fo u n d th e sin k an d o th e r fu n
m id c e n tu ry a c c e s s o rie s th ro u g h
In te rn e t se a rch e s.
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