{"id":13759,"date":"2016-08-16T04:44:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T03:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13759"},"modified":"2017-01-10T10:16:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T10:16:26","slug":"a-new-old-us-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home","title":{"rendered":"A new, old U.S. home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Circumstances recently dictated that we move house, so we packed\u00a0and unpacked all our possessions for the second time in twelve months. \u00a0Our &#8216;new&#8217; American home\u00a0was built in 1929 and, except for a fresh coat of paint inside, I think little has been done to it since then. \u00a0This makes the house very charming but equally\u00a0frustrating to live in when you consider how much we rely on convenient plug sockets and modern appliances!<\/p>\n<p>The kitchen especially has elements that are wonderfully traditional, such as\u00a0a huge ceramic sink and fabulous tap with soap dish. \u00a0There is also a full height but extremely shallow spice cupboard which I love and must have been a high priority to someone to have been designed into the original build.<\/p>\n<p>I know that Helen and Tim would be in their element\u00a0doing a photoshoot here; in their absence I removed\u00a0the washing up liquid from view and took a few quick snaps.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13873 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1638\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-768x1024.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&text=A new, old U.S. home\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1638-e1471312220212-768x1024.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1762-1-e1471312062642-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1762\" width=\"362\" height=\"483\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1762-1-e1471312062642-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&text=A new, old U.S. home\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1762-1-e1471312062642-225x300.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div> <div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1610-159x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1610\" width=\"256\" height=\"483\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home?img=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1610-159x300.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&text=A new, old U.S. home\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/a-new-old-us-home&media=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_1610-159x300.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>In such an untouched house we were surprised and pleased to discover that it came with a dishwasher, that is until we found\u00a0it was neither plugged nor plumbed in. \u00a0After a few false starts, we did work it out and it is\u00a0completely normal now to wheel the machine over to the sink, connect it to the tap and set it running!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circumstances recently dictated that we move house, so we packed\u00a0and unpacked all our possessions for the second time in twelve months. \u00a0Our &#8216;new&#8217; 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