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Thank you everyone for your kind words! It was indeed a lot of work but worth it in the end.

To address a couple of specific questions:

The stove!

Indeed it is a wonderful stove about which I sadly know almost nothing. We found it on Craigslist and picked it up from nearby in Kentucky (it's very heavy). The only clue are the words 'Moore's Vanity' on the front but I haven't been able to dig up any information about it.

The side panels house some shelves on the left and the oven controls on the right. We use it for storage but it does get warm enough that you could use it to warm plates etc.

The broiler has a nifty feature that raises and lowers the tray as you rotate the drawer handle.

The oven is plenty big enough to comfortably cook a turkey and to hold a cookie sheet.

@fruitpunchred We did have extensive environmental tests done prior to closing on the building and everything came up clean!

@lobita Indeed as someone mentioned, the roof and walls are well insulated, we use interior storm windows in the winter and the radiant heat is extremely efficient in this type of building. We use an ultra-efficient boiler and our heating bills are great.

@d.catherine Stop on by, we love visitors! We'll give you the full tour.

@lepidoptery and @hrhprincessfiona A resource list is kinda hard since most things came from Craigslist.

The vanity in the bathroom is a heavily modified Craigslist find with a bowl sink from overstock.com The kitchen cabinets and countertops and the breakfast nook and table all came from a lovely house in Aurora Indiana. We dismantled it, brought it home and reconfigured it (and added the stainless island top). We love that people often say "We had those countertops in my parents house".

Thank you again everyone for your comments!