SCORE #3 AND #4

Score #3 took place after dropping off 5 students at JFK in a monster rental SUV, I scooted over to Brooklyn, which by then it was nearly 10pm.  I met a guy named Irwin who was selling a brand new, never installed double-ended extra-deep acrylic claw foot tub.   It's huge and beautiful.  I love the idea of having a bathtub-centric bathroom; our new master bath will be a dreamy oasis of self-care and tranquility!  This "Baths of Distinction" tub is the 73" Bateau Collection; the price on the website for the full kit is $1989, I paid $740 (it included everything still in original packaging, and the feet are white cast iron, which we preferred over the chrome finish seen in photo).  

The next day, I had arrangements to meet Todd in Harwinton, CT who was selling a kitchen sink.  After tagging about 100 kitchens on Houzz.com for inspiration we realized that we no longer wanted to go with a stainless steel sink, which we were adamant about only a few weeks ago.  With the appliances being SS, it seemed it would be too cold to have the sink be steel too. So we went back to wanting a cast iron white enamel farm style sink.  Kohler makes a wicked sweet reproduction one, but it's expensive.  A few other companies have some at much better prices (American Standard & even Ikea).  When I saw this CL post, I just had to check it out... for sale was a Kohler Gilford 30" Kitchen Sink, brand new never installed, still in the box.  It has a tall back-splash with holes for wall a mounted faucet.  The sink ranges from $1500 (from Home Depot) to $2000 (from Kohler).  This was Score #4, I paid $450.  We LOVE it, we're now excitedly looking at faucets.  This photo, taken from Houzz.com, shows the actual Gilford sink.

Thank you Irwin & Todd.  And a big thanks to my rockin' mom who allowed us to store these things on her secure screened in porch until spring.  We ordered a storage unit, the kind they drop right on your property but we're on a waiting list, zoinks.