(Photo: David Allee)

1. Stove
Built in 1910; found on eBay for $80. Polumbo cast the parts to replace missing knobs.

2. The Sink
A company in Mexico carved the travertine basin to the owner’s specs; with shipping, it came to $500, “which is still less than an Elkay and in 500 years will still look this good.”

3. Tools
Polumbo, who is “99 percent vegan,” uses the cleaver to whack open coconuts.