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This is the front of the house we bought and moved into in September. We went from a 1500 sq ft house built in 2004 to a 2700 sq ft house built in 1920.
Front door
This house has too many light switches. This is actually beside the front door.
Quirky stuff like this is what sold me on the house.
There are 2 of these light fixtures that I am dreading cleaning
Lath and plaster walls in the living room and dining room
The kitchen was renovated in the late 90s. The cabinet space is amazing.
Room for the 6 year old. Wallpaper that has been painted many times.
This room was an addition in the 60s. It is huge. My bedroom furniture barely takes up any space. There is a balcony that wraps around the room and has a fire escape. This room has it's own thermostat which is probably one of my favorite things. The wallpaper will be going. Eventually.
Bathroom that is pretty much a beige nightmare. I painted the cabinets a dark teal and plan to change the wallpaper. Not sure if I will use wallpaper or paint.
Dog in the basement/den
Tile surrounding the fireplace
The knight works super well in here.
Guest bath. Lavender toilet and sink. Unfortunately the toilet had to be replaced. RIP lavender toilet.
Over the toilet in the guest bath
More bathroom pictures
Cross stitch for the bathroom door.
Kinda random, but this is from the backyard looking up at the house.
This is a huge slug
Living room with the knight.
2 dogs in the basement
Dog and kid. The dog has learned that she can hide right behind the wall and catch unsuspecting humans for a lick directly in the mouth. I do not enjoy that game.
Bathroom while painting the cabinets
More of the painting.
Painting done
Put resin on the little sliding doors under the mirror
Also made knob covers out of clay
Grumpy dog
Closet door in the kid's room
Attic door in the kid's closet
Attic stairs
Blurry attic photo
Knob and tube wiring that the electrician will be dealing with.
Cedar closet in the attic
More of the attic. It is massive up there, but there are no lights and I am not a fan of things that live in attics in the movies, so I have not explored.
Painted the kitchen walls.
More of that kitchen wall paint
And more
Getting ready for xmas
More of that xmas stuff
And more
More
Even decorated cerebus
In the basement there is a toilet room. There is a medicine cabinet with a slot for razors. My husband had never heard of such a thing. He is looking forward to finding a bunch of used razors in the wall.
Such a weird idea.
Bmxtucker
Jealous
HandoB4Javert
Konfigg
Please, for you and for everybody living there - check for asbestos. That shit kills ya.
Dissipo
Really nice house...congrats
hotrocks
The outside is absolutely gorgeous! Gives me fairytale cottage vibes.
Dinos91
Those tiles around the fireplace are awesome!
nothingtolurkhere
Awesome friggin' tour!! Thoroughly enjoyed it!!
FeChefImgur
Looks freaking awesome. Congrats !
BurtMaclan
The house has character.
AgentClockworkOrange
There is a character living in the house ;p
ClemClone
The razor blade wall is pretty common here in Frostbite Falls. Yes, lots of rusty steel in the wall
carltonsalad
builder3030
I’ve done a bunch of remodeling on bathrooms with the razor dump. Can confirm that you will find shit loads of used razors in the wall.
MaryBerrysShrivelledWankClaw
Why did they build it like that? Did they expect the wall to just hold and conceal an infinite number of razor blades?
builder3030
When this practice was popular, very few homes had insulated interior walls so plenty of space for gross used razors.
iExplainTheJoke
Quick question why does your dog look so fucking creepy and uncanny
battlepants
Heard you were talkin' shit...
holmestrix
Knob and tube huh... Have fun with that. If its anything like my 110 year old house, freaking nightmare. Plumbing is hell too.
PrimeDirector
Fun fact: old plaster sometimes contained animal hair. I learned that on forensic files
Kwaj
"Horsehair" plaster - it's an ugly job tearing that shit out.
mrspoopybuttholes
Enjoy all the ghosts!
hedcase
You have the attic from 'Home Alone'.
nudenewt
Your kid is a brave sort.
TheTetherBallPole
Wow! That's a 2 million dollar home where I live. My crappy tiny 3 bedroom built in the 40's with the same wiring is almost worth 1 mil.
SOSDD01
I grew up in a house with a used razor blade slot in the medicine cabinet BUT what I wanna know is did the toilet smell like lavender?
katiefinley2012
Nope. When it was removed the smell was very much not lavender.
Assholefullofelbows
Crazy, I literally just bought a house built in 1920 as well. Close on the 18th, it's a sweet craftsman all updated
Amonrob
I moved into a craftsman American 4 square (I’m told) a few months ago. Built between 1900-1920. We love it so far.
Assholefullofelbows
Also congratulations!!! That's awesome
katiefinley2012
Thanks! I love the house. I don't mind the work we have to put into it. We have time. Congrats to you as well!!!
AFelineMassofEyes
1920s are my very favorite style of domestic architecture. Functional, sturdy, ruthlessly elegant.
bluestemrocks
Love my 20’s house - designed for max. daylight & air flow. Take your time with updates & decor. The house will tell you what it needs.
bombshelter
That's so true. And if left alone it will quickly start to fall a part.
Assholefullofelbows
It's perfect as it sits. Fully renovated, immaculately done. The only thing I'll change is the horrible BWB light fixtures
NarratorsVoice
Very cool, congrats. Any chance of changing the "Peace to all" sign to "Abandon hope all ye who enter"?
ratcamper
Hmm. I like that. My house is roughly 100yo. It's also basic af. It was built for people building the irrigation to make the land arable.
katiefinley2012
That is a wonderful idea! I may see if I can make that work.
addictionwinsbyalandslide
I’d totally buy that knocker from you. We had one on our door when I grew up. So much nostalgia. I miss my mom.
Goveggie222
If you do please contact me because I would buy that Peace sign from you lol
TurangaLeelaIsMyMom
You could always put a cutout from an old map on the attic door. “Here be monsters.” (Also, I would not want to be the kid with that closet)
doppelfisch
Keep the happy, colored font, though!
mtgjbone
So, what climate area? I had rented a house from 1909 in Minnesota a few years ago and the heating/cooling bills were a nightmare
katiefinley2012
Arkansas. So far, it has not been too bad.
mtgjbone
Also, I approve of the basement poster. Shop Smart, shop s-mart!
Jaydice
So hold up. You aren’t a fan of things that live in attics in movies, but letting the kids have the closet... that leads to the attic is ok?
PrincessKuzco
Literally word for word what I was about to comment. HEELL to the double fuck no thank you.
TurangaLeelaIsMyMom
Well, it’s pretty easy to replace a kid. Not so easy to find that much storage space, though.
katiefinley2012
He doesn't mind at all.
nikiwinterset19820
Hell yeah, they’re not gonna sleep in there, give it to the kids!
AlligatorLoki
I’ve seen enough movies to know that attic is haunted. You better brick it up.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
If I was a 6-yo, I would *not* want the door to a creepy old attic in my bedroom.
katiefinley2012
If there are ghosts, maybe I could make them my friends. Do ghosts need to follow social distancing and all that?
iambrose
Nah, I think the Rona just passes right thru them.
Evillairforrent
Leave a pen and paper over the coming week in the attic and ask a simple question, you'll know sooner or later
IrisTheVirus
In the house I grew up in, my father put a powder room in the basement. It had a lavender toilet & sink, too! He painted the walls the same.
TurangaLeelaIsMyMom
Wouldn’t it be funny if it were the same house? A friend of mine bought a 1920’s house here in our 250k ppl city. He invited his fam over >
TurangaLeelaIsMyMom
for dinner to see the house (in the before times), and his grandpa said, “This was my prom date’s house. We ate breakfast the following >
TurangaLeelaIsMyMom
morning right here, where we are now.” So crazy!!
IrisTheVirus
That is a small world! Our house was built in 1925. Lavender bathrooms must've been a big thing way back when.
FeedingTheAngryDuck
If I had a creepy attic door in my closet as a kid, I would not have been sleeping in my room... ever. Congrats on the house though!
DrPepperandChocolate
I had a creepy attic door in my closet as a kid. Loved it b.c my mom hid presents in there.
apollo661
And a place to smoke weed as a teenager.
aFadingMemory
I would immediately claim the attic as part of my room! That would be amazing!
criggie
I am a middle aged adult and I would too.
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
My thoughts exactly. Maybe they can make it into a cool playroom for him. Turn it from creepy to awesome. With a firepole right back into /1
InkyBlinkyPinkyAndClyde
the bedroom. /2
definitelynotanorca
Please get this place lead tested. Stay safe for the kid.
HungLoh
You asbestosly should.
ImabouttogoTRexonthesenuggets
And asbestos
Brandigandor
And renovate the shit out of it to remove the decades of nicotine that went into every nook and cranny.
breeezybre
So, is it haunted?
drkduckla360
100% it is, lots of murders happened there, and then the murders got murdered there!!!!
DomZombie
Nope.
insomniapanda
Those stairs to the attic... I would lock that door permanently
OvergrownDwarf
And paint it all white or happy rainbow with massive 24/7 floodlights
Clarhilary
You’re a smart person
QotU
It’s definitely haunted
hipshopbutcanthap
Better cock the gun just in case
andyonetime
That house is 1000% haunted yo.
NiceLegsDaisyDukesMakesAMAAANOUTOFYOOOUUUU
Legit.
IMGRfinancialADVISOR
"No it's not haunted"- every picture taken in attic comes out blurry....
Sipulikeitto
Husband comes from the attic and out of breath, takes pistol, loads it. "The attic is haunted!" and goes back up.
unnecessaryweevil
Nah, she's got dags, ghosts don't fuck with dags.
BannedForSFW05
She wakes. She walks. She sleeps.
BellaCiliegina
Haaa
Kalisin
Every episode of the haunting starts like this.
Atwthepig
Yea
S4mw1se
Not since they setup Cerberus I bet lol
chefsancho
Attic is
OvergrownDwarf
Yep
iamoverrated
My wife and I bought a 1915 Arts and Crafts cottage a few years ago. The first question everyone ask is this.
ImAnActionBirb
Well..?? Is it??
iamoverrated
Nope.
JohnnySmithy
an attic door in the kids closet? definitely haunted.
OddPota2
Right? I loved that part, how much space there was and how cool that attic could be attached to a bedroom. But it’s also SUPER creepy.
stargazer58
My room had the attic door. I fell asleep almost every night staring at it. Other nights I got too scared and slept on my brothers floor.
tiniestpurplepotato
My coat closet has an attic door, I'm an adult and if I get sleepy on the couch I stare at it too. So unsettling.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Mine was built in the 70s and all of us, wife, daughter, myself, occasionally hear our names being called by someone not present. Last 1/
TheCrispiestNoodles
I used to hear and see shit in my parents house ALL THE TIME. Recently moved out and when I went to visit I heard a whispered “hey.”
PurplePeopleEater1
They missed you
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
2/ night, my wife was awoken by someone tapping forcefully on her shoulder. I have seen things move that shouldn't (and not blown by wind).
Evillairforrent
Well....aslong it does not blow up into full-blown poltergeisting, you're good. Just dont ever shout at your nightly visitor
evastria
I both want and don't want more. I've just woken from a nightmare and my kid is doing her usual nighttime house creep abouts
CarlottaVonSprockett
This is what you get for being a wizard, Harry.
Quetzal4U
Hypnagogic hallucinations. I get them. Like sleep paralysis kinda. I’ve seen, felt, and heard things. Not ghosts, nothing to fear.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Except that the name calling happens while we are all awake, and we never discussed them w/ each other until my daughter told us about hers
providedlava
This is why I bought a house from the original owner, who is very much still alive.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
I live in the Southern US... Pretty much everywhere is ancient Native American burial or ceremonial ground.
SsertsimfoCigam
Soooo...house tour?
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Lol, my house is set up and designed to be lived in... Not toured.
Evillairforrent
Oh...so you're closed for the night? By the way, your locks broken...
katiefinley2012
Not that I know of. I figure since we plan to keep this house for life, I can haunt it when I die.
Usernamegoeshere00
Horror movies have taught me otherwise!! But seriously, CONGRATULATIONS ?!!
amsterdamsterdam
The Knight walks around at night. Sleep tight
OmnipotentBeing
Later on, you'll find out that the house was built on a Native American burial ground. I've seen this movie before.
breeezybre
Good plan
Kyrorayne
You definitely want vampires with that sign on the door.
jomama5
If it is, just laugh...like in Totoro. It works in my haunted cabin.
showmeallyourkitties
I've always told myself that animals are a charm against anything scary, I have a cat who is as big of a scaredy girl as I am who will tell
showmeallyourkitties
Me if I need to be scared, hopefully my soon future home won't be haunted or anything to be scared of either according to this kitty of mine
SupernaturalReactions
CarlottaVonSprockett
I can’t believe your poor kids have to sleep in a room with a door to the clearly haunted attic.
munchkinj
I’m relatively confident it leads to Narnia
CarlottaVonSprockett
Hopefully...
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
It's haunted. Pretty, but soon the walls will bleed. I know, because my house does, once in a while. I'm cool with it. ^.^
AgentClockworkOrange
So Turkatron lives at your house?
upvoteFLUFFYthings
nteiv
What the actual fuck
lozeldatkm
I mean they said they need to replace some wallpaper anyway...
Taxicat
Naw, that’s only the House Spirit doesn’t want you there, or you do something to accidentally hurt it.
conradfr
I guess that's why a house is female gendered in French.
xahul
Mine never bled, just shadow figures cruising through the living room day or night whenever it wants, oh and random shit falling.
HughGDildeaux
I live in a similar place. Not much fun.
pesticidefree
That's terrifying
xahul
It is as a child I still have the habit of sleeping under a blanket due to it, not always but whenever i feel uncomfortable lol.
verukt89
Did you hear about the guy in the apartment that had walls that were bleeding... the idiot tasted it too be tough in front of a girl. 1/
Taxicat
House that old probably has its own spirit by now. Maybe set a little shrine for it in a tucked away corner? Leave a sugar cube >
Taxicat
>or flower or some other tiny trinket once in a while.
CarlottaVonSprockett
Aren’t you supposed to leave milk? Or is that for something else?
Taxicat
It varies. Depends on the individual spirit sometimes. Usually as long as you leave something, the intent of the gift is enough.
tiniestpurplepotato
And bread and honey or butter I think. But, according to the Dresden files the fae are now quite fond of pizza
BrushesofDoom
Fairy’s from Ireland if I remember correctly ?