Like many people around the world, we saw a cheap old house for sale and thought it would be fun to buy it, and live there while we renovated. The house looks solid, there's no problem with the roof or foundation, so how hard can it be?
Like many people around the world, we forgot what a minefield of ups and downs this avenue of home ownership can be.
Like many people around the world, we forgot what a minefield of ups and downs this avenue of home ownership can be.
We affectionately call our minefield Appleside Cottage. A relic from the mid-19th century, Appleside served as a vacation house for decades, thus sparing her from multiple unwise trendy decorative overhauls. The latest restorative sweep had been made around 1975, as evidence of Bicentennial themes made clear. Stylish seventies redecorating aside, most of the house remained a time capsule from the time of her construction- around the mid 1880's. All hardware, from doorknobs to hinges, were original- ornate and detailed in their fabrication.
You can read more about our journey with Appleside Cottage at:
http://www.farmeatlove.blogspot.com/2012/04/gift-of-old-girl.html
You can read more about our journey with Appleside Cottage at:
http://www.farmeatlove.blogspot.com/2012/04/gift-of-old-girl.html