TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

This house is in the city here and it is for sale.

DemoniaD · Senior Member

That is a beautiful house!

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

That house is gorgeous. The only thing is I didn't like what they had done with the kitchen. Everything else was amazing.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I am wondering where I could hide an elevator in it. LOL...

It's only $599,000. You know. If anyone is interested.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lexxy wrote:
That house is gorgeous. The only thing is I didn't like what they had done with the kitchen. Everything else was amazing.

Roger that. The kitchen was too white for my taste. I loved the enclosed porch! And the staircase is amazing!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I love the outdoor areas and some of the interior. A little too ornate for me but with a few bucks I could make it my own. I would be really close to the ex in-laws, whom I adore, in Dalton.

-- Edited by Southern_Belle on Monday 29th of December 2014 04:17:30 PM

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

This house is staged poorly. They need to remove a lot of that furniture - especially the big beds with the tall posts. It is overly decorated and it's hard to see the bones of the house. Get rid of about 40% of the furniture, personal effects, decorations etc and it will sell.

The kitchen is horrid. That wallpaper is nasty and the sink is cheap. The appliances should be stainless steel. It looks like the kitchen was done on a budget - and not the good kind of budget. The skimpy kind.

I loved the outside of the house. The inside wasn't as nice as I had hoped.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well the house was built in 1895. The kitchen has been updated at least once or twice since then. I don't care for the wall paper in the kitchen but if the white cabinetry is the only objection, that can be easily changed.

Did anyone notice the wall sconce in the first stair/hallway? It is an old gas torch light. I wonder if it has been fitted with electricity.

Oh and did you see the pictures of Ozzy and Mister Rogers?

LOL...

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

lilyofcourse wrote:
Well the house was built in 1895. The kitchen has been updated at least once or twice since then. I don't care for the wall paper in the kitchen but if the white cabinetry is the only objection, that can be easily changed.

Did anyone notice the wall sconce in the first stair/hallway? It is an old gas torch light. I wonder if it has been fitted with electricity.

Oh and did you see the pictures of Ozzy and Mister Rogers?
LOL...

Everything needs removed from that area before they show it. It looks like a dumping ground.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

And all those furniture pieces are antiques. I love the beds. I love the whole thing.

The house is 119 years old. It has collected a lot of memories.

And probably none of the furniture will stay with the house.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mellow Momma wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Well the house was built in 1895. The kitchen has been updated at least once or twice since then. I don't care for the wall paper in the kitchen but if the white cabinetry is the only objection, that can be easily changed.

Did anyone notice the wall sconce in the first stair/hallway? It is an old gas torch light. I wonder if it has been fitted with electricity.

Oh and did you see the pictures of Ozzy and Mister Rogers?
LOL...
Everything needs removed from that area before they show it. It looks like a dumping ground.

No. It looks like a reading area in a very old house.

I'm sorry, I don't care for the sterile tract houses that seem to be all the rage these days.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

I know the items are antiques. And I don't like cookie cutter houses either. But there is so much crammed into this house that the unique features are hard to see. It will sell more quickly if they remove some of it. People are buying the house not the furniture so showcase the house not the furniture.

And yeah, Ozzy is always in my reading nook. Lol. Not. This is a staircase landing. Clear it up and let the bannister and the landing be the stars of the show. That's what people are buying.

burns07 · Guru

well, we renovated a bunch of old houses in austin in the late 80's and resold them--a headache every time--no thanks

for $600k would rather have a smaller home with some acreage--if it's going to be old, we like stone--original homestead buildings, cisterns, outbuildings, etc.--stone is forever

karl271 · Guru

If I were younger, living in the States and had some money, I would take it in a heartbeat.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

MM, I didn't post it here to sell it. Just to show a pretty house in my area.

And the picture is not Ozzy or Mister Rogers. It is family members that do or have lived there. But in the picture it made me think of the two.

This house is on the Historic societies homes thing. It is opened to the public every year at Christmas. The pictures do not do it justice. it is a beautiful house.

It is one of the first houses built here and is on what was once the main road through town. It is two blocks over for down town now.

We have several old houses here. Beautiful homes full of antiques and charm.

Like I said, it's just a pretty house I wanted to show everyone.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

karl271 wrote:
If I were younger, living in the States and had some money, I would take it in a heartbeat.

If I had the money, I would right now.

Those buildings in the back are a guest house and a summer kitchen. There was a smoke house there at one time.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Lily, that is a stunningly beautiful house!
I love the white kitchen.
The office/library room was an odd color, IMHO.
The furniture was overly large, again, IMHO.
I wish I had that house!!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It is beautiful.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I love the house. I wouldn't want it but not because it's not gorgeous. I want land. Not house. That said, the house itself is beautiful. The furniture is ugly. I don't like it. And it's too crowded. And kitchens should not be white. Why? They don't stay that way for more than a day. Especially if you have kids.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't know. I like white kitchens. My kitchen growing up was white. My grand parents kitchens were white.

I would like to see it more of the time though. it can look 1895 and function like 2015. I don't remember seeing a fireplace in the kitchen.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

You know, the more I think about it, the house may not have had a kitchen when first built. I wonder....

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

And NJN, I would love to have the house in the house in the middle of about a hundred acres. That would be wonderful.

NAOW · Vette's SS

I love that house. So much character! The furniture is too big and crowded, it looks like a museum.

cadiver · Senior Member

I like it, and for me an acre is land.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It is over an acre. 2.2something acres. That's a lot of land in down town.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We're looking at about ten acres...

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
This house is staged poorly. They need to remove a lot of that furniture - especially the big beds with the tall posts. It is overly decorated and it's hard to see the bones of the house. Get rid of about 40% of the furniture, personal effects, decorations etc and it will sell.

The kitchen is horrid. That wallpaper is nasty and the sink is cheap. The appliances should be stainless steel. It looks like the kitchen was done on a budget - and not the good kind of budget. The skimpy kind.

I loved the outside of the house. The inside wasn't as nice as I had hoped.

The paintings are hideous and way too big.

And I agree that it is very cluttered.

The decorating felt disjointed: stark white in some rooms & in other areas, heavy dark tacky kitsch.

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

flan327 wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
This house is staged poorly. They need to remove a lot of that furniture - especially the big beds with the tall posts. It is overly decorated and it's hard to see the bones of the house. Get rid of about 40% of the furniture, personal effects, decorations etc and it will sell.

The kitchen is horrid. That wallpaper is nasty and the sink is cheap. The appliances should be stainless steel. It looks like the kitchen was done on a budget - and not the good kind of budget. The skimpy kind.

I loved the outside of the house. The inside wasn't as nice as I had hoped.
The paintings are hideous and way too big.
And I agree that it is very cluttered.
The decorating felt disjointed: stark white in some rooms & in other areas, heavy dark tacky kitsch.
flan

There is too much stuff distracting you from the bones of the house. It needs removed and decluttered so you can see the big windows and such. Also, for $600k, buyers will want a kitchen with all the bells and whistles - which this kitchen doesn't have. It needs granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and a breakfast island in order to get that price. The price has been dropped $100k in 2 months on the market. It will continue to drop I bet.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mellow Momma wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
This house is staged poorly. They need to remove a lot of that furniture - especially the big beds with the tall posts. It is overly decorated and it's hard to see the bones of the house. Get rid of about 40% of the furniture, personal effects, decorations etc and it will sell.

The kitchen is horrid. That wallpaper is nasty and the sink is cheap. The appliances should be stainless steel. It looks like the kitchen was done on a budget - and not the good kind of budget. The skimpy kind.

I loved the outside of the house. The inside wasn't as nice as I had hoped.
The paintings are hideous and way too big.
And I agree that it is very cluttered.
The decorating felt disjointed: stark white in some rooms & in other areas, heavy dark tacky kitsch.
flan
There is too much stuff distracting you from the bones of the house. It needs removed and decluttered so you can see the big windows and such. Also, for $600k, buyers will want a kitchen with all the bells and whistles - which this kitchen doesn't have. It needs granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and a breakfast island in order to get that price. The price has been dropped $100k in 2 months on the market. It will continue to drop I bet.

Good catch!

flan

FNW · Guru

They need to remove some of the furniture. It makes the rooms look too small in some places.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

FNW wrote:
They need to remove some of the furniture. It makes the rooms look too small in some places.

They need to remove half, at least!

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
We're looking at about ten acres...

We have about that in the country. Dad is waiting until closer to retirement to put a house on it. It's way out. It's ten minutes from Tenn. but almost an 45 minutes to where he works on the other side of town.

I have an uncle that moves houses and my birthday is in February.....

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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I agree it's very incongruent. The white and then the dark. The "modern" and then the oldness of it. And way too much furniture. I love the windows. That's what they need to focus on. The artwork, while I'm sure it's pricey, is still ugly.