Websites that have sucked me in recently

[asheris]

While flipping throguh the most recent issue of This Old House magazine, I noticed they had an article where they talked about some of the rescued properties from their "Save This Old House" feature on the back page of every issue. They had a list of properties still needing rescue on the website, so I took a look.

That led me to...

Historic Properties; particularly this one in Keota, Iowa for $175,000- someone needs to rescue that gorgeous woodwork from that horrid wallpaper! (and the pepto-bismal pink and ookie aqua 50's bathrooms!) I would adore a project like that... *sigh*

Another site also named Historic Properties, but focusing on New Hampshire.

Then there's The Foundation for Historic Building Rescue, Inc. which gives me SO many ideas! When they can't save a property on it's original site, they carefully document everything before and while dismantling it, and offer the entire building as a "kit" home. Everything from houses to barns to old log homes. What a way to have a truly "old" home here in MN...

Then again, there's an 1875 barn ("Hemlock Barn in mint condition, includes ladders, lofts and slate roof - plus spare parts from additions.") for $15,000- I've always thought a barn conversion would make a wonderful home. Of course, once you come up with land, a foundation, reassembly, insulation and wallboard, windows, doors... it probably would be fairly expensive. *sigh* Still, it would be gorgeous!

Along that line, there's also Antique Cabins and Barns, but I don't get the same positive feel from them as I do from the previous site.


Locally, I was thrilled to find the Embrace Open Space site, which helps organize people to protect open spaces here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro from being over-developed. Very cool.

Wish I could find a listing of historic homes needing rescue here in the metro...


I should be cleaning and getting ready for company.

I need to get my butt in gear!

Comments

[rothko.livejournal.com]

oh my god, i can't even *think* about surfing over to any of those places, or i'd never leave this room again.

dude, the pink and aqua 50s bathrooms must be carefully preserved and restored!!! what do you mean, "ookie"?!? ;-P

[asheris.livejournal.com]

Hey, good thought. Save the matching sets of 50's bathroom fittings, and sell them to someone who actually likes that sort of thing...

(Did I mention the institutional green half-bath? Ew!)

You should see the pictures of the attic- loads of crap lying around, but you know, I think if I were the buyer I'd want the sellers to leave anything that wasn't personally theirs. Lots of spare trim, paintings, frames, doors, shutters, screens, (I think) a stained glass window, at least one mantlepiece, chairs, chests, bedframes, and loads of stuff that you can't quite see, but you can't help thinking "didn't I see something like that once on Antiques Roadshow?"

Damn... it would make a gorgeous B&B, or a fabulous, imposing single family home.

Either needs a new roof or it was recently replaced, and lots of internal work in the attic to recover from water damage.


The woodwork alone makes me swoon...