#renovated victorian home

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I am always looking for homes for normal people who can't afford millions, and it's crazy to see what's available and where. This is a questionable value - an 1883 Victorian in Alma, MI. It has 6bds, 4ba, asking $375K. It's a little weird, though.

Firstly, I don't know what they did to the beautiful original Victorian porch, b/c this brick wall, cement, and modern beams ain't it.

I don't know how they got such light wood. It looks original, but did they have it bleached and redone with oak stain? The new flooring has a weird inlaid pattern. I hate this entrance hall.

Definitely the original stairs.

There's a nice fireplace. This was once an elegant entrance hall.

So, they have a dining room.

This room is loaded with stuff, including an old fridge.

Okay, they've got a sitting room here.

And, the 2nd sitting room is also off the main hall, but they look modernized with gray paint. I don't see the fireplaces, either.

What did they do to this kitchen? I can't even talk about it. Glass block backsplash in a Victorian. Tile floors.

This must be the old service stairs.

The hall is so narrow and it's modernized. I wonder if the dark molding is original. The doors are original.

Uh, these 2 rooms look like good sizes, there's certainly a lot of stuff in them, and the pink one is in the turret.

This room is being used as the primary bedroom.

The bath was completely renovated. I hate it.

Bedrooms 4 & 5.

Oh, what did they do to the turret in here, w/that ceiling. They've got the home on all the flat screens b/c I guess they think it's beautiful.

The entrance to the attic- there's a counter for a mini fridge and you can also have toast.

The finished attic. I guess this can't be counted as a bedroom.

Or maybe it's this one that can't be counted. But, how cool is this? It's at the top of the turret.

There's a shower room up here.

In the basement, they have a bar. Geez, there's the house again on the TVs.

More screens w/the house.

I hope that guests don't have to pass this on the way to the bar.

The house is on a .25 acre lot. Truthfully, I think they ruined it. It's not much of a Victorian, anymore. Zillow says it's worth $360K, but I don't know if I would want it.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/611-Pine-Ave-Alma-MI-48801/115072964_zpid/

[xiaq]

This house is going to be unrecognizable when I’m through with it.

[thesixthduke]

[toytulini]

victorian style haunted house that has dysphoria about not being an open concept minimalist hellhole, before we even have those, so it doesnt know why it just feels sooo miserable and has to lash out at everyone inside it, so its wretched and haunted the whole time, until its finally bought by a house flipper in the 2020s who knows JUST how to fix it

[decaying-spoon]

Seeing sad grey modern renovations of all old houses makes me sad but it’s so so so much worse when it’s like a perfect Victorian house or a 1970s split level.

Literally just don’t buy those if you don’t like how they look.

You can renovate something and keep it true to the original style everything doesn’t need to be a sterile open concept.

[annie-wrecks-shit]

I made social media accounts for sharing my journey fixing up an old Victorian house I bought for $100

If anyone would like to help fund this restoration project or if you could share this and get it out there I’d appreciate it.

This house is about 170 years old give or take a decade, truthfully it’s estimated to have been built between the 1830’s-1850’s. I want to see her make it to see 200 and many more years to come.

Historical homes and architecture; the restoration and preservation of historical homes are some of my passions. Historic homes being a particular special interest. This is my lifelong dream.

All donations will go towards the restoration and preservation of this beautiful historic Victorian home. The roof and foundation need repaired and the electrical needs to be updated (it’s still on knob and tube!). Anything extra will go toward redoing the bathrooms and kitchen which were already gutted before I purchased this house, as well as rebuilding the collapsed back porch. The back porch hasn’t collapsed because of any structural or foundational issues (all foundation issues are in the front corner of the house exclusively), it’s just collapsed due to wood rot.

Here are the links for anyone interested in following this journey.

[goldrushrunning]

im starting to think white diy tiktokers shouldn't be allowed to move to japan and do any sort of diy home renovations on old japanese houses without taking multiple courses on historical japanese construction methods and civil architecture

istg 'why arent the floorboards connected you can just pick them up' bolting things together is an earthquake hazard 'why is there an empty space under the floor wheres the insulation' that IS the insulation the humidity would just get fiber insulation moldy 'the floor beams arent bolted down' bc its an earthquake hazard 'we're going to make it more modern looking' do you have any idea what people are willing to shill out for historical style houses??? bc congrats you lowered the price significantly

all you did was make a pretty looking health hazard

[luciusannaneusseneca]

Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group. San Francisco, California USA Victorian-era home...

[fayerenn]

every time i try to make me and eren on the sims i spend hours and hours in cas trying to make us (him) and then am unable to play because he just Doesn’t Look Right and it drives me nuts

[zaingill]

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

I found the "Before" pics of this big 1875 Victorian in Gardner, MA that is "famed for its paranormal activity and globally recognized by ghost hunters, history buffs, and thrill-seekers alike." The infamous S.K. Pierce Mansion, ranked the 2nd most haunted home in New England and 9th in the U.S.! 9bds, 4ba, 6,988sqft, $1.2m (before it was renovated, it was listed for $684k). Take a look at the before & after photos.

They brightened it up, b/c it was dingy and creepy before. The home is featured in the books, "Haunted Massachusetts" by Thos. D'Agostino & "Bones in the Basement: Surviving the S.K. Pierce Haunted Victorian Mansion," written by Joni Mayhan.

I like how they lightened the wood and chose a contrasting navy blue flocked wallpaper.

Note how they had photos and articles on display in the original photos of the drab dining room.

The dining room has soft dusky purple wallpaper and wainscoting, plus the antique organ (I wonder if it plays by itself in the night).

The original photos look like they were taken by the homeowner- not very good.

The kitchen has a nice remodel- not overly modernized. Vintage drainboard sink, too.

The pantry stayed the same, except for the wood getting a new, lighter finish.

They made a lovely light sitting room in here.

The 2nd level got a bright makeover.

The only one of the 9 bedrooms they showed was this dark red one.

They've all been beautifully redone.

They showed an antique marble sink in one of the bedrooms.

And, it's still here.

This bedroom is done in a lighter red flocked wallpaper.

They show an old bath with a vintage tub and shower and the current listing shows this refurbished vintage bath.

The attic has been finished into a large space with extra bedrooms.

Plus, it looks like the basement is clean, light, and features newer heating, etc.

10,124sqft corner lot.

Old listing:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4-West-Broadway-Gardner-MA-01440/57587523_zpid/

New listing:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4-W-Broadway-Gardner-MA-01440/448917558_zpid/

[danithelivingdeadgirl]

I was just informed by my grandmother that her grandmother owned a VICTORIAN home in San Francisco that looked over the bay BUT was fucking DEMOLISHED????? bc the people that inherent the house didn't want it anymore ???? LIKE UR TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY HAD A VICTORIAN HOUSE AND DEMOLISHED IT???? THE FUCK???? (I also have pictures of the house)

these is all I have pictures ( taken in the early 1960s )

[aminta]

if the house did get sold at least the city wouldnt let any new owners totally gut and revamp it into some modern monstrosity bc it's labeled as a historic home, and my city is protective as HELL over the historic homes here. once my grandparents looked into renting out the top floor (servants quarters that literally could be its own apartment) and the city was like well if u do that u will have to put in a fire escape. and if u try and tack on a fire escape to the house without permission (or in a way that isnt nice) we will actually kill you. here's 7 trillion paperwork

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[deerynoise]

Basement London Mid-sized eclectic look-out concrete floor and gray floor basement photo with pink walls, no fireplace and a plaster fireplace

[xiaq]

I still need to thrift some throw pillows for the couch but we’re pretty much done with the living room! The room really was just a white box when I started. Super happy with how it turned out!

This house is going to be unrecognizable when I’m through with it.