10 Houses Under $50,000: December 2015 Edition
by Teresa Iafolla The holiday season is upon us! Chances are you’ve been super busy with gift-wrapping, decorating, baking cookies…and what better excuse for a few minutes break than to […]
by Teresa Iafolla The holiday season is upon us! Chances are you’ve been super busy with gift-wrapping, decorating, baking cookies…and what better excuse for a few minutes break than to […]
Over at Country Living Magazine this week, I wrote about 10 of my absolute favorite historical homes that were for sale in 2015. Whether you love old stone houses, hand-hewn […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of Berkshire County Board of Realtors. With the holiday season upon us, I’ve been fixated on old houses filled with inviting hearths and high […]
by Teresa Iafolla Happy Friday, house-lovers! I have some great news for you. When I started searching for the next fixer-gem for our Friday feature, I found so many gorgeous […]
by Amy Dorsch Heavilin of Vivacious Victorian My husband Doug and I are beginning year three of bringing our 1902 Queen Anne Victorian back to life. Twenty-two rooms, and we’re […]
by Teresa Iafolla It’s time for another edition of your favorite column: 10 old houses for under $50,000, stocked to the brim with original detail! As always, we’ve managed to […]
by Katy Mendenhall. Photo Courtesy of Boston Business Times How about a little fall vacation? Hoping in the car and driving to a quaint, historic inn for the weekend sounds […]
by Elizabeth Finkelstein. All photos courtesy of Kas-Bar Realty, Inc. Well, now I’ve seen EVERYTHING. A CIRCA fan (thanks, Margaret!) just sent over this listing for a spectacular Queen Anne […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. Photo courtesy of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty. This week over at Country Living Magazine, I wrote about this OH-MY-GOSH-GIVE-IT-TO-ME-NOW-I-NEED-IT-IN-MY-LIFE-THIS-MINUTE house in Hancock, Maine. To say it’s […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. I like to think of myself as a professional house-peeper, with leaf-peeping as a side hobby. This time of year always makes me wish I lived way […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of Century 21 Today’s Friday fixer upper is a lovely, sprawling Queen Anne nested away in Macon, Missouri. Built in 1875, this Victorian beauty […]
by Candice Whitlow Have your own vintage fixtures that need to be refinished? Grab your supplies and get started!
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. Photo by Edberg Marketing. We made another movie! Come geek out with Cristiana and me as we peek inside this TO DIE FOR ca. 1754 farmhouse in […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein Do you know what I love even more than old houses? That’s right: old houses in the fall! Nothing suits a historical home like a fresh coat […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. Photo by Lauren Noess/HGTV. Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Other times, it’s da bomb diggity. This week, Country Living Magazine offered me the opportunity to interview one […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. I have big, exciting news! I come across SO many amazing old house listings that I decided to start a weekly video series showing off my favorites. […]
By Elizabeth Finkelstein. As many of you know, I’m a weekly columnist over at Country Living Magazine, where I write about my favorite old houses for sale (many of which […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of Keller Williams Realty and Cincinnati Historic Homes This week’s Friday fixer-upper is a one-of-a-kind find that I don’t see often—which is saying a […]
by Teresa Iafolla Did last month fly right by for you, too? Well, the good news is that fall is officially here, the leaves are changing, and it’s already time […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of MRIS Homes September is the perfect time for new beginnings — and to scoop up your next fixer upper and give it a […]
by Leona Jaeger No doubt many of us have heard the old saying referring to having to wait for something “till the cows come home.” Well, in this case it […]
by Katy Mendenhall. Kitchens are the center of our home. It’s the one room where we come together to create conversation, relationships, and most importantly, food. So, it’s critical that […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of MRIS Homes If you’re looking for a fairytale Victorian, nestled more than an acre of verdant, Maryland greenery, today’s find will have you […]
by Teresa Iafolla Thinking about grabbing a bargain-priced fixer-upper and restoring it to it’s former glory? Well, you’re in luck! September has brought a bounty of historical havens – […]
By Alix Adams. Photo by Sloan Poe. Welcome to “You Should Move To…”, in which we travel the country scoping out beautiful, under-the-radar old house towns where big charm can […]
by Rhonda Montague. All photos courtesy of FirstDibs. We’ve gathered a stunning selection of antique and vintage glass chandeliers from the Victorian Era right through Mid Century Modern to […]
by Teresa Iafolla. All photos courtesy of Hunter Realty Group In the cozy, northeastern town of East Hampton, Connecticut sits a beautiful old mansion waiting for a new owner. Homes […]
by Rhonda Montague (Photo courtesy of: The Preservation League of Essex County.) The stately Porter-Bradstreet residence was built by one of the earliest settlers in America, John Porter, who emigrated […]
by Teresa Iafolla This darling Friday Fixer-Upper comes with over 156 years of history and a great story! Built in 1859, the Delap-Fyffe Farmstead was built as a wedding present […]
by Teresa Iafolla From Maine to Missouri, these 10 diamonds-in-the-rough have one thing in common: they have loads of history at bargain prices. Most of these are turn-of-the-century homes with […]
by Rhonda Montague (All photos courtesy of: Château de Gudanes.) Constructed in the mid 1700’s, Château de Gudanes commands attention snuggled up against the soft green hills near the small […]
by Teresa Iafolla Hidden away in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, this old-time beauty is just begging to be fixed up! And at only $150,000, it’s the steal you’ve been waiting […]
by Rhonda Montague (Credit: Aaron Logan/Lightmatter.) Summer is in full swing and what’s not to love about California dreaming, especially the daydream of buying a house on Catalina Island!
by Leona Jaeger If you’ve ever dreamed about the idea of owning your own cozy Bed & Breakfast, wake up! You don’t have to just dream anymore!
by Leona Jaeger Near the Tennessee River and not too far from the Tennessee and Mississippi borders lies a group of communities known together as “The Shoals”. It includes Muscle […]
by Leona Jaeger Here is a style you don’t see on CIRCA as often as, say, Victorians; so let’s delve into a bit of Art Deco to tease those of […]
by Candice Whitlow Alright restoration raiders, how many of these apply to you?
by Leona Jaeger This farm is pretty as a picture!
Save This Gingerbread House in Oxford, New York!
by Alix Adams (Photo courtesy of Visit Bath) Welcome to “You Should Move To…”, in which we travel the country scoping out beautiful, under-the-radar old house towns where big charm […]
by Amy Dorsch Heavilin (photo above: Amy’s very own fixer-upper!) Thinking of a buying a fixer-upper, but scared to death? Of course you are — we’ve all seen The Money […]
by Elizabeth Finkelstein It’s time to face the music.
by Leona Jaeger This wonderful house has both historic significance in its community and best of all has been renovated without losing its original character! Take a look!
10 Under 50 is, without a doubt, CIRCA’s most popular recurring series. No surprise there — who doesn’t love to ogle darling old houses? And when these dream abodes are […]
It’s been a long while since CIRCA celebrated a Fixer-Upper … so let’s get back into the swing of things in a big way, with the Sleighton School. Located in Glen […]
by Lauren Spinelli Whether you own a large chateau in the rolling hills of Burgundy or a modest farmhouse amidst the hills of West Virginia, it’s easy to incorporate […]