by Melanie Moore Krogman. Do you dream of living in a beautiful brick Victorian house? Take advantage of this rare opportunity to save this house sitting on the hillside above the Des Moines River. No. 706 5th St. in Bonaparte, Iowa is an absolute JEWEL that is in need someone to love it again! All that you get for the price of $99,900 (yup, for all 4,308 sq. feet) far outweighs the areas that are...
by Rachael Meyerink. Source: Zillow. Is there anything more enticing than an Italianate in distress? This once grand home needs intense rehabilitation, but with its soaring ceilings, stained glass, built-ins and graceful staircase it doesn’t take much of an imagination to see what could be. ...
by Asiyah Kurtz. Stop everything…this gorgeous early 20th century house has all the good stuff you need for living today! Swoon-worthy staircase? Check. Wrap-around porch for entertaining? Yep. Crown molding on soaring windows? You got it. Charm and character for days?...
by Annilee Waterman. Everything is bigger (and better) in Texas, including the old houses! We're so excited to welcome interior designer and old house enthusiast Annilee B. Waterman to the CIRCA team, who will periodically share with us her favorite old house findings all across the Lone Star...
by Elizabeth Finkelstein Cue the fireworks! Here are July's picks for 10 (or more—I just couldn't stop) gorgeous old houses for sale for under $50,000. (If you come across any beautiful old houses for sale for under $50,000, send them along to us at [email protected]) This month's picks, right this...
If you have $850,000 and aren't afraid of the dark, consider this listing in Amityville, New York, the scene of the infamous murders of six family members in 1974 that inspired the book The Amityville Horror and several movies over the following decades. I'll admit I have mixed feelings about posting this one; alleged hauntings aside, I've always loved the style of this home and think it's one of the most...
by Rachael Meyerink. Source: Coldwell Banker West Shell & Preservation North Carolina. Need a weekend project? Here are two fixer-uppers we've been obsessing over this week. ...
Don't you just LOVE a diamond in the rough? Many thanks to Cheri for sending us the listing information for this very modest home for sale in Hamilton, Texas that just happens to be filled with THE. MOST. AMAZING. interior woodwork. It's a Fannie Mae HomePath property, for sale for just $82,900. I want it! Wanna...
My inbox was sprouting daisies this morning when Estately emailed me this incredible 1970s A-frame time capsule home for sale in Midway, Utah. The listing is calling it a fixer-upper, but I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING, least of all the shag carpeting and that daisy-patterned vinyl flooring in the kitchen. Retro-fabulous! Catch You on the Flip...
by Elizabeth Finkelstein Since nothing makes me happier than a bunch of cheap, beautiful old houses, I thought I'd share three stunners that I came across while browsing Preservation North Carolina's property inventory. They're all for sale for under $35,000, which means you can have ALL THREE HOUSES for a collective price of under $100,000. I know. I KNOW. (Psst... If you come across any cheap,...
by Candice Whitlow This past year has been a whirlwind of changes in my life. Eight months ago my husband and I brought another little, old house lover into the world, with the birth of our first child. Of course anyone who has ever had a baby knows that it entails a flood of visitors, and with those visitors come questions. We heard all of the usual questions that any new parent would hear from curious...