by Elizabeth Finkelstein I'm so thrilled to announce some BIG NEWS: I'm now an official online columnist for one of my all-time favorite magazines -- Country Living!!! I'll be writing all about my favorite CIRCA listings and more old house-related goodness. Make sure to follow Country Living on Facebook and check the column weekly to get your old house fix.   If you've ever dreamt of having your own...

by Caroline Stephenson Bouckaert Have you ever had romantic notions of living in a log home? Perhaps less “Little House on the Prairie” and more mini Adirondack camp set on the West Coast? Today CIRCA brings you the idyllic Littlebrook Farm! Listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its cultural importance in Spokane County, Washington, Littlebrook Farm includes a 3,650 sf hand-hewn log...

by Amanda Davis (photo by Teemu08) Today I thought we’d travel to Rockford, Illinois to dream about fixing up this Victorian Gothic beauty selling for just $32,500! Don’t you just love that woodwork at the front gable? And that tower? The home sits on a corner lot in the Haight Village Historic District, which means it’s surrounded by lots of other great old houses. Trust me, I checked!  ...

by Amanda Davis Well, hello there! I’m back with another Friday Fixer-Upper, and this week I’ve set my sights on this little miss in Laurel, Mississippi. Isn’t she a cutie? And she’s selling for just $22,500!  ...

by Lindsay Riddell (image courtesy of UofL Cardbook)    Welcome to "You Should Move To...", in which Lindsay travels the country scoping out beautiful, under-the-radar old house-filled cities and towns where big charm can be had for little cost. Have a city, town or neighborhood to recommend? Send it along to [email protected]!   Founded in 1778 and named in honor of Louis XVI, Kentucky's...

by Amanda Davis I just love this brick jewel of a fixer-upper in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Located on an acre-and-a-half, this mid-19th century brick beauty is selling for $95,900 and has 5 bedrooms and over 3,500 square feet. She's quite a gem!  ...

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Last night, the lovely ladies of CIRCA (that's me and Cristiana!) spoke to some very eager small businesses about leveraging the power of social media to drive sales for your small business! Social media ties the CIRCA community together, and we were so excited to share our tips and tricks of the trade with such a smart and inquisitive group. Thanks Color + Information for hosting...

by Amanda Davis I really love the charm of old hotels so I was excited to stumble across this gem in Velva, North Dakota. The Hotel Berry was built in 1906 and is now a single-family home. Some home! Whether you’re looking to check in to your very own hotel home, run a bed & breakfast or operate a business, there’s lots of potential to be had right here. This fixer-upper - selling at $150,000 -...

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Another day, another crush-worthy CIRCA house. Ohio, I'm coming!!! Anyone else notice how many STUNNING old houses there are in Ohio? I mean, just LOOK at this one!!! How perfect would this house be for conversion to a bed & breakfast? I'd stay there in a snap, especially since I have a rule that I'll never stay at a bed & breakfast that doesn't have a mansard roof (oh, admit it,...

by Elizabeth Finkelstein Despite experiencing some aggravation lately with the New York City real estate market (when will this bubble burst already?), this week's round-up of 10 Houses for sale for under $50,000 has me reassured that all is right with the world. If fixer-uppers are your cup of tea, you're going to simply swoon over the porches and woodwork featured in the listings below! This isn't the...

by Amanda Davis For this week’s fixer-upper I thought we’d travel to Galveston, Texas (for one, it’s in the 70s there right now!). How cute is this house?! I’ve never been to this coastal city, but I recently discovered my great-grandfather arrived here when he immigrated to the United States over 100 years ago. Pretty neat! Galveston has a lot of great old homes, including this beauty at 1808...

Hey, Hometalk! We love you right back! We're thrilled to have been given a nice, big shout-out by the lovelies over at Hometalk, the "home & garden knowledge hub." Hometalk wrote a great piece on 10 incredible once-abandoned historic homes that were brought back to life in big and beautiful ways. As someone who can't get enough fixer-uppers in her life, this article my heart flutter!   You can read...