Historic Home Rescues
This Old House magazine has a section showing historic homes that are set for demolition or are truly in danger of falling down. The magazine lists the homes with the hope of finding an old house 'enthusiast' who will save the home. Here is a home "saved" from a Save This Old House magazine article!
This 1840's Italianate home in Ohio was listed in the December 2005 issue of This Old House.
This 1840's Italianate home in Ohio was listed in the December 2005 issue of This Old House.
(before photo)
(after)
Fresh paint can work miracles, can't it?
(These next two homes were never in the "Save This Old House" section of the magazine - but are great historic home "saves!")
This home featured in This Old House magazine
was built in 1909 in South Carolina.
EVERYTHING looks better! Doesn't it!? The crooked shutter in the "before" photo just says it all - "I am a tired old house with no one to care for me!"
And here is one last "before and after" from This Old House.
Please visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday! and Thrify Decor Chick for a Before and After party
AND Trash to Treasure at Reinvented and Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage!
Comments
Cheri
i always love the save this old house section- makes me want to take on another old house before we're even done with our kinda old house. : )
happy monday,
rachel
http://mihogardondesoyfeliz.blogspot.com
-Angela