2013-05-21T17:57:56.123-04:00 http://www.oldtownhome.com/RecentComments.atom Alex and Wendy http://www.oldtownhome.com/ wendy@oldtownhome.com /2013/5/20/Open-House-Gentry-Row-230-Year-Old-Gem/index.aspx#7eeadf23-8369-41e6-9ca0-8b484ab5cd81 2013-05-21T17:57:56.123-04:00 2013-05-21T17:57:56.123-04:00 bfish barb.rudolph@vita.virginia.gov
I can totally relate to your immediately coming up with all kinds of possibilities to make the home more functional and beautiful, while retaining all the charm. While what flips my switch is early twentieth century homes rather than the 18th century ones that enthrall you, I go through the same process when looking at a neglected diamond-in-the-rough. I can come up with tons of ideas on how to reconfigure spaces, modernize without looking modern, and in general give an old house the love it deserves! It is heartbreaking to see what most flippers do when the let their unimaginative minds run wild (doubtless because they're only seeing the dollar signs).]]> /2013/5/20/Open-House-Gentry-Row-230-Year-Old-Gem/index.aspx#4cfeaa8d-3e99-4573-92bd-a8121e40abc8 2013-05-21T17:38:43.850-04:00 2013-05-21T17:38:43.850-04:00 Alex alex@santantonio.net /2013/5/20/Open-House-Gentry-Row-230-Year-Old-Gem/index.aspx#9376c88d-0a10-4354-876f-05d20e311678 2013-05-21T17:36:36.037-04:00 2013-05-21T17:36:36.037-04:00 Alex alex@santantonio.net
The basements are always omitted in the online tours, and that always makes me sad, so I try to make sure I take a photo or two. Clean, messy, dark, or finished, the basement is often my favorite part of old homes.]]> /2013/5/20/Open-House-Gentry-Row-230-Year-Old-Gem/index.aspx#773b19fd-bf98-4dc6-b1f5-ec274adaa60e 2013-05-21T17:02:02.070-04:00 2013-05-21T17:02:02.070-04:00 JC jcp_15@hotmail.com
I'm also confused about where the door directly across from the front door leads to. From the photos, it looks like the dining room with the staircase is just past the living room, with the kitchen just beyond that. I also see that the door in question has a deadbolt. Does it lead straight outside to the back "yard"?

I actually find that the kitchen doesn't seem too bad. I quite like 1920s and 30s kitchens, but I know from experience that they are not always in the best shape up-close. The bathroom, however... yikes.

I'm also 6' so that short door where Wendy is posing would probably need to be enlarged. I guess it could also be kept as-is, depend on the likeliness and frequency of head-bashing from use.]]> /2013/5/22/Your-Baby-is-Ugly/index.aspx#fd11dbd8-ca74-4fad-bf66-822e779a0603 2013-05-21T15:58:32.070-04:00 2013-05-21T15:58:32.070-04:00 Jan jcenger22@gmail.com /2013/5/22/Your-Baby-is-Ugly/index.aspx#f7a5a5ff-1760-49c0-bd04-ca14221c51b6 2013-05-21T13:33:37.043-04:00 2013-05-21T13:33:37.043-04:00 Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow nepdxbungalow@gmail.com /2013/5/22/Your-Baby-is-Ugly/index.aspx#2067710d-a89c-4a4e-8242-f943a00893e4 2013-05-21T13:30:20.913-04:00 2013-05-21T13:30:20.913-04:00 Leslie @ NEPDXBungalow nepdxbungalow@gmail.com
PS- Love the photobomb in the first picture!]]> /2013/5/22/Your-Baby-is-Ugly/index.aspx#ef3a5306-dd91-4e18-b864-4d59634dfb25 2013-05-21T13:28:16.040-04:00 2013-05-21T13:28:16.040-04:00 Leslie @ NEPDXBungalow nepdxbungalow@gmail.com
PS- love the photobomb in the first picture!]]> /2013/5/22/Your-Baby-is-Ugly/index.aspx#584e786e-7bef-49bc-a964-c7b9fce62792 2013-05-21T11:56:49.417-04:00 2013-05-21T11:56:49.417-04:00 Jill PP jill.petraglia@gmail.com
If I was having a baby shower, this is exactly the kind of shindig I'd want. It sounds like so much fun, without being too baby-ish. Love it!]]> /2013/5/20/Open-House-Gentry-Row-230-Year-Old-Gem/index.aspx#6e5aa668-94d6-4386-ba94-7c250ac4aa08 2013-05-21T07:17:57.957-04:00 2013-05-21T07:17:57.957-04:00 Virginia Hughes davaproperties@gmail.com
The first place I usually look is the basement. It holds the skeletons, just like a family. Thanks for posting pictures of this as well.]]>