I did it again last night - stayed up until 4am cruising the real estate listings in the area after driving through a pocket of gorgeous homes nearby; some that were on the market.
Looking at these homes makes me happy-angry. Happy to see the angles, the lines, large windows, a random orange door or something similar. Angry when I click the interior photos and see just horrible renovations, tacky decor or just plain disrepair. And the abundance of of granite countertops will someday cause me a brain aneurysm, mark my words.
I know I can't fault these people for their decorating choices or for anything that I find aesthetically displeasing. But in general, I'm a very opinionated person with almost zero filter from my brain to my mouth and since I can't make snarky comments to them in person, I will do it here.
So! On with the tour, these are a few of the more notable listings I found. There are 2 pseudo time capsule homes, and if any listings are repeats from the last real estate post I made, I apologize. I'm tired today from the 3 hours of sleep I had between internet scrolling and the estate sale I hit up this morning.
In no random order:
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| these 3 shots are all from the same house. the listing said that the designer/orginial owner is selling it but not who the designer is specifically. CLICK HERE for the listing. |
And finally, "1701 Hillcrest". Proof Positive that "time capsule" home does not neccessarily mean your jaw will drop in a good way. Ok it's really not my tastes save for the one living room with orange accent colors, but
I appreciate it for what it is.
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| when your room has a spiral staircase in the middle of it, may as well put grass green shag rug around it to make it more like you're popping out of a rabbit-hole. |
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after a few drinks in this fake african safari room, I may give my honest opinion of the decor. :)
There were many more homes that were rather unimpressive inside and out, yet had either one room or one specific detail about it that was interesting. I got to see that pink bathrooms are alive and well in NE Pennsylvania, as well as some amazing old kitchens. I will post those vignettes at a later date, just for eye candy. This week was very good for thrifting finds that I want to photograph and post tonight.
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4 comments:
OMG...your comment about the rabbit hole made me laugh...hard and out loud. You've gotta wonder what the hell these people are thinking. The safari room was good for a laugh too. What's that old saying about taste being all in the mouth? :)
The house at 1615 Terwood was AMAZING. I have to say, though, that you were totally right about most of the decor in the houses. Did I mention that big, puffy velvet things frighten me? :)
Yeah, I didn't want to say it but in this area, and in Philadelphia proper, people can design their homes in outrageous tacky ways. I'm sure it's the same all over the country; Philadelphia seems to be alot of marble, oversized puffy couches, black lacquer, etc. Even a time capsule home isn't safe from bad 1960's tastes! :)
Maybe 1701 Hillcrest was a secret residence of Elvis? Some of that is totally reminiscent of Graceland.
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