Cheap old houses An unconventional guide to loving and restoring a forgotten home
Book - 2023
"From the founders of the addictive Instagram handle and HGTV show Cheap Old Houses comes a lookbook of beautiful, affordable homes and a resource for anyone who's ever dreamed of buying and restoring an historic house. More than once, I've lost my heart to an old house. And many times over, I've seen others do the same exact thing. I'm not surprised anymore when someone professes love for a home that has been overlooked or shirked, and watch them chase these feelings of adoration straight into homeownership. Save this house! Welcome to the magical world of Cheap Old Houses, where the new American dream comes with zero mortgage and an alternative lifestyle fit for a storybook. Elizabeth and Ethan Finklestein have sc...oured the country to capture real homes bought for under $150,000--some for as little as $25,000 to $50,000--and the stories of how they were acquired and lovingly restored. Within these beautifully photographed pages, you'll discover monster Victorian mansions, Italianate-style farmhouses, Federal manors, off-the-beaten-path cabins, and even old schools and churches turned into residences. Peppering the home love stories is valuable insight from Elizabeth, who shares her perspective as a historical preservationist on her favorite details to look out for, from pocket doors to plaster walls to mansard roofs"--
- Subjects
- Genres
- Case studies
- Published
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New York :
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
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- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 287 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9780593578766
- Introduction: The Lost Art of Imperfect Living
- Mansions
- A $149,000 Manor in a Field
- Randi + Dave: Towanda, Illinois
- Newel Posts 24
- A $25,000 Muraled Mansion
- Lucas + Kindel: Evansville, Indiana
- Chandeliers 34
- A $150,000 Neoclassical Palace
- Cynthia: Orange, Massachusetts
- Plaster
- A $139,000 Second Empire Estate
- Michael: Fremont, Ohio
- Wavy Glass
- An $86,000 House on a Hill
- Jessica + Steven: Fonda, New York
- Cheap Old Houses Manifesto; Take It Slow Reagan: Peoria, Illinois
- Farmhouses
- A $40,000 Farmhouse that time Forgot
- Michael: Madison, Georgia
- Paint Colors
- An Elegant Northern Escape
- James + Jacob: Colon, Michigan
- Fireplaces
- A Free Arts + Crafts Farmhouse
- Larissa + Kris: Hays, Kansas
- Wallpaper
- A $100,000 Midwestern Homestead
- Sara Jo + Michael: Bryarton Farm, Kansas
- Vintage Stoves
- A $15,000 Folk Victorian
- Claire + Adam: Georgetown, Texas
- Farmhouse Sinks
- A Serene Farmhouse in the Mountains
- Christienne + Chris: Delhi, New York
- Cheap Old Houses Manifesto: Use Your Hands Daniel: Kingston, New York
- Time Capsules
- A $110,000 Urban Homestead
- Kamaria + Dakarai: Detroit, Michigan
- Vintage Tile
- A Kitchen Frozen in Time
- Jim + Tim: Toledo, Ohio
- Butler's Pantries
- A $45,000 Queen Anne
- Kristian: Eupora, Mississippi
- Pocket Doors
- A $50,000 Slice of the Past
- Tonya + Mike: Port Byron, Illinois
- Radiators
- A Storybook Home Down a Brick Path
- Bethany + Joe: North Manchester, Indiana
- Colored Fixtures
- A Wing-Shaped Mid-Century Modern
- Mellanie + Ryan: Colmesneil, Texas
- Cheap Old Houses Manifesto: Save the Neediest House on the Block
- Betsy: Wheeling, West Virginia
- Cabins
- Camp Cinnamon
- Spencer + Thomas: Norway, Maine
- Woodstovee
- A $40,000 Secret A-Frame
- Sarah + Matthew: Deering, New Hampshire
- Cheap Old Houses Manifesto: Get Creative Lise: Detroit, Michigan
- Unconventional Homes
- A Magical Gothic Church
- Anastasiia + Gunther: Easton, Maryland
- Stained Glass
- A Little Red Schoolhouse
- Ashley + Caleb: Traverse City, Michigan
- Beadboard
- A Vintage Bookstore in a Hundred-Acre Wood
- Sydney + Eric: Greenwich, New York
- Tread Marks
- A Riverside Hydropower Station
- Mandy: Norridgewock, Maine
- Cheap Old Houses Manifesto: Reuse Michelle + Trey: Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Epilogue: Our Cheap Old House
- Elizabeth + Ethan: Upstate New York
- Acknowledgments