Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 08:06     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.


The original architecture is all but gone and dwarfed by the expansion at any rate. I think you and most posters are objecting to the new exterior architecture not matching, stylistically, the interior. Which I get. But the reason you can think that is they built basically a new house but made sure that all of the new sections, from the outside, totally worked with the character of the neighborhood and even the small lot.

They did such a good job, you all are believing this is an old house with a new interior. But it’s not.


I’m totally guessing, I don’t know if it was this Sears house. But this would match the right side living room and maybe inspire the new roof? The point is, it’s half the size. I don’t think there are any Sears houses resembling the new house. It’s all new.


These were the cheap low income homes of yesteryear
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 08:04     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Nothing that a new bannister, paint, and a few light fixtures couldn’t fix. I don’t mind the kitchen cabinets.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 07:51     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.


Yes, it's fighting itself within the inside. The moldings are different/inconsistent. They can't decide between straight lines and curves. The colors are all over the place. They wanted to be modern but didn't go all the way modern. The radiators are also confusing in this context.


Personally, I prefer this to when people tear down the house and put up a modern box that doesn’t match the neighborhood. This house blends in perfectly but maybe made the owners happy inside. Most of the house is pretty bland if you remove their furnishings.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2025 07:30     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
It is just the stairs.

The furniture doesn’t stay and adds the most to the contemporary feel (minus the stairs(.

I love the kitchen but would redo the stairs. That house needs an amazing bannister and Newel post.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 22:02     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:Obviously it wasn't renovated all at once and probably not even by the same owners. The kitchen is old. The stairs are new.

Nope. That’s this architects style. Personally I think it’s terrible and prefer when he’s used on new builds vs butchering a charming house, but others must like him bc I’ve seen his work on a few listings
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 21:56     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:The inside and outside do not match. The outside calls for a classic, timeless look. Not whatever that modern-ish monstrosity is. Ick.


The stair railings and light fixtures are ugly but could be changed. I think the furnishings (bright red chairs, etc) is mainly what throws it off. With different stuff it would be fine. It’s a tame remodel, honestly.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 21:31     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
OP,I agree with you! I hate it when people take an older, charming house and make it modern inside.

The previous owners of my house had the same decorating “tastes” of ugly futuristic lighting and way too many oriental rugs. They refused to stage the house with up to date designs and it hurt them on price.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 21:26     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:Does the price history say that it was sold in 2021 for $390,000? I am confused.


It’s not an arms length transaction. When you see something like that, it could be part of an estate situation or a divorce or who knows what kind of refinance and such, but it’s not a sale to an unrelated owner.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 21:13     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Does the price history say that it was sold in 2021 for $390,000? I am confused.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:22     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.


Yes, it's fighting itself within the inside. The moldings are different/inconsistent. They can't decide between straight lines and curves. The colors are all over the place. They wanted to be modern but didn't go all the way modern. The radiators are also confusing in this context.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:13     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Apparently it was an original “Sears kit” house. So someone paid like a few thousand tops back in the 20’s, got a prepackaged kit and just built it.

…then renovations and stuff. Also those kits didn’t include electrical/plumbing/HVAC and the like.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:11     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.


The original architecture is all but gone and dwarfed by the expansion at any rate. I think you and most posters are objecting to the new exterior architecture not matching, stylistically, the interior. Which I get. But the reason you can think that is they built basically a new house but made sure that all of the new sections, from the outside, totally worked with the character of the neighborhood and even the small lot.

They did such a good job, you all are believing this is an old house with a new interior. But it’s not.


I’m totally guessing, I don’t know if it was this Sears house. But this would match the right side living room and maybe inspire the new roof? The point is, it’s half the size. I don’t think there are any Sears houses resembling the new house. It’s all new.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 20:03     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.


The original architecture is all but gone and dwarfed by the expansion at any rate. I think you and most posters are objecting to the new exterior architecture not matching, stylistically, the interior. Which I get. But the reason you can think that is they built basically a new house but made sure that all of the new sections, from the outside, totally worked with the character of the neighborhood and even the small lot.

They did such a good job, you all are believing this is an old house with a new interior. But it’s not.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 15:48     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
I'm wondering at the posters who insist that the remodel is really well done. If you want to argue that the materials are high quality, fine, I can't tell. But the design isn't just from a different era, it's fighting with the original architecture. It's what bugged me about the Joanna Gaines show.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 10:34     Subject: Struggling to understand the interior renovation to this beautiful house...
Anonymous wrote:Old holes are trash they did the best they could to update it to livable condition

LOL