For all it's faults, cracks, funky smells, uneven foundation, and crooked walls, our little house has many charming (think quirky) features not found in newer construction.
Take this gate from the sunroom / breezeway / foyer (the room with the identity crisis) into the kitchen.
Purchased by the previous owners years ago on a family vacation in Taos, it packs some personality.
The latch is tricky, it's a gravity latch. You reach underneath the lock and push up to unlock it.
Great for the grandkiddos. And everyone else. No one can figure it out = entertainment for us.
The hubs suggested the painter not rehang the gate after painting.
Gasp!
Remodelers of older homes are tempted to "freshen up" to the extent that they erase every charming odd little quirk. Ya kind of forget why you were attracted to the old thing in the first place.
Spindly spindles with frighteningly skinny tapers and curlicue carvings with unsophisticated motifs.
I love the stacked detail on the bottom the best.
It's a keeper.
