Comments on: Historic Seattle Home Parts

By: Deborah Burns

Deborah Burns — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:15:11 +0000

I have always meant to stop by and check it out, and your photos make me want to visit soon!

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:42:41 +0000

Eileen,

I was thinking I might add some “old” staging things, since the house was built in 1909 and totally remodeled. But once I was there, nothing really seemed to add to the atmosphere as well as the mega dollars spent on new lighting that replicates the older style.

From a buyer’s perspective, old vs. new doesn’t win out as often in my experience. Neighbors and browsers seem to love old stuff more than actual buyers do.

By: ARDELL

ARDELL — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:27:36 +0000

Eileen,

I said sometimes I “feel” older than dirt, when in a group of agents who have been licensed 2-3 years, of which there are so many. I can’t BE older than dirt, cause my Mom’s still alive and kicking, and she’d frown at my being older than dirt, as that would make her even older

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:36:01 +0000

PS, great pic, Ardell. Are you sure you’re ‘older than dirt?’

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:35:18 +0000

Thanks for the memories, Ardell. I used to have a Lindal cedar home on Thorton Creek in Seattle. I bought a dresser top without the mirror for a fireplace surround and converted an old maple dresser/mirror into a master bathroom sink. It was fun and cheap (not the carpenter though who did the conversion), fun and looked great. Check out Antique Liquidators on Westlake. I’ve been buying there since the 80’s. Same owner. I’ve never known whether you get more resale if you stay completely authentic, or if you mix old and new when doing a restoration. Anyone know?

By: Kary L. Krismer

Kary L. Krismer — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:49:56 +0000

Our old house was a simple house built in the late 40s, early 50s. When we did a remodel it took us forever to agree on light fixtures for the kitchen because the rest of the remodel had been done in a way consistent with the style of the house.

We ended up going with some old brass fixtures from a place like the one described. They were actually older than the house, but they fit better than anything we could find that was current.

By: Rhonda Porter

Rhonda Porter — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:48:36 +0000

This is a wonderful place to visit. We have an older home and love what we have found browsing here. Even if you don’t have an older house…this is a fun historic trip.