This Old Vancouver House » story http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com Home renovation to restore this old house back to the 30s Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pre Move In http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/2008/08/22/pre-move-in/ http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/2008/08/22/pre-move-in/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:57:16 +0000 john http://www.thisoldvancouverhouse.com/?p=15 We had taken a drive-by of the house before our real estate agent set up a viewing.  It was a mess.  The front yard was a ratty vegetable garden covered in decaying newspapers, the path and stairs were hidden behind a cracked vinyl cover, the back yard was filled with trash and covered in dead moss.  Not to mention it was painted Pepto-Bismol pink.  There was no way we were interested in purusing this one.

However we forgot to tell the agent, and he set up the viewing.  Not to be rude, and because we had other houses in the area to see anyway, we went through with it.

It turned out to be a lot less bad than our first impression.  And the closer we looked, the more we liked it.  To be honest, it was the small things that got us–a little rounded door with nice hardware, coved ceilings, a telephone nook.  A little renovating and we might have something worth keeping.   Here is what we see on that first viewing.

Bathroom Hallway phone nook Bathroom tub Bathroom Basement bathroom vanity Basement bathroom Basement bedroom Laundry room Basement bedroom Basement main room Basement main room Kitchen from door Kitchen fridge Kitchen cabinets Kitchen cabinets Kitchen Kitchen Bedroom closet Bedroom window Office Office Living room Living room Threshold House front House front yard Awning Backyard House back Backyard Backyard Garage and carport House back house_008
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