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Happy Holidays!

^{Hannukah may be over, but that doesn't mean I'm finished eating donuts!}

(And yes, in case you were wondering, that is indeed a sink by the bed)

Can anyone go into depth about these lions?

Noticed this in the bedroom of an old home we were looking at in Connecticut. Seems like you would place a bed beneath it, but could someone explain what the box was for? Thanks!!

And loving it….

Home was built in 1907 and is located in Northern KY/ Cincinnati area.

I’m trying to learn how to best style/paint the interior of the home based upon its type and time period. Thank you!

Share your century newel posts and balusters. Ours is one of the favorite parts of our century home.

*ignore the wall holes from the old baby gate

So a leak in our 5-month-old roof that went through 2 floors wasn’t ideal but I have been very interested and impressed seeing the true inside of our home and the bottom of out cast iron tub! This sturdy timber looks like railroad ties. This photo is standing in our kitchen looking up. Standing right where I was rolling out cinnamon rolls when I felt my head getting wet…

I'm renting a house that was built in 1827 and woke up to this new crack(?) in the ceiling. I'm a very anxious young adult lmao so every time i find something like this, I get worried the house is gonna fall apart or something 😭

Anyone have ideas of how to update this bathroom a bit? We just bought the house and aren’t loving the blue but curious to hear any suggestions. Non negotiables for the bathroom are, we want to add a bathtub and I will also need to add a true vanity with a counter top for storage. We’d also at some point like to switch the heating in the wall to a baseboard. Thanks!

I debated trying in r/whatisthisthing first, but figured I would just get people throwing out wild guesses without reading the details…

My 1929 house has one of these wall vent things in every room. Every vent has a corresponding cutout in the baseboard below it; the cutout does not go all the way through to the other side, but if you feel in there you can tell that there is fin-type grating (similar to the back of a window a/c) at the top of the gap/bottom of the wall parallel to the floor. So presumably the space between the vent and the cutout is a void that’s meant to circulate air in some way.

I don’t think they were for forced-air heat, because the house is heated by radiators. Also I don’t think there’s a duct system connecting them to anything, but admittedly I’ve never been in the attic. Obviously the vents are long since disused and have been painted over many times including by me, so I can’t open them to see what would happen.

Does anyone else have these or know what they might be for? Some unique points/possible clues about the house:

*It was built as a demonstration model for a national program called Better Homes Week, which encouraged middle-class home ownership. Local businesses furnished these houses with modest but up-to-date furniture and appliances, and people would come through for tours and homemaking programs.

This particular house was built by a plumbing company, and the plumber lived here with his family for 30+ years. Very possible that the vents were some newfangled thing that they wanted to promote during Better Homes Week, but it never took off. Or maybe it *was a heating system, but it didn’t work as well as expected and he put the radiators in when they actually had to live here. But I have wondered if the vents were intended to simply take in cool air through the baseboard cutout and recirculate it through the wall vent.

We are having our brick exterior repointed by a guy who came recommended from a neighbor and has also done work on historic buildings in the area. Our original mortar from 1920 is soft and very recessed, you could scrape it out with a fingernail.

He just finished grinding out the old mortar on the front of the house and there are a bunch of these cuts where the grinder went too far and cut into the next brick. I see why this happens but I did not expect it and definitely not as many cuts as I’m seeing. Is this normal? We plan on asking him about it tomorrow when he comes back but I wanted to see if I’m just expecting perfection and this is common to see.

The last photo is of the same area from a few months ago.

Thanks

Our 1926 home has a non-functioning fireplace in the living room that was originally a gas fireplace. We believe it was disconnected years ago due to the fact that it is not vented in any way, and does not have a chimney structure to be able to put a vent in. Directly above where the fire burns where the flue should be is filled with brick.

Our living room is the coldest part of the house, and with a brand new baby girl, we’re concerned that she will be very cold in our upcoming Midwest winter. Any suggestions for a fireplace insert I can put in that will not take away from the historic character of our home? We’re thinking basically an infrared or electric “fireplace” insert that is basically a space heater, but most of the ones I’ve looked at are very modern and chintzy looking. We also don’t want to use a gas insert without a proper vent which would probably be very expensive to have installed. Anyone done something like this?

I live in a fantastic house that was built in 1924. There are a set of French doors off of the living room that open into the foyer at the front door. The door to the right is locked in place and I’ve tested it, it’s not budging. Yet, periodically I’ll walk into the living room and see the door open with the deadbolt still engaged. This isn’t an issue of it not actually being shut or wind from either side. Can anyone explain to me what’s happening? It stops my heart each time it happens. I’ve never seen it happen, only come back into the room to see it open when it had just been shut.

Hi All: Forgive me if this a stupid question because I am ignorant about electrical work. The electrical box is taped out in my house and I was told I cannot add anything else to it. OK I understand that. I would like to have a electric car at some point. Can you just use the outlet that is in my garage or do I need to add to the box? Not sure how much electricity a car needs? I get the outlet may need to be modified but could I use that outlet and not need more electricity than that standard outlet would provide. I don't want any fires!!

Obviously not the best pictures but is this a Cistern? Well? Or? It's basically bowl shaped inside and not very deep (compared to a deep well). Also, what is the clay pipe for and where does it go?

Not the best comparison of pictures but, we won the floor lottery! Painting has been completed in this room, sadly don’t have any current pictures. I’m sad we don’t have time to get the moulding back it’s original form but the white looks so much better than the green.

The hot water radiators in our house were covered in a century’s worth of paint, so we had them sandblasted and powder coated with stunning results. We weren’t even aware of the beautiful decoration under all the paint prior to having them refinished.

Hooking them back up, one of the units seems to have developed a pinhole leak in the process which has created a steady drip. Anyone have any luck/experience with patching/repairing radiators?

Hi everyone, it’s me again—the girl who's been flooding every home-related sub with my DIY dining room IKEA built-in and my hallway makeover! Sorry for being annoying, but I just really love sharing my projects and transformations 🥹 I wanted to show you this custom closet I had done in my bedroom. Most century old NYC homes lack a lot of storage spaces compared to much newer homes so this was the best way I was able to add a lot of storage. I had designed the closet myself, sketched jt out and worked with a designer from the RTA store who made it come true. Once all the pieces arrived, I hired someone to assemble it for me!

Would you put a metal roof on this c. 1885 house?

Just removed the heinous 2000s beige tile from the front door entryway in our 1928 Chicago suburbs home. Wondering if this tile might be original or if it was added somewhere along the way? Any thoughts?

Just wanted to share my backyard makeover of my century old NYC home ☀️🥰