QueenAnneTheFirst's Profile

I'm not a fan...but, as you might guess from my handle I own a Queen Anne Victorian (pictures forthcoming when renovation is done).

One thing I keep in mind with my house, as we live in a historic area, is that we're kinda the home's caretakers. We're not the last owners, there is no planned obsolescence to our home - we live next to a large, famous, university and professors will call this place home long after we're dead. So we try not to do anything that can't be undone.

At some point in my house's history someone painted ALL the woordwork in lead paint. We're not taking the paint off, but we're not doing anything to the wordwork that can't be undone. We've added yet an other coat of paint yes but if someone decides to come by with a heat gun in 60 years the original white oak woodtrim will be waiting for them.

So...the house in the picture above - they own it, I understand why they'd want to put their own stamp on it, but is IS highly personal, I think it will present a problem for future owners and I don't find it all that good looking.