For the longest time, a house in York, PA, stood falling apart, its’ shingles and siding crumbling. The once beautiful details of the house were hidden under layers of dust and rubble. It didn’t always look like that. The Queen Anne style house was built in 1887. It features a lot of delicate brick detailing, contrasting trims, large porches, and beautiful decorative details.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom house was beautiful and solidly built, but had not been maintained properly for many years. Luckily, someone saw its potential and the value in restoring a piece of beautiful architectural history.
Check out the makeover of this old house, and see how beautiful it is today.
This is the house before anyone took an interest in it. The house had been exposed to the elements, and suffered many years of neglect. It was at that point, it was declared uninhabitable.
Luckily, someone gave it a second chance.
It doesn’t even look like the same house!
Everything has been lovingly restored, and enriched with these warm, inviting shades of olive green, terra cotta red, and gold.
It certainly looks much more inviting!
The inside has been restored, too. The restorers salvaged what they could, and replaced what they couldn’t.
The floors are composed, luxuriously, out of five different types of wood, and splashes of color and light come in thanks to these stained glass panels.
Each room is full of stunning details and accessories, creating a feeling of timeless charm and coziness.
The rooms have all been decorated carefully, and each one has its own vibrant color scheme, like this pink dining room.
And the kitchen is a wonderful slice of history, too. It’s complete with modern appliances, because there’s no reason you can’t have historic charm and modern convenience!
There’s a cozy stove, perfect for curling up next to with a good book.
Upstairs, each of the five bedrooms all have their own decorating scheme and unique charm.
Currently, the house is licensed as a bed-and-breakfast, and would be a perfect little getaway.
Of course, it could be used by a family as a home, too.
There’s even this lovely, sunny room that would be perfect as a workspace.
There’s a little hideout in the finished attic, a great place to hang out.
It’s amazing what kind of transformations can take place when someone sees past the dirt and grime to the beauty underneath.
It’s for sale, if you know anyone who would love to live in a slice of 19th-century history!
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