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Home is Vintage

We bought our home about 5 years ago because of its vintage vibe. It was built in 1978, and the builders did a great job. But now that we are nearing a time when we might want to sell it, I am getting a little worried, and curious if buyers are interested in vintage homes. So many houses are the post-modern Ikea style vibe with so much white everything.

When I say vintage, here's a few aspects:

  • Mahogany crown molding and chair rails
  • Embossed Victorian style white ceiling tiles (that probably hide a popcorn ceiling, but never bothered to look)
  • Brick archway cooking area with a decidedly Tuscany vibe.
  • Light fixtures, doorknobs, hinges, etc in oil-rubbed bronze.
  • Espresso finished kitchen cabinets

To be clear, the home isn't perfect, but it's far from being a fixer upper. Plumbing is good. Modern Trane heat pump. Kitchen and laundry appliances are all new and upper mid-grade. Good roof. Triple pane windows.

The basement does need some work. It's all 70's wood paneling, popcorn ceilings, and a red low-pile carpet that we will definitely be replacing. Thinking about painting the paneling white, and replacing the carpet with LVP.

Appreciate any thoughts/feedback.

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