Mr. V and I saw this magical Mill Valley house today. Built in 1905, the windows are all broken, dry rot is certain, electricity and plumbing - a huge unknown. But there's still the original bark cloth curtains hanging in some of the windows! Come on! And beautiful knotty pine walls and a STONE FIREPLACE. I hate the idea of some developer getting this. I hate the idea of it being torn down. Or worse, some crap redo with Home Depot fixtures and granite counter tops. If this house were mine, I'd keep it the same. No new kitchen. No new bathrooms. Just a good cleaning, fix the windows and paint. It should stay just as it is. Wedgewood stove, butcher block counter tops, and 1930s bath fixtures.
See the shredded awnings? Heaven. The railing around the front porch is painted in stripes of red, yellow and blue - original paint from the 40s.
This is where my vegetable garden is going:
