Gorgeous maple kitchen cabinet doors / drawer fronts – the frames were painted white enamel to set them off. By the way, having been built in 1955, the cabinets naturally went all the way to the ceiling. None of this “gap” stuff between the tops of the cabinets and the ceilings like in newer construction.

First floor bath had all the original (and beautiful) tiling (all the way around the bathroom) including the requisite herringbone pattern in the floor.

BIG sliding door closets.

Great house, mechanicals and structure were all right up to date, and oh, by the way, the kitchen had a 1965 Frigidaire Imperial Range (aka the “Elvis” stove)!

Great neighborhood – all mature oaks (and an original Lustron home a few streets over)

So, as a consequence of my sister and I both living out of town we sadly had to sell the house. Took over a year and a half and at a price down by a third over what it would have gone for just a few years earlier – Thanks Wall Street for helping to crush home values!

Worst part was getting the comments back from the realtor from showings that the kitchen was “dated.” Aughghghgh the Philistines amongst us! I would have moved back home in a heartbeat if my work had been back there!

Anyway, finding this site has renewed my faith that there are still people of taste out there.

By the way, if any of you are thinking of relocating, my mother’s all brick, 1800 square foot, gorgeous home ultimately sold for $124k. Some of the lowest costs of living in the country (and by the way, Toledo is a lovely place to live).