Cheap Old Houses: An Unconventional Guide to Loving and Restoring a Forgotten Home

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Elizabeth Finkelstein Ethan Finkelstein

Cheap Old Houses

An Unconventional Guide to Loving and Restoring a Forgotten Home

Elizabeth Finkelstein, Ethan Finkelstein

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Clarkson Potter
10 October 2023

Interior design, decor & style guides; Home renovation & extension

"From the founders of the HGTV show and Instagram Cheap Old Houses comes a stunning collection of beautiful, affordable homes and inspiration for buying and restoring an historic house.

Welcome to the magical world of Cheap Old Houses, where the new American dream comes with zero mortgage and an affordable lifestyle fit for a storybook. Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein have scoured the country to find homes in desperate need of saving-including a $45,000 Victorian in Mississippi, a $25,000 mansion in Indiana, an $82,000 recreational camp in Maine, and more. Cheap Old Houses features the stories of how these homes were acquired and lovingly restored.

Within these pages, you'll discoversprawling Victorian mansions, Italianate-style farmhouses, off-the-beaten-path cabins, and even old churches turned into residences. You'll meet a couple who camped out on their back porch while they made their 6,000-square foot manor livable, and homeowners who found a free bungalow and moved it seventy miles to their property. Additionally, Elizabeth, a historical preservationist, gives information on the details to preserve in historic houses, from pocket doors that might be hiding in the walls to badly cracked plaster walls that are worth repairing and butler's pantries that are once again more desirable for storing dishes and small appliances.

With hundreds of beautiful photographs capturing these homes in all their glory, you'll be inspired to find ""the one""-a fixer upper to rescue that will rescue you right back."

By: Elizabeth Finkelstein, Ethan Finkelstein
Imprint: Clarkson Potter
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 211mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.236kg
ISBN: 9780593578766
ISBN 10: 0593578767
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein started the Instagram account Cheap Old Houses in 2016 to uncover the hidden gems across America for under $100,000. They've garnered millions of followers and grown their brand into a HGTV show and a newsletter. They've been featured widely in such publications as New York magazine, Architectural Digest, The Financial Times, Forbes, Daily Mail, and Business Insider.