If you’re in the process of comparing properties for future purchase – or maybe you’re just checking what’s available on the market to gain an overview – you’ve probably come across a variety of houses from newly built to old homes. While most conscious homeowners agree that a modern building presents significant advantages, starting with its insulation and energy efficiency, it’s impossible not to love the charm of an old property. Houses that have served as home for many generations before you can be maintenance heavy. But if you are looking for an unexpected interior feeling, you can’t beat the excitement of an old home. Why so? Because they open the door on a world of little pleasures:
Buying real antiques
Receiving messages from the previous occupants
Having a real fireplace
Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to find out that your home has a fireplace that has been blocked up during the 1980s and the 1990s. However, modern houses don’t come with a fireplace as a matter of safety and cost. When you buy a house that was built before the 1950s, you can gain access to a full-size fireplace with a chimney that you can even bring back to life with the support of a professional. A chimney has become a status symbol. Needless to say, you’ll love sitting in front of your fireplace when the weather gets grey and cold outside!
And the rest
And finally, there’s something that you can’t find in a modern building; personality. Indeed, your old home is the product of the affection, tastes and lifestyles of its previous owners. It makes you feel part of something bigger, built to last, and that has developed a character of its own.
An old home comes at a high cost, from maintenance to energy. But, it’s an emotional journey that makes you appreciate the little pleasures of life you never thought about before.
