No "Cookie Cutter" for Us...

For years my husband and I would "dream" about our first "home" (we rented or lived in military housing for the first 16 years of our marriage)... and ONE thing we always agreed on was that we didn't want a "cookie cutter" home... one that looked EXACTLY the same as every other third house in the neighborhood... we wanted an "older" home with character... little things that you wouldn't typically find in today's NEWER homes... so when it came time to purchase our home we were THRILLED to find a 75 year old TUDOR style home in an established tree lined neighborhood... although it DID need a bit of work... the previous owner hadn't touched the inside of the house (literally) since his wife had passed in the early 80s)... we were excited... and purchased the home... 3 years later and after LOTS of work (entirely rewiring the house to replace the ORIGINAL wiring... stripping LOTS of wallpaper... painting... landscaping... ect) we have come to a conclusion... we LOVE our home... No "Cookie Cutters" for us... at least not in the near future!