Croatan Cottage in Manteo, North Carolina started life as a Sears Roebuck kit house in the early 1900s called “The Vallonia.” At the time it was described as “a prize bungalow home already cut and fitted,” that you could buy for just $1,979. Here’s how it looked in the original catalog:
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1. Before & After: Renovating a Small House in Seattle
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The house where Sally Field and her family lived in the 1989 movie Steel Magnolias is now a Bed & Breakfast in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It was built before the Civil War in the 1830s and sits along the Cane River.
It just went on the market for $1.175 million, so let’s compare how it looked in the movie to how it looks today!
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It’s baaaack! HGTV’s reality competition show for decorators who want to win their own show on the network starts Season 7 Tuesday night. Noticeably absent, however, will be the popular HGTV personality Candice Olson, who was one of the judges for the past couple of seasons.
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