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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 159214, member: 23&quot;]We bought the family home from Jon&#039;s mother when his Dad went into a nursing home.&nbsp; There were five siblings, so we paid full market value and his Mom bought a condo unit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original house was built in 1870 and there were additions, as usual in old farmhouses in New England, in the 1930s, 50s and 70s.&nbsp; We actually undid some of the more ugly remodels.&nbsp; We can&#039;t undo every change.&nbsp; We added a second floor over the garage and shop for an apartment for our son.&nbsp; We made sure it matches the front of the old house.&nbsp; Everyone has complimented us on it.&nbsp; Jon&#039;s mother thought what we did was great.&nbsp; We have kept the old horsehair plaster but removed the tacky 1950s wallpaper which was falling off anyway and painted the walls neutral colors.&nbsp; There was some very ugly paneling his Dad put in upstairs and we dare not remove it for fear the walls will crumble so I painted it off-white so at least I&#039;m not looking at faux-pine knots printed on cheap paneling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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