Old House Estate Sale

 My next estate sale to show you was at this house.

This house is in the Northville Historic District and it was built in 1919. It has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom and is 1,650 sq ft. It's for sale for $441,800. 

I would think that whoever bought this house would want to tear it down and build a new one. If so, that is a ton of money to pay for the tiny lot it's on.  

Maybe Northville won't let that happen because of the area it's in but considering all of the old houses that have already been torn down in Northville, and Plymouth, too, probably they would allow it. More tax money for them! 

Anyway, here is the living room. 

That room was way too dark! For sure if I bought this house those red walls would have to go! 

Here's the kitchen and dining area

Nice and bright compared to the living room! 

Here's the yard and the back of the house. 

Yeah, that garage could use some work!!!

It had a nice, big deck and lots of windows going into the dining area!

The house was full of creepy things and Halloween decorations. I took a few pictures to show Rich but I am not going to put any of them on this post. I deleted them off of my phone. 

There was plenty of nice things also. 

This clock in some fake books was different. 

They were asking $18. 

I kind of liked this vase with the vine and glass grapes hanging off of it.  

It was $35

I liked this little bag. 

It was $5. I have no use for it though. 

I really liked this box. 

It was filled with pens and pencils and markers. They were asking $15

Back in the day portraits with oval frames were popular. 

I think there were a few in my family of great grandparents. $40

I loved this stuffed doggie! 

I gave him a scritch on his head as I walked by! $15

I kind of liked this box too!

They were only asking $8 for it. I passed. How many boxes does one need? 

More Madame Alexander dolls! 

They were not priced. 

There was a large raven statue in the backyard. 

It kind of went with the rest of the creepy stuff in the house but a raven is one of God's creations, so I included him! $75

There was a set of beautiful dishes. 

They were Royal Albert and $350 for the set. 

This soup tureen was so pretty, too! 

I like the design on the inside It was priced at $26

This tea set was nice. 

It was $100

There was a kitchen aid mixer of course! 

It was $135. Not a bad price I thought.

This silver butter dish was nice. 

It was $18.

Here's what I bought at this sale. 

This knife is super sharp. I tested it on a piece of paper before I bought it. 

Total spent: $4

After scrubbing and sterilizing it in the dishwasher I used it to cut up some vegetables and oh my, I did not realize how dull my other kitchen knives were!

I have another estate sale to share if you guy aren't sick of seeing them so I'll be back in a few days with that one. 

Until then take care and thanks for reading!

Phone Photo Dump

 It's been a while since I did a photo dump so here we go in no particular order. 

I use these little notes to either tell Rich that I am gone for a walk or 

To remind myself to either transfer the clothes from the washer to the dryer or to turn the dryer back on because we never leave the house with it running. I use the same ones over and over again! I just take them out of the drawer to put on the counter and then put them back in the drawer when done! 

Rich and I early voted this year, and this is the sticker I picked out when we were done. 

I just love that it's just so Michigan! Especially the "no, yeah I voted" Also on the sticker is a Petoskey stone, gambling cards, hands shaping Michigan, superman ice cream cone, the Mackinaw Bridge, an old automobile, a coney dog and a Michigan left turn. 

I take terrible moon pictures but this moon the other night was so bright!

I like the way the cloud looks underneath it!

Our local Sandhill cranes came to visit. 

And they brought their baby, I think! 

I was playing around with ChatGPT and I asked it to dress us up in Victorian era clothes. 

I think we look pretty good! I love my dress! And Rich looks pretty dapper too!

Finally, when a resident at work is actively dying, or transitioning as they call it, they put these outside of their rooms. 

It's a jar with ribbons that represent our relationship with that resident. The act of tying the ribbon in a knot on the screen shows that you paused and thought of that resident and said goodbye. 

It's kind of bittersweet and I know the families appreciate seeing all the ribbons tied on there. 

I went to another estate sale that was pretty interesting. I'll be back in a few days to show it to you all!

Until then, take care and thanks for reading!

Finally! An affordable estate sale!

 I finally went to an estate sale that wasn't asking ridiculous prices for everything!

This is the house

It's not the best picture but the one online wasn't any better!

It's a 4 bed, 2 bath home that is 2,479 sq feet. It was not for sale, but Zillow estimated it at $399,200. 

There was a lot of nice things for sale. 

These bud vases were such an unusual shape and so pretty. 

They were $15 each. 

These bird houses were so cute! 

                                     

                                                       

                                               

They were $4 for the small one and $10 for the large ones. 

I thought this metal framed mirror was clever. 

You could make it look all sorts of ways with magnets! There was no price on it. 

This vintage lamp was interesting. 

I like the candle light on one end and the heart shape in the middle. $60

The Victorian house is actually a bird cage. I liked the table it was sitting on. 

The bird cage was $120 and the table was $40. Although the bird cage was interesting, I hope no one ever puts a poor bird in it! 

This basket was kind of cool.  

There was no price on it. 

I liked this jewelry box. 

It was priced at $20. Someone grabbed it right after I took this picture!

I almost bought this cute little crossbody purse. 

It was only $8. I already have 5 crossbody purses that I seldom use so I passed! 

This Princess House crystal set was pretty. 

It was $20 for the set. 

I liked this bathroom set. 

There was no price on it. A lot of things at this sale were not priced! 

This Christmas angel was very cute. 

It was $60 for the angel and the hanger. 

These Snowmen salt and pepper shakers were also cute. 

They were $10 for the set. 

I have seen a ton of Beanie Babies and Madame Alexander dolls at estate sales this year. 

Most of the Madame Alexander dolls were priced at $20 and the Beanie Babies were $10 each. 

These two sets of pretty dishes were both sold. 

This was $75. 

The top and middle shelves sold for $12 each and the bottom sold for $15. 

There was a ton of clothes and look at these prices! 

Now that's more like it! I spent a lot of time going through all the clothes which were my size for a change!

Here's what I bought at this sale. 

Two Tek Gear short sleeved shirts. 

Three long sleeved shirts. The white one is LL Bean, 

And the find I was most excited about was this fleece jacket. 

I normally don't like fleece, but I could not resist this jacket. That N is for Northridge and that is our church!  I was pretty excited to find this and in my size!

Total spent: $10. 

The total of all the things I bought came to $17. The line at the checkout table was really long and the lady at the table was overwhelmed. By the time I got up there and put my pile down on the table she barely looked at it and said $10! I handed her a $10 bill and out the door I went! 

This was a great sale!

I have a lot of pictures on my phone so I will be back soon with another photo dump!

Until then take care and thanks for reading!