An obscenity, of which the "modernizers" are quite proud, I'm sure.

For a contrast, consider the current listing for this 1928 Windsor, Ont. mansion restored by the current owners to close to original.

Low Martin Lodge, Windsor, Ontario

During Prohibition, Al Capone was said to have been a frequent visitor. Later, it accommodated Prime Ministers Paul Martin, Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau.

I expect where I see beautiful dark woodwork, half the readers here will call for whitepainting. Oh, and whitewash the stone too! So, 1920s!

Don’t buy it if you don’t like it. I think it looks updated and nice.

Not everything old needs to be restored to original . Perhaps in the past century floors had been worn thin, walls had holes punched, pipes burst and there was mold between walls, window trim had thick layers of dayglow paint.........

low martin lodge in beautiful to me but only in small doses.

Not bad but I'm not a fan of those gray floors. A standard stain would have been better.

Cold, sad, bland. I have seen this is a few new kitchens here. I get it's ok to do what YOU like in your home but to ruin the beauty for paint that can't as easily be fixed makes me very very sad. A brick house is posted. It was rich and vibrant and had depth. Now it is a white washed blank. That's what today's look is, flat, dull, cold, no life.

I find it grotesque and am hoping those are digital images. They don’t look real.

If they are, how sad.

”History, infused with modern updates” should read: ”History, completely erased with already outdated trends”.

Remuddle for sure!

The first house uses stripey LVP. Engineered flooring would have been a more expensive choice in the update. So, that still needs to be done. Plus, all the appliances. Then it could sell at a higher price.

The second house would not be built with those wood tone choices today. It's unupdatable.

The interior and exterior do not mesh. The interior is cold, heartless and unattractive. Nothing is more souless to me than a house in this color tone.

Horrible remodel. It looks like every other home being built in America right now. The flooring is hideous. They had an opportunity to update the home with a nod to the architecture. Does anyone see the square footage? I can’t find it anywhere in the listing.

I agree with everyone who thinks they ruined that lovely old home. Will the obsession with gray and white never end ?

We went to visit family members at Christmas who had just purchased a home, and the whole house was gray and white. It felt so cold and sterile and it made me feel very uncomfortable. The only word I can think of to describe it is "unwelcoming", if that's even a word. I don't think I could bear to live in a gray and white world, with no warm colors, or any other colors.

@scout ”anyone see the square footage? I can’t find it anywhere in the listing” Realtors, in this area, do not list sq ft’. Too much liability, in case of wrong measurements etc.

It's awful and in 5 years all those saying it looks nice now will think it looks dated with all that awful gray. This is a bad remuddle. What a shame to ruin a beautiful old home.

It’s so sad, bland and dull. What a waste.

Sigh. I don’t like it at all. Im so tired of gray. The “new” home looks like most things I’ve seen on HGTV. However, I don’t think I’d want to live in a completely restored to the enth detail home either. But a home that has more original things than not is my preference.

Confirms my dislike of LVP that looks like tiger stripes.

UGH! If anyone is wondering about what the "trendy" finishes are in 2022, take a look. Boring, boring, boring.

It’s very dated already. So extremely colorless- and I like neutrals!

UGH! If anyone is wondering about what the "trendy" finishes are in 2022, take a look. Boring, boring, boring.

Actually these were trendy 5 or 6 years ago and are now dated. Especially for what is supposedly a high end house.

The decorator must have bought all the white paint in the county.

Are the Property Bros hiding behind the curtains? Bc this looks exactly like their style.

And the floors are absolutely awful. Why would you choose something that makes a repeating stripe like that?

Are the Property Bros hiding behind the curtains? Bc this looks exactly like their style.

Did you see the episode where the one who is married bought a gorgeous old home in LA and HGTV'd it taking out anything that had character?

How sad. They could have really made a nice transitional style in this home. I agree the exterior and interior don’t mesh well. This home could have had a lot of potential. ☹️

And its still listed, in this very hot market!

^^^ because those who prefer old homes want the beauty and character of an old home

I think this might have been the result of a simple spelling mistake. The owners probably wanted something sympathetic to the neighborhood which is called "Rural Carp." Instead they probably wrote "Rural Crap" on their instructions to the architect and/or remodeler, and, well, they got what they asked for.

Stay in school, kids, and take your spelling homework seriously.

@Charles Ross Homes Love your sense of humour!

@cpartist I drive by this home often, and can only imagine the setting and the folk who built it in 1860.

Oh man I missed this thread the first time around and I wish I had again. Soooooo awful.

My sister was looking to buy a home and there were a number of older homes for sale. I heard her telling my mom "would you take out this wall?" "there is so much wood, I'd need to paint" I interrupted her and told her to leave that house the hell alone and let someone who loved it buy it. My mom was fairly shocked but I doubled down. "No!! Not the house for you!" :)

@cpartist - totally off topic to the Canadian monstrosity at hand, but, by contrast, I was listening to the podcast by Mark Brunetz (he was on Clean House with Niecy Nash back in the day) "Scandalabra", and first episode was about the LA architectural preservation scene - and they talked about what an uphill fight they have for residentials. My first thought was about that Property Brother too and what he and his wife did to that poor house :(

Wiscokid, it was such a beautiful home before they destroyed it.