Yesterday we drove up to Owen Sound to see this house. It’s a two storey stone cottage built in 1939 and more than absolutely adorable. So many original details remained: the tile floor in the bathroom, the built-in glass-doored bookshelf in the living room, the dark-stained French doors and trim all around, the curved ceiling in the master bedroom, two built-in corner cabinets in the dining room… Try to tell me my vintage reference books and flowery teacups aren’t screaming for a home like this! The icing on the cake is that it sits right along the Sydenham River with 250 feet of waterfront property. Pretty much every room in the house has a river view and Eric could quite literally fish in his pyjamas from the backyard.

Unfortunately for us, some less than romantic details also remain: knob and tube wiring, asbestos, smoke-stained plaster walls, old carpeting, some riverbank erosion… Oh, and the price. None of the needed updates would be insurmountable if the cost weren’t already stretching our budget to the max and if we had any home-renovation skills whatsoever. Maybe someday!