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LAYING THE FIRST BRICK
Laying the first brick to my new blog - FRESH BRICK. I love old homes and home design and I am always on the look out for fresh re-sale listings and fresh decor ideas. And even though I've settled into...
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OLD SOUL
So, this house is not old, and not "technically" fresh as it has been on the market for awhile but it has an old soul and is timeless in architecture which never goes "stale"...so I call"FRESH BRICK"...
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FILLING YOUR HOUSE
Part of the fun of owning an old home is filling it with "period pieces", but that can be damn expensive. "Can" being the operative word as there are lots of deals to be found out there. Just scour...
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50 SHADES OF BRICK
This is my 2012 wrap-up a few weeks late. Anyhow, all these houses were pretty awesome - and all were on the market at some point (some 2011). Lucky the people who snatched them up!3 Inglewood150...
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BUY THIS
This one just came on the market. Its a 4-Plex but could be a stunning single family home once again. #18 Homewood is in a great neighbourhood, close to vibrant and bustling Locke Street and nestled...
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RED HOT
When I saw this one come on the market last week on realtor.ca I knew it would fly. And it did - for nearly $40,000 over-asking! Besides being priced right ($589,900) vs. comparables, it possessed all...
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MARVELOUS MANTLE
Our second home - an 1890s beauty - featured the most amazingly intricate marble fireplace I have ever seen. Seriously pales anything I have laid my eyes on and TRUST ME I have been to a ton of open...
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AMAZING VIEWS
This old home is on a great UNDER-RATED (perhaps UN-DISCOVERED) street over-looking the mountain brow. Its the street we bought our first home on in fact. Some updating is required but this home sits...
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1887 HISTORIC BEAUTY FOR SALE
SPRUCE LODGECharacter second to none! Built in 1887 by George Blair, 479 Nelson Avenue was one of the first Burlington properties to be designated under the OHA. Check it out...for sale now! VIEW...
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BACK ON THE MARKET
42 OSLER DRIVE, DUNDAS ONTARIOCIRCA 1827This place has amazing curb appeal...looks like a beautiful English country house with its shutters and gabled roof line. I was intrigued when it first came on...
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81 Victoria Avenue South, Hamilton, Ontario This place was for sale last spring...pretty sure it sold. Lovely house but in a "too be desired" neighbourhood. But perception is all in the eye of the...
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INCREDIBLE INGLEWOOD INTERIOR
13 Inglewood Drive Hamilton, OntarioThe inside of this historic 3,000+ 1800s condo is just as perfect as the outside. I'm in love...just not with the $1,000/month condo fees. This post is a simple...
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LOOKS I LOVE
Once you land that fresh piece of brick - what do do inside? Here are some ideas (if money was no object, of course).
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FIRST BAMMER OF 2013!
24 South Street Dundas, OntarioCirca 1922 w/ 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths.This house was on the market before and did not sell for reasons unknown to me as it is UH-MAZING! Architecture has Spanish influence...
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HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
We recently shared our home for a young couple's wedding photos and the results were stunning. Thank you TeAdoro Photography for capturing the beauty of this couple's special day and reminding us why...
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ANDREW BAIRD HOUSE
194 Grand River Street North, Paris, OntarioWOW! This 15 room Manor home was built in the 1860s for Andrew Baird the owner of the Winsey textile mills. This House was one of the first 3 houses in the...
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FRENCH BRICK
Homes currently on the market in Quebec City (and area) QuebecSo, I'm deviating a bit from my content mandate of covering local "FRESH BRICK" as its been a slow year to churn out properties that I...
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STEEPED IN HISTORY
FRESH ON THE MARKET : 28 SOUTH STREET, HAMILTON, ONTARIOThis is one of those ones you often drive by and wonder about. Set far-back from the street, 28 South Street, stands out from the surrounding...
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SLOW START TO SPRING
Sorry for the lack of activity here lately - its been a slow start to spring and there's not a lot out there in the Hamilton and surrounding area that "floats my brick". Thought this would be a good...
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GRIMSBY GEM CIRCA 1832
FOR SALE 159 Main Street West Grimsby, ON Circa 1832 Historically Designated "THE WHITE HOUSE" is located on Niagara's scenic wine route backing onto the escarpment.This prestigious home was built...
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