30 Homeowners Who Struck Gold Without Leaving Their Property

Someone in my family told me about a possible time capsule in our old family house, after investigation I found a box dating from around 1900 and belonging to a little girl judging by the objects and the technic of the glass plate negatives photos found inside. I then decided to develop them using one of the oldest ways to make photographic prints: Cyanotype.

My great great gran was a housemaid here in Cupar in the 1880s. I thought of her as I spent the afternoon scrubbing this 113yr old floor.

Shortly after we purchased our home, we had a water leak from a supply line up stairs. Luckily I caught it right away, but alot of damage was already done by the time I got the water shut off.
The kitchen ceiling was noticibly lower than the rest of the house. When I was removing the ceiling I discovered a dropped ceiling covering up the original tin ceiling panels. Although it was in pretty rough shape I was able to salvage 3 panels which I stripped and painted. I brought the ceiling back up to its original height and furred it down slightly, leaving a recessed area in the center where I installed the ceiling panels and a fixture. I think it turned out great and we were so happy to restore and highlight an original detail in our home.

10 months after we moved in and found "Minton" or possibly "Pugin" tiles in the hallway under a laminate floor!! Why would someone cover these up?