Another very weird sentiment I’ve heard in the Modernizing Old Houses Discourse is “getting mad about modernized houses is classist!!!“
Which baffles me, because… Nobody is talking about making the house livable, or putting in a modern stove, or updating the bathroom, or things like that. The kind of people who live in old houses because it’s cheaper absolutely cannot afford to knock down walls, install recessed lighting, paint the entire interior white,and generally make everything a pottery barn wet dream.  The sort of modernization that pisses people off costs money, money that implies that the people who do it could’ve had the house properly restored if they weren’t such HGTV assholes determines to butt in where they weren’t needed
where are these mythical poor people who can afford to totally overhaul the interior of a house?
🔬 Who is your fav lyctor and why?
Sorry for the holdup in answering!
In absolute terms, not counting the newbies, it’s Mercy or Cassie, but relative to the rest of the fandom I’m also pretty fond of Augustine. I can think of very little to say in his favor EXCEPT that I just find him very entertaining and “No, John.” was an incredible moment.
deathandsensuality-archive-deac:
there should be a special place in hell for those who renovate victorian houses to have modern interior like what the hell is wrong with you. i hope the ghosts kill you fr.
Then…don’t buy a Victorian house?
This is where the issue comes into play – people who should just buy a modern house, for some weird reason, decide to buy one that’s not what they like at all and change it so people who would enjoy it will not be able to. I will never understand it. No one is holding a gun to your head and making you buy a Victorian; I can’t think of many areas in which that’s the only housing option.
just get something more modern if that’s what you want. and stop intruding on houses – and Tumblr posts – that are clearly not for you












