This Old House

When Chris and I originally planned on buying a house in North Carolina, we set our sights on hunting down an older home.  In the end, though, we choose to buy a brand new house, for it's move-in ready, maintenance free qualities.  Since we were first time homeowners, moving away from all our friends and family with a one year old little girl, buying a fixer upper didn't sound like such a smart idea.

Lately, in my obsession to read the entirety of Young House Love's archives, the desire to own an older home, chock full of character, has been forefront in my thoughts.  That is until today when I stumbled upon this story via The Consumerist:

 Every kid talks about how they're going to have a secret room in his house when they grow up... so imagine the delight of reader Jeannine to discover the house she bought actually came with one! And then imagine how that delight turned to revulsion as she and her partner opened it up and found countless piles of garbage covered with white puffy mold! 

Yeah, my never-been-lived-in-by-anyone-but-us house is looking pretty darn good to me right about now.  Many of the couple's complaints about the condition of the home they bought, are to be expected from an older home, but a secret room full of moldy garbage is like a scene straight out of an episode of Hoarders.  I think we'll stay put for the time being.