Abbey almost makes up for having to put up with Jim

[Jess]

I wasn't considering the possibility of exposed plumbing, which I actually think can look pretty cool in the right building.

This is function over form but still looks pretty good.

A lot of these old houses have hardwood floors - used for having dances- in their basements. Really pretty cool but this one had had termites and the floor was eaten up.

These homes also used to be heated with coal. Gunny and I ended up utterly filthy when we pulled all the ceiling down during the summer. Ugh!