This 1889 home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the consummate Gothic Victorian. A lot of the decor is uniquely DIY, which makes it interesting, to say the least. 3bds, 3ba, $439,900.
The original doors in the entrance hall were given a couple of coats of shiny black paint.
The stairs were trimmed in gray and it looks like they stripped and refinished the railings.
This reception room has an original fireplace and pocket doors.
I can't say that the built-in cabinet it original, b/c it's a very different style. It looks like an old farm piece and the owners used a crackle paint finish to make it look chippy.
This middle room is 2 stories high, has a balcony, and the owners added some architectural salvage molding pieces. It also appears that the stone on the corner fireplace was replaced.
This is the ceiling in the room.
Old pocket doors missing hardware were given a distressed finish and the dining room ceiling is like a bronze/brown.
The kitchen reno is completely DIY, made with architectural salvage pieces.
Look at all the things.
It's very creative and look at how they fit the ovens into that green piece.
In the powder room they found a very different style door to fit the pocket.
On the 2nd floor, I'm not sure if this open room is supposed to be a bedroom, but it does look like one.
The hole in the ceiling exposing the window above may be the result of a new ceiling. That gives it a very unique feature.
There's a washer/dryer up here, and a kitchenette unit. Notice all the ceiling light fixtures.
I like the color scheme of this bedroom and the wall was taken down to make an open en-suite.
Interesting arched ceiling in the bath and that's some piece they chose for the sink.
So much in this home has been reconfigured. You can tell that the walls are new. So, this is the turret.
At the base of the rear stairs there's a newly configured nook.
This open room has been turned into a bath with a sauna.
This is quite the large bath.
It actually looks like most of the attic is bathroom.
At first glance I thought that this was a hot tub, but it appears to be some sort of platform or stage.
The basement's very big, has some creepy-ish gray stone walls, and lots of fun potential.
The exterior gothic architecture on this house is stunning.
The yard is fenced, but it needs landscaping. 4,791 sq. ft. lot
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3402-W-Saint-Paul-Ave-Milwaukee-WI-53208/40470662_zpid/?
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