Pittsburgh Homes Daily

on HGTV on Monday.  I am tempted to Tivo it because I am excited to see my former neighborhood getting the publicity.  It’s a great place to live.  But having checked out the picture on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website here, i think it will just make me sick. 

A century old row house has been converted to a modern interior.  If the interior was beyond salvage, I’m fine with that.  Because the house was purchased from the Friendship Development Associates, I hope that is the case.  I’m also ok with it if they are planning to live there for life.  I’m a big believer that every home needs to be modified to fit the buyer.  But if you like modern, please don’t tear up a perfectly good 100 year home.

I have nothing against modern.  I lived in a modern condo in Chicago and loved it.  But it makes me sick whenever I go through a century old home (on the market) that was converted to modern because that is what the owner liked.  I picture a homeowner ripping out a hundred years of history and craftsmanship in order to modernize the home before promptly selling it (in the next couple years).  Just seems like a big waste to me.