Curator of all things old and fabulous
It's been a while since House Crazy Sarah featured some Cool Old Stuff, but she recently happened across this 1906 photo of a monstrously huge early model vacuum and she was intrigued. So let's have a closer look at the oldest and earliest vacuum cleaners! The first vacuum cleaners were rather large and cumbersome. Before... Continue Reading →
Let's have a closer look at some vintage televisions! If you have one of these old things in your attic, basement, or garage - don't scrap it! These boxy beauties can be worth some serious cash these days. House Crazy Sarah remembers when she was a child visiting her grandparent's house and there was a... Continue Reading →
Any parent knows that you practically have to have a PhD to install a car seat these days - and that's not hyperbole. Research tells us that almost 60% of car seats are actually installed incorrectly! But back in the day... ANYTHING went. Literally, anything. Case in point: Today it's all rear facing, five-point restraint... Continue Reading →
Not too long ago, House Crazy Sarah featured an old Vermont home with a Witch Window. Intrigued, she thought she'd dig a little deeper into this unique feature. A witch window (also known as a Vermont window, among other names) is a window - usually a double-hung sash window or a single-sided casement window - placed in the gable-end... Continue Reading →
There's been a lot of hub-bub around the US Capitol Building lately. But would you like to learn a little known fact about the Capitol's architecture? There are actually tiny doors located throughout the Capitol Building! House Crazy Sarah was delighted to find out about these mysterious pint-sized portals that can be found along the... Continue Reading →
Let's have a look at some old fashioned washing machines! (It was very tempting for House Crazy Sarah to write Old Fashioned Warshing Machines because that's how her granny used to say washing.) These timeless beauties are captivating with their vintage lines and colors. If you are lucky enough to own one of these... Continue Reading →
Last year House Crazy Sarah featured photos of Victorian era Christmas trees. This year she'd like to fast forward a few decades to look at some snapshots of mid-century women posing by their Christmas trees. These old photos are great because not only do we get to see some vintage women's fashion, we also get... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah is a sucker for vintage door knobs. She's been known to pause and stare at them for minutes at a time. People ask what she is doing and she squawks: "Can you not SEE this exquisite piece of artwork?!?" But House Crazy Sarah, It's just a door knob. JUST a door knob -... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah is one of those people who loves roaming around in old cemeteries. If you enjoy her blog, you may be one of those people too! You can find the most unusual gravestones in graveyards, even newer ones. Like this poor lad: Or this gentleman with the very worn, um, lump in his... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah loves old things... but antique dolls have always given her a cold shiver up the spine. It's hard to identify exactly why vintage dolls are so creepy. Could it be the frozen facial expressions... The unbalanced proportions... Or just deterioration from age? Perhaps it is a combination of all these things. Good... Continue Reading →
