The living room

[chochiyo_sama]

livroom 7, a photo by Pirate Queen ChoChiyo on Flickr.

I was in the living room looking into the dining room. That's my nearly 80 year old mom looking at the damage to the door frame and the stairwell and wondering how people can be such filthy pigs.

Comments

[the_godiva]

I LOVE YOUR HOUSE. I love the divider with the wood pillar and panels. I wish my house had something like that with such character dividing my living and dining room.

That chandelier that is hanging there? That's original and looks to have original shades.

That is well over $100 on ebay. Maybe $150.

It's your house. You can take down that chandelier and leave nothing or put something cheap there and sell that light fixture. I am not kidding.

I was looking for something just like that for my library (the room with the mahogany paneling) and they were so pricey I couldn't afford one. I can't see the details but it might even go upwards of $300. I am not kidding.

[the_godiva]

I take it back.

This is the closest I could find to your light.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1900s-Art-Nouveau-Deco-Ceiling-Light-Fixture-As-Is-Vintage-Cabin-Forest-Shade-/190647045324?pt=Architectural_Garden&hash=item2c63730ccc

If those are the original shades you're looking at $350 or more. That would include all of it including the canopy (metal cone at the ceiling).

You could sell it and put in something a lot cheaper. If they're going to foreclose the house anyway, might as well strip it of anything of value. Wouldn't pay back all the equity you paid over the years (that Wall St. pissed away) but it would be something.

How much was left to pay off the house? Is there any way you qualify for any of the government programs that might let you keep the house?