You Live In A Church

I’m in love with this beautiful church renovation in Kyloe, Northumberland. The folks spent about £92,000 ($142,500) to purchase it, £300,000 ($465,000) renovating it but have now built its value up to an estimated £650,000 ($1,007,000) which isn’t a bad investment. I grew up attending a Spanish style Catholic Church in La Porte, Texas that looks a lot like this home, save for the plush couches and stainless steel appliances. Though I enjoyed growing up there, I don’t know that I would ever buy the church, renovate it and then move in it. Nevertheless, I dig this project. Via Desire To Inspire.

The still intact graveyard may be the only point of caution for me on this project. I’d have a hard time moving in to a property that comes with decades worth of death right in your front yard.

 

 

Footnotes

  • Shannon J.

    I grew up in La Porte, too, and I’m pretty sure I know the church you’re talking about.

  • http://hillergoodspeed.com Hiller Goodspeed

    I think there’d be something a little unnerving about “sleeping” on an alter.

  • http://www.jaybsauceda.com Jay B Sauceda

    Shannon, where in La Porte did you grow up?

    Hiller, I agree. That’s probably the creepiest part.

  • gregg clampffer

    i went not too long ago to visit a friend who’s family owns a manor house near Oxford England. There is a small Alter on the grounds that they have converted into a racquetball court. I didn’t play. but it had that same amazing look as these, pictures. stately old stone and then you walk in and a parquet floor and painted lines

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Jay B Sauceda

Date

July 26th, 2010