Windows and Dust…
05/17/2010
I went down to Landrum, South Carolina yesterday to check out an old house my parents are looking at buying. Its a 4,600 sq ft craftsman style home built in the early 30′s. It needs a ton of work, but its full of history and character. Dark floors, wide mahogany moldings, crazy fireplaces, and windows everywhere. You can help but love it.
The space hasnt been touch in years. The rooms are pretty much empty, except for the occasional odds and ends and pieces of furniture. Why with old abandoned homes are there always things left behind? The desk or dresser, the random cups and plates. There is always a chair in a corner or a stack of books in the closet. Why? Why didnt they take everything? It fascinates me.
-t
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i love the light in all of these, tim. and what an undertaking for your parents! if they do buy it, please take pictures along the way to it becoming a home again.
these are beautiful, tim. and it is fascinating isn’t it, i wonder why too.
What an intriguing place! I agree, so mysterious the things left behind.
wow! i love all these photos. so moody and intriguing. how lucky to be able to explore such an interesting space.
Absolutely fascinating and great photos Tim!
Would love to see the exterior! I’m always amazed at homes that are left…
Great photos
This group of photos is amazing Tim. I wonder that about the leftover furniture too!
amazing photos…….
Beautiful still life!
Amazing as usual. The light in the first one is incredible !
I love this kind of enviroment for photography, Beautiful!
All beautiful, but I love #8, #8, and #9.
Nice!
I guess we stopped caring about windows when we started having electricity out the whazoo. A shame.
gorgeous photos! interesting that so many beautiful things were left behind. Love the chair and lamp!
These are extra gorgeous Tim ! Looks like you’ve been treasure hunting !
fascinating, indeed. such amazing light here, and so many stories.
Mmm… I love the darkness. Lovely photos!
these are stunning, tim. lovely.
i used to stop by here almost every day
but today i decide to let you a comment
just saying that i really like your photos!
marion.
tim, your photos are so inspiring. so glad i found your blog. and it looks like you eat a lot of yummy food too. hooray.
love love love all of these!
tim… these photos kick all kinds of ass. i am in serious awe over here.
i am also a huge fan of abandoned spaces and will enter one any chance i get (which, sadly, is not often enough).
Love these; especially the last two. And as to the room being untouched, I don’t know. I hardly even use my room, but then that’s a whole different story haha. All that sleeping on the floor is going to mess my back up one day. It’s slowly becoming terrible.
This is like stepping into a movie set…lovely images tim…I often wondered why some of things were left in the house I now own too…a kerosene lamp exactly like the one pictured was in one room…
your pictures are so calm and serene. i could look at them all day.
I like your last paragraph.