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Heh, the first thing I noticed was the wood paneling, which yes, we have a whole lot of in our 1950 house in the PNW.

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This is the only room with the panelling in it’s natural state. The rest of it has been painted over before we bought the house.

There is also faux title paneling with a floral accent in the laundry. Textured paneling in one bathroom. And we had faux marble with gold veins in the master bath before I removed it.

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My old house from the early sixties has electric radiant heat in the ceilings as the sole heating source, a large sun room running the length of the house, and almost no insulation to speak of. I’m in Ohio.

Incidentally, when we moved in, the inside doors of the cabinetry were all wallpapered in newspaper clippings about the 1970s energy crisis. I can’t imagine why!

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My house isn’t even that old but there’s still technology built into the walls that I’ll never use, and speakers in the ceiling that I’ll never hook up an amp for (they’re in such bad spots they serve no practical purpose)

I wish home builders knew how quickly technology aged so they could be more careful about what they drill into the walls. But they just wanna flip a house. They don’t care otherwise.

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What does the other end of a plug like that look?

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Oh I think it’s

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