It’s so nice to see younger generations appreciating the beauty and character in old houses.
@Beachbum47113 күн бұрын
@@ms.peregrines2417 I assume that this is a joke. This is New England! The first place established in the USA!🤨
@jyutzler3 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful place. It's easy to forget that places like this still exist in smaller, older northeastern cities.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
That’s why I love these east coast cities! The charm is undeniable ❤️
@anniefaucher8143Ай бұрын
The way Portland is the biggest city in Maine and is “small” by your standards makes me laugh as a mainer 😆
@jyutzlerАй бұрын
@@anniefaucher8143 Under 100,000? I'd say that is small. There are more people in Philly than all of Maine.
@Beachbum47113 күн бұрын
@@jyutzler it’s New England for goodness sake! What are you thinking????? Maine was part of Massachusetts. Did you even take a history class? New England is the oldest place in the USA. St Augustine, FL is a close second 😫
@Beachbum47113 күн бұрын
@@anniefaucher8143 How insensitive and stupid! I lived in Chicago for forty years and would never criticize Portland for being the largest city in Maine…. Take stock of your life!!!
@jeng13952 ай бұрын
Love it! I bought my 1860 Italianate/Victorian in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, when I was young like you. Still here 18 years later, and still love my beautiful place.
@Ponette-17763 ай бұрын
Wow! Love the floors, the bay windows and the gold radiators! Really gorgeous with lots of possibilities! So much character 😊
@kiraph3 ай бұрын
Gorgeous apartment! The ladder would hook on to the rail so you can access the upper shelves in your cupboard. :)
@susanpassfield41353 ай бұрын
Fridge door can be changed to open the other way, which would be better. (Open from right to left …. Look at Hines on top)
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Yes! I’m planning on changing the the way it hinges
@klompoflomp3 ай бұрын
I live in Maine. Definitely some really cool old-timey places around here
@Beachbum4712 ай бұрын
Holy cow! I moved from Chicago to Portland about 5 years ago. I was able get a couple of gorgeous period apartments in downtown Portland and I loved all the architectural features in them. Your apartment is gorgeous. The only sad thing in my opinion is that one of my favorite apartments still had a claw foot tub in the bathroom. I’m not living in them anymore because the landlords raised the rent substantially and other circumstances in my life have changed. I am now subscribed to you and can’t wait to see what you do with the place 😂❤👍
@Irishgrl593 ай бұрын
Great apartment Margaret cant wait to see what you do with it❤❤❤
@beawild3 ай бұрын
The algorithm brought me here. The apartment has beautiful features. The open area in the living room with the three shelves and textured wall could be used for storage. It doesn't seem deep enough to put a bar across it for coats (maybe it is, it's hard to tell in the video), but you could put hooks and use the floor for winter boots, maybe sporting equipment, etc. I would cover it with some type of curtain or even install doors, if you plan to be there for some time. You could also put folding chairs there, in case you want to host a dinner party and need more seating. Good luck, may you be happy in your new apt.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I love the idea of putting curtains in front of that spot
@bettyplourde27863 ай бұрын
Hi! Born and raised in Northern Maine. I currently live in Southern Maine. You will love it! The entire state is beautiful! Welcome!❤
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
I was born and raised here ❤️
@bettyplourde27862 ай бұрын
Oh, okay. Lol I just subscribed and this was the first I watched. 😊
@ginistewart96363 ай бұрын
You can buy the backsplash tiles that are stick one and removable! This apartment is incredible! So happy for you!
@lindadority10563 ай бұрын
Used to live in the old port. Absolutely loved it
@quiltymomtrish8263 ай бұрын
It’s a beautiful place. I live in Brunswick now but my favorite apartment I’ve had was on Grant Street in Portland and it had so many beautiful features
@lisawargal3 ай бұрын
The algorithm brought me here to see this stunningly beautiful apartment. That bedroom is a DREAM. I can’t wait to see how you decorate ❤️
@lindaroyal81613 ай бұрын
Beautiful apartment - I love all the original quirky features. The bedroom is awesome, love everything about that room.
@annamariemiller38773 ай бұрын
The floor is beautiful.
@purplewombat19232 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous apartment! I love the decorative floor in your bedroom :-D
@Jacksonandjulian2 ай бұрын
This reminds me of my friends old apartment on Danforth st. A long time ago but very similar.
@stephaniea13983 ай бұрын
lovely! I would not however put your TV above the fireplace, it just doesn't look good and it's too high for a TV-if you can find a lower stand or shelving unit that would be better I would put it to the right of the FP and your couch facing the FP and create a nice couch/chair table situation facing the FP-IMO-it's all beautiful though!!
@maddscientist31703 ай бұрын
yah..I HATE that TV/Fireplace scenario
@jaimebh303 ай бұрын
Love the place! I hope moving is going well! The stained glass is beautiful!
@user-mm2gg7fh4g3 ай бұрын
Stunning apartment. Best wishes and have fun decorating.
@makalathibodeau7425Ай бұрын
Congrats on this beautiful apartment! Most of my friends, family, and myself included were all financially forced out of portland unfortunately, it has changed so much in a sad way. But I still love seeing people appreciate Portland's beautiful architecture and its amazing qualities. Don't take it for granted and savor it! :) Can't wait to see how you decorate the space!
@Breanna.HouseOfCorgis3 ай бұрын
Very cute apartment! I am in So Maine as well.
@janewasson48453 ай бұрын
Get a little artificial fireplace stove, and fit it into your fireplace opening Looks better, safer than candles, and they have heaters. I did that with my 1898 apartment in Cincinnati.
@jb.12563 ай бұрын
That bedroom is STUNNING, hope you enjoy your new home!
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@Watts_Up_K83 ай бұрын
Congrats ❤ You'll have a blast! 🎉
@FolkFaninMA3 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen a radiator that goes around a corner like that. How unique.
@jademariechic3 ай бұрын
I love the personality of the place. I do love a bit of stained glass
@patrickburns22743 ай бұрын
Tall ceilings!! Great place! Enjoy!
@georgiamoore82313 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your new place 🎉
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@pamwright51263 ай бұрын
Your new home has some amazing features! Lots of possibilities to decide on. Enjoy
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I can not wait to decorate
@dbach2263 ай бұрын
It's beautiful, I'm so jealous. Can't wait to see more!
@verucasalt45353 ай бұрын
I'd put a small cute table in front of the old doors to put stuff on when you walk in. A reading chair by the window. Also use that ladder as a blanket holder next to your bed. Desk in that green nook for your computer/laptop.
@holaitsjeremie3 ай бұрын
such a beautiful apartment! gotta love the North East homes. I'm from Connecticut and looking for homes to purchase ~ after living else where for the past few years, I'm so happy to be back in that New England charm and style. congrats on the new place and to your new adventures!
@asun419663 ай бұрын
How exciting !!! Absolutely gorgeous, Love old buildings those walls have stories !!! Faux fireplaces are amazing you can make them so cute with candles and seasonal decor. Floors are so beautiful. Fyi Home Depot sells a really cute white medicine cabinet that you mount on the wall My downstairs bath didn't have one and I really wanted one in that bath it's hard to find them!! Get some security on your door thats what I would tell my daughter!! good Luck 💃
@robbiemoore88163 ай бұрын
Very pretty apartment. You’re so lucky. Drinking game - “situation”.
@Sittininthesun3 ай бұрын
Such character. Very cool apartment.
@patallojomom3 ай бұрын
Absoluty beautiful place.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you ☺️
@metallicatt3163 ай бұрын
What a beautiful apartment. I can’t wait to see it all decorated.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you 🥰 I’m so excited to get started on decorating
@haruhianderson40193 ай бұрын
Beautiful place! I would suggest having your TV on a media console, placed in the empty space in the center of the room, leaving a decent space for the hallway. This will create a sense of order by dividing the living space from the entrance. It also means your couch wont be blocking any heat (from radiator or fireplace) to travel throughout the room. The size of your fireplace mantle means that the tv would be very high on the wall if you mounted it which will create some difficulty when sitting down to watch. Putting your tv beside the fireplace creates two focuses of the room and doesn’t look as good.
@user-zp3tl4mf6f3 ай бұрын
The shelving space in the living room might have been a dining room dish display shelf when it was a single family. You could put your tv in that nook and put your couch or some chairs in the bay window area and then still enjoy the fireplace mirror decorative moment.
@rachaelnuchols7643 ай бұрын
Love this ❤ Congratulations
@Dee04420Ай бұрын
I love being a mainer and all the older housing we have
@crystalnewman42383 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful place
@SBL19323 ай бұрын
Absolutely love it
@mizb.77773 ай бұрын
Lucky you found an apartment in Portland ❤ lovely bedroom floor. You know I feel my cousin lived there in 1980’s 😅
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
It’s so hard to find anything here! I got lucky
@maurawhelan35303 ай бұрын
Congrats. Enjoy it is a great space!
@DDee-oi6kn3 ай бұрын
Wow - it has such character - this is my type of apartment - not dull and boring at all - it will be so fun to decorate! Huge living room! Wonder if that didn't used to be a Murphy Bed in the living room. Kinda looks like it.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
I think it used to be a doorway that was filled in
@joshgrban2 ай бұрын
Make sure to put plastic around all of those windows in the winter! They are old and might be drafty - living in Portland will be really windy too. Awesome apartment!
@margaretskiff2 ай бұрын
It’s actually in my lease that I’m not allowed to
@Aery-ro6te2 күн бұрын
@@margaretskiff get ready for big electric bills! We lived in a similar apartment and our bills were over $500 each month for heating and we were always freezing.
@margaretskiff2 күн бұрын
@@Aery-ro6te I don’t pay for heat here, it’s gas and that’s on my landlord
@annamariemiller38773 ай бұрын
We live in a house that was built in 1925. It is unique and beautiful!
@Audri_at_Auds-and-Ends3 ай бұрын
Beautiful place
@shannaneddington28533 ай бұрын
Very nice place! Best wishes!
@quiltymomtrish8263 ай бұрын
Make sure you keep all your food in the pantry in sealed containers instead of boxes. You’re likely to see mice in the fall. That’s a mouse house for sure.
@tataschannel2223 ай бұрын
Your place is gorgeous .. I hate these new 'luxury' apartments they are so dull. So lucky
@MyRickynOliviaАй бұрын
I can just imagine what you are paying in rent. So many of those old beautiful homes around Munjoy Hill and the Eastern promenade have been converted into these types of apartments. It's functional, but at the same time sad. The homes should have been preserved as a part of history. Some of the history and the architecture is really something to be admired.
@margaretskiffАй бұрын
I strongly disagree, we already have a housing shortage here in Portland so converting these giant old homes into smaller units is necessary
@MyRickynOliviaАй бұрын
@margaretskiff nothing to agree or disagree with. I was born and raised in maine. I am 38 years old. I own a home in York County in the country. I have family my parents included who owned multiple apartment properties. They were plummers or electricians. I understand the need to convert them and why they did. Hence why I said functional but sad. They won't touch similar homes on the western end. A lot of those have been preserved. I just have a huge appreciation for architecture and the classic look and feel of old buildings. I've been to Castle in the Cloulds NH the Singer Mansion NY along with 2 Vanderbilt mansions NY/RI. I've done the Christmas Tour on the western end and been multiple times to the Longfellow house. Plus, just driving around Wells/Kennebunk lol. It would have been nice to see some of these converted homes before the reconstruction. They are truly beautiful works of art.
@paulafain2453 ай бұрын
You can buy electric fireplace inserts that look like real wood fires.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
I’ll have to look into this!!! Thank you
@annettevertalino92733 ай бұрын
refrigerator doors should open from right to left since you have a counter top on the right.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Absolutely and they just didn’t change it when they installed the fridge. I’ll be changing it once I’m moved in
@CozieHallows3 күн бұрын
As someone who lives in south portland Maine am jealous south portland doesn’t have as much charm 😭
@debbiemccann37113 ай бұрын
Just found your channel.Love your apt.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@webistebi83103 ай бұрын
Congrats!!
@darray74723 ай бұрын
The apartment seems very cozy and love how it has reenergized you.
@Purplespliced87Ай бұрын
Looks like a deering oaks triple decker.
@sailorallie90463 ай бұрын
I am so jealous.
@ceciliarose84922 ай бұрын
girl that’s a pantry!!
@margaretskiff2 ай бұрын
What?
@selenagarza57103 ай бұрын
I'm curious how much the rent is, it's so beautiful!😊
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
I negotiated the rent down from $2200 a month to $2000. The rental market here in Maine is insane
@selenagarza57103 ай бұрын
@@margaretskiff wow that is insane! I love it!!
@ailsascott12773 ай бұрын
I would use the front room as a living room and the smaller one as the bedroom.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
I thought about it but I didn’t want to always be walking through my bedroom especially since I like to host
@ailsascott12773 ай бұрын
It's a lovely place you have. Enjoy
@florencecavallaro45993 ай бұрын
congrats on your new home/im new on your page/
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you 🥰 welcome
@abramcollette3 ай бұрын
What’s the rent? If you don’t mind sharing
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
The original price was $2200 and I negotiated it down to $2000
@nadjak34103 ай бұрын
Beautiful apartment. But personally, absolute no to mounted Tv above the fireplace. It's the wrong height and looks cheugy imo.
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
There’s nowhere else in this room where the tv can be mounted for it to be lower. I can get a mount that moves so that the height issue can be solved for
@a.g.62993 ай бұрын
Eine sehr schöne Wohnung 🎉
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@maddscientist31703 ай бұрын
nice place!! $$$$...ugh..no tub :(
@margaretskiff3 ай бұрын
Ugh I know! A major bummer
@pinkygirl03233 ай бұрын
This apartment reminds me of that movie Duplex 😂, but I love it, congratulations..