Welcome to The Iron Victorian! We are Cristy and Michael, and we get to call this place home! It didn’t always look like this around here though. When we bought our late 1800s abandon, Victorian mansion, it was in complete disarray and in need of so much love! It was completely overgrown with trees and shrubs the house could barely be seen from the road. We were newly dating when we found this house and we were certainly not looking for a project like this, but it pulled at our hearts and we cou
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Welcome to The Iron Victorian! We are Cristy and Michael, and we get to call this place home! It didn’t always look like this around here though. When we bought our late 1800s abandon, Victorian mansion, it was in complete disarray and in need of so much love! It was completely overgrown with trees and shrubs the house could barely be seen from the road. We were newly dating when we found this house and we were certainly not looking for a project like this, but it pulled at our hearts and we cou
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Where vintage charm meets maximalist magic✨ Take a tour of The Iron Victorian, a lovingly restored Victorian home filled with character, color and endless detail! Tune in to see the full tour on HGTV Home’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/M7gKlZwxVhE | HGTV
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Where vintage charm meets maximalist magic✨ Take a tour of The Iron Victorian, a lovingly restored Victorian home filled with character, color and endless detail! Tune in to see the full tour on HGTV Home’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/M7gKlZwxVhE | HGTV
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We are making lemonade out of lemons here at The Iron Victorian! We lost half of one of our 150 year old trees in our front yard last week and also learned this week that the one next to it was severely compromised and hanging by a thread. Sadly, we lost both of our 100 ft tall swoopy spruce trees that truly framed the house. Over the last 48 hours both trees came down. We are sad but staying positive! You guys!!!!! The house looks so beautiful and is standing so tall and proud completely free a
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We are making lemonade out of lemons here at The Iron Victorian! We lost half of one of our 150 year old trees in our front yard last week and also learned this week that the one next to it was severely compromised and hanging by a thread. Sadly, we lost both of our 100 ft tall swoopy spruce trees that truly framed the house. Over the last 48 hours both trees came down. We are sad but staying positive! You guys!!!!! The house looks so beautiful and is standing so tall and proud completely free a
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When she was built over 150 years ago, our home was a grand brick Victorian. So detailed, intentional, and meant to stand out. At some point (likely 60 years ago), the brick was stuccoed over, and later painted (to protect) long before we ever found her. While I would have loved to see her original brick someday, restoring that would mean removing decades of stucco and paint, and sometimes honoring history means respecting every layer not just the first one. I thought it would be fun to share a
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When she was built over 150 years ago, our home was a grand brick Victorian. So detailed, intentional, and meant to stand out. At some point (likely 60 years ago), the brick was stuccoed over, and later painted (to protect) long before we ever found her. While I would have loved to see her original brick someday, restoring that would mean removing decades of stucco and paint, and sometimes honoring history means respecting every layer not just the first one. I thought it would be fun to share a
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The Victorian Box Iron: A Historical Laundry Tool
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The Victorian Box Iron: A Historical Laundry Tool
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In the 1800s, some cemeteries featured cast iron grave coverings — heavy, ornate structures placed over graves. These coverings weren’t just decorative. Families used them as both protection and symbolism: ⚙️ Protection – keeping livestock, grave robbers, and souvenir-seekers away from the burial. ⚙️ Status – cast iron was expensive, so these coverings often marked wealth or prominence. ⚙️ Endurance – iron symbolized strength and permanence, standing in contrast to the fragility of life. Today,
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In the 1800s, some cemeteries featured cast iron grave coverings — heavy, ornate structures placed over graves. These coverings weren’t just decorative. Families used them as both protection and symbolism: ⚙️ Protection – keeping livestock, grave robbers, and souvenir-seekers away from the burial. ⚙️ Status – cast iron was expensive, so these coverings often marked wealth or prominence. ⚙️ Endurance – iron symbolized strength and permanence, standing in contrast to the fragility of life. Today,
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My favorite Marketplace find ever is these 5ft iron urns! They are the crown jewel of the front of our house & porch. These were a Marketplace find in 2018 and they have sat here on our porch ever since and I hope they sit here for another 100 years! They were from Chicago and were an unbelievable price for what we were getting! I love their oversized nature and the plants cascading down their bases. I think they are my favorite because I feel they are truly irreplaceable. Especially for the pri
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My favorite Marketplace find ever is these 5ft iron urns! They are the crown jewel of the front of our house & porch. These were a Marketplace find in 2018 and they have sat here on our porch ever since and I hope they sit here for another 100 years! They were from Chicago and were an unbelievable price for what we were getting! I love their oversized nature and the plants cascading down their bases. I think they are my favorite because I feel they are truly irreplaceable. Especially for the pri
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Here is a glimpse into our story 🫶🏻 This once abandoned house has turned into our home & our life’s work. With our own hands we are bringing this exquisite house back to life and learning so much along the way. From our little family’s heart straight to you… thank you for being here with us. We can’t wait to inspire you and teach you everything we have learned on this crazy journey and we hope to gain your friendship and learn from you, too! 🫶🏻 you ready for phase two?! LETS GO!!! | The Iron
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Handling everyday household tools like this really brings home how much work went into running a house in the past. This is a Victorian box iron - to use it, you’d heat the cast iron core on the stove until it was absolutely scorching, then carefully slide it back inside and get on with the ironing. It would cool down quickly, so you’d usually have several irons heating at once, just to keep going. (Is that where the phrase “Several irons in the fire” comes from?) The amount of laundry in a coun
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My number one lesson learned while restoring/renovating this house over the last five years… Do what you love! Don’t be afraid to step outside the box and do something different just because you have fear someone else will think it’s too much or won’t like it! Take risks. Love where you live. Period. So, If you know me, you know that nothing is ever permanent around here! The kitchen is one of my favorite places to dream of new ideas and create! I was recently inspired to add some type of art to
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I make a living showing people my house on the internet and it’s taught me more about comparison than I ever wanted to know. It’s easy to feel like your home needs more — more space, more style, more stuff. But after years of restoring this old Victorian, I’ve learned the most beautiful spaces aren’t the trendiest ones ..they’re the ones that feel personal. As someone who shares home inspiration for a living, I do it to inspire, and to spark creativity. Part of the job means posting things a lit
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I’ll never get used to this. 6.5 year into making our once abandoned 1800s house our dream home. With only half “done” we still have so much work to do but if you don’t look around every once in a while and celebrate your progress (for anything in life)… Well, that’s a darn shame! 6.5 years down and a lifetime to go bringing this old beauty back to life! Lets go!! | The Iron Victorian
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A common question we get is: Is the greenhouse original to the house? If it’s new where did you get it? Here is the scoop! We installed this Greenhouse brand new in 2022! We built it from about 500 pieces 😅 We designed this greenhouse to fit our formal garden perfectly and then found a manufacturer to make it! These Greenhouses are made to order and for sale on our website! You can find the link in our bio! 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 | The Iron Victorian
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