From old charm and character to immaculate new renovation! Plus an 80`s duplex next door
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Hey house lovers and explorers! Today`s video we pick up from last weeks video exploring a section of Glandore in Adelaide that was all demolished for the T2D tunnel project.
An early 1900`s villa and an early 1980`s duplex is our walk through starting in the villa which changed owners is 2014 and was transformed from an almost fully original state to an immaculate new modern home although the front facade still kept a somewhat nod to its Edwardian period.
Real estate pics show how the home looked before it was overhauled and you can decide which you prefer :-). The 1983 built duplex units are very typical of the AV jennings brown brick style of that era and it is hard to believe that 1983 is now 41 years ago!!! :-) Hope you all enjoy the explore, cheers for watching
I prefer the original house it was more beautiful than the remodel. Love watching your videos.
Me too.
Thank you so much! Debbie 👍👍😊
Me too! 😊
From the realestate photos provided, the original internal features of the Edwardian home 🏡 appeared more charming and inviting than the more recent renovations. Although the recent renovations were cold and too modern, the kitchen needed an upgrade and could have been designed with more of a Hamptons or period theme, in keeping with the home. Thanks again Paul for another interesting explore of both the period home and the 1980s units. 😊
Cheers Julz👍🙂 hey check this video out, it's where they excavated looking for the Beaumont children th-cam.com/video/PCx_W602P84/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the heads up. 😊
The re-modeled house had no character left, loved the pictures of the home as it was before, more homely looking & beautiful.
👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️😺😺😺beautiful house 👋👋👋👋👋
In the late 90s early 00s i used to drive past these places daily. It's awsome that you got in before being demolished. Drove past last week, pretty sad they are all gone. Wouldn't it be fantastic if one of the old owners or tenants left a comment. Hope so. 😊
Looking forward to see how many you filmed.
I'm not against a modernisation of an old home but without taking away the character. Was a crime to remove those leadlight windows.
this is of the many times i hate the word progress. it's sad all these nice homes are demolished in the name of progress. i've always wanted to visit australia but now i'm to old to travel much thats what makes your videos interesting. almost like i've been there.
"these old homes" - are un-insulated shitholes that are literally worse than cardboard boxes in terms of energy / insulation rating.
Sad beautiful homes are being demolished! I’m old school mate! Awesome video as always! ❤️👍🤘
Glad you enjoyed Carla, yep old school for sure! 🙂
Loved the before pictures!
I loved the first house I like both the original and what they did to It also sad to see them just get demolished for a road
Urbex Indigo thanks for sharing this video with me about From old charm and character to immaculate new renovation! Plus an 80`s duplex next door i really enjoyed it and God Bless.
Interesting explore , the originality always looks better.❤
I think I like the home better BEFORE the renovations... Even the kitchen and yard were better!!
It's sad that sometimes progress really isn't.
Definitely original!
I agree, I like the original charm.
I do like old and new together like new kitchen ,bathroom and laundry
Love the old homes so much better than the newer ones old home have so much more character to them great video enjoyed it thank you ❤
Hi Paul, I have to agree with you the before pictures are so much more beautiful than the modern ones could have kept some of the old charm in the interior of the renovation. Sad to see the old gems gone forever. Thank you for the tour. ❤😊🌟x
Thanks again Megan! 😊👍
Good morning ... thanks, Paul. I'll be back to view our special Sunday video.
So sad! Definitely pre remodel is much better. So warm and cozy. Remodel is so cold and shiny.
Well, the 1st place, what a f..waste. I agree with you before. It had so much charm after, yes, looks fantastic, and a lot of coin was thrown at it, but all charm inside is lost. The 2nd units yeah, standard 80s, lol. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, MM :)
I personally loved the first houses renovation and those beautiful wooden polished floors.The home was absolutely stunning the two units were quite spacious thankyou Paul always look forward to your next explore.
I just hate to see these beautiful old homes remodeled !
I was first told about all these homes being demolished from relatives not far away from where they live, pretty sad.
The old charm is no doubt always best.
She was beautiful. Cant wait to see the rest though, cheers!
Hello - great tour! I liked the updated version - especially the bathroom.
Hello Paul, I would prefer to live in the house before the remodel. I love seeing the stained glass around the front door. 😊
I prefer a HOME with HISTORY! Makes me want to cry because NEW cannot truly replace true love & life of a time passed!!! DO YOU REPLACE GRAND PARENTS WITH NEW ONES???
Definately the original interior.
1st House, pre renovation is a timeless beaut, post renovation will be old and annoying within a decade. Did you notice the backing detaching on the bathroom mirror? 9:37
The duplex, 1st half nice, 2nd half appears fully original. All of it has a nice exterior.
Thanks for the tours Paul!
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Some people prefer the older look,no matter if it's 20 or 70's looking house. I prefer older looking houses. If you could what would you replace the glass blocks with.😊
G'day mate I prefer the older houses as I always have done cheers to you & these great videos you do
Glad you like them David, stay tuned for more 🙂👍
I love the original home's better. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 😀 ❤❤
I agree, the old original style with the stained glass and wood trims was so much more inviting and I liked the kitchen and fireplaces in the original better. The after was to stark and cold, no character.
I can not feel any regret over the removal of this home. So sad that they destroyed the historical beauty.
Hello Paul such beautiful homes once again it's so sad to see them go I like the old then the modern ones until next time stay safe take care and love from upstate New York❤😊
Original for my choice 😊 love watching so interesting thank you.
Hi paul, thankyou for another great tour. Love the first home before the renovation..the renovation was nice but no carictor. They knock beautiful carictor homes down for that decor..cheers deb
I liked the second home/unit's garden courtyard
Before the reno, it was beautiful the reno took away all the beautiful features she had
I too prefer the house before it was modernised, so much character lost. I don't quite understand why you would buy a house of this period just to change it to look like the many plain new houses that are being built now, unless they just wanted live in the area. I've seen many beautiful old homes over the years transformed in this way all for the sake of what's in style at the time. It's a shame. I really enjoy your videos Paul, they stand apart.
This is another awesome look at the area in Glandore and the houses there
left to be demolished and to see how they look before they are no more,
as always I really like seeing these abandoned places before they are all
torn down and bulldozed, this is another great video and until next week
take care and Thank You.🏠🇦🇺🏚:)
Glad you enjoyed it Roger 👍🙂
They ruined that beautiful old home, very sad.
The first It's not a very sympathetic renovation. It is sleek, shiny and cold. The climbing wall for insects and lizards in the front bedroom is novel. The second one has a little gem of a back garden. That third one looked recently lived in. Probably a rental with minimal upgrading. Thank you for the tours.
Good Afternoon Paul,I loved looking at the beautiful Edwardian style house.I love the house before they went in there and stripped it of all the beautiful style and craftsman ship.The duplex was still in very good shape.Thank's for bringing me along Paul.Can' wait for the next video.
Cheers Susan! 😊👍🙂
The old charm is lovely the new is cold and very sterile the remind me of hospitals it's still a shame they are pulled down someone must have put much money and work to redo the little cottage
i liked the original
Nice find, but there's way too much that can be re-used in a lot of houses for people just starting.
Why in the world would someone get rid of the stained glass at the door? They totally ruined that home!! Karma got them with the demo!!
Agree 100%.
I prefer the original of the first home. So much was lost.
What an eyesore. They butchered the interior of that beautiful old home. The before interior is absolutely beautiful
Prefer the old character home. could still have updated parts of it without losing too much of the original building.
Old charm hands down! I have to say it saddens me. How these beautiful old homes are being demolished. History lost!😢
old charm
The old charm any day !!! Sad the old girl had to sit it that condition all new & modern in her last days. Very sad. Cheers Paul Bye.
I 100% love the pre-renovation!! Not that it matters as it's not my property and it's going to be destroyed anyways, but I feel that renovation ruined that beautiful home. They could have just built a new house and made the outside look old. Either way it's sad to see that it is going to be knocked down. Thanks for sharing it with us!!
Bonjour d'Occitanie (France)
La première maison était plus belle avant la rénovation, c'est dommage. En plus la nouvelle déco faisait très années 70 revisité.
La seconde maison (première partie) est vraiment inintéressante elle pourrait ressembler à n'importe qu'elle maison de cette période là, abandon de la cuisine (c'est espace est plus petit). Bien dans l'idée de ces années là, un bel espace cuisine où manger en famille, mais avec une salle à manger ou convier des amis de la famille aussi.
La seconde maison (deuxième partie) est comme l'autre partie rien de vraiment intéressant, je me demande comment cela aurait rendu s'il n'y avait eut qu'une seule habitation.
That first houses fireplace, would of been open on both sides. Youd probably find ts current lounge was the original kitchen.
Im doing one of these old places up, but retaining all the original specs and trims etc, just using more modern electrics and appliances.
I'll never understand why some folks buy an old home then renovate it to resemble something like a new-build. It literally makes no sense!
I prefer the house as it was originally the updated version is soulless.
I love the new modern shiny version! Until I saw the photos. My question is how much of that old beauty still existed when it was redone?
It would have been a beautiful house once, what a waste of money. What is going on in South Australia, yes I understand progress but the owners spent so much money on it then it gets demolished. Its very sad
The original home was beautiful an had character! The new look was too antiseptic. Lol
I liked the original home. Why would someone take out those windows in the kitchen? I loved those old fireplaces as well! Nope, don’t like the changes in the new one!
Yeah what’s the point in buying a nice period property and then ruining it by modernising it? I would love to be able to live in a period home. Who is going to comment positively on the design and architecture of today’s builds in future times?
Its a shame they couldn’t have mixed both old and modern. The old house had beautiful features x
I prefer the original with the beautiful old floor boards. So sad that the house is going to be gone anyway 😢
Hi Paul, I think the older pictures showed that the house had already been heavily made over and was no longer authentic. It was too much.
The renovation was really well done, but the charm of the leadlight and baltic pine wins out for me.
Interesting watching this and timely. Im currently staying in a Victorian home i found on Airbnb.I adore the Victorian aesthetic.The photos on Airbnb featured amazing furniture and trinkets from that period so i went ahead and booked.Imagine my horror when I checked in onlt to see all the furniture had been replaced with cheap modern put together crap from Ikea and plastic flower rubbish everywhere from the likes of Kmart-I was furious and demanded a refund.Apparently the home was recently sold and hastily bought...lets just by owners of a certain demographic ( Im in Sydney..guess) and the previous owners took all their furniture and items with them however its listed as it looked several months ago.Highly misleading and dishonest and above all, an abomination to shove this beautiful home with cheap drab grey mass produced rubbish from chainstores..Bloody disgraceful.They are buying up and destroying this country 😤
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I'm hearing ya Sister Hendrick, it's happening everywhere it seems. Good on ya for asking to get the refund as that is crap what they did. Happy to hear you love the Victorian era too. Stat tuned for a more nice old houses not renovated 👍😊
the old original house with all the beautiful features was the best, no character in the new boring grey and cream decor , sad that there are " fashions " in house decoration that people follow instead of doing their own thing or keeping wonderful original fixtures and fittings... only my opinion x
Another great Vlog, I loved the old house before the renovation, it had more charm and character,cheers🦘🦘🦘❤️🇦🇺
Never understand why people buy old style homes then give a complete modern makeover,Just buy a modern home.I love these old Victorians,the fire places,the arch,the leadlight,the timber floors,it all has personality,the new stuff is bleak to me.Its like Amana Bynes,before and after,starts beautiful ends up a unrecognizable mess
It's a shame that they ruined the first house. Just as well they tear it down now.
Old charm every time!
I hate to see these nice homes demolished...
Couldn't they reuse some of the materials from these homes/ churches into other projects? 😂
Outside, yes, better, inside? Hell no, what vandals, just buy a new soulless box, feels like they kinda demolished it already with the ultra modern grey interior.
Well said Kate, definitely feel the same, cheers for watching :-)
I like the first house in it's original condition, it was so beautiful, the update made it ugly and sterile looking like a low rent apartment, and all those cheap looking white cabinets and bedroom fixtures. Demolishing it was not so bad a thing after it was ruined. Of the units I like the second one
Unfortunately, that poor old girl had already been tampered with updates that were not in keeping with her heritage! Seems she was destined to be so " remodelled " that the rest of her soul was stripped out of her and replaced with cold artificial modernisation! Shame on these vandalisations of once beautiful homes!
They will never learn until they are no more! It is all reflecting what civilisation has become 😢!
I agree Maureen, Cheers for watching 🙂👍
Thanks again for your history research, Paul. Very disappointed with the total modernisation of the historic Edwardian house. Just because it's not my taste, perhaps I shouldn't criticise! 🙁
Glad you enjoyed it Ken, Cheers for watching again 🙂👍
I am curious why they pull those hot water tanks down like that?
What you see is the outer shell of the hot water systems destroyed on the floor to access and remove the inside tanks as they would have been made of copper.
Also they have to do that to prevent them exploding during demolition 👍
Definately prefer houses kept in their original decor. Although nice and clean, it is so bland and featureless 🤔
the original was much better looking
I prefer it's old rustics style it's looks and charm they have destroyed it for me anyway
why buy it and do that crappy modern remodel, which had no personality .. perplexing indeed.
thank you ...
God awful renovations so sterile and devoid of any personality
What a waste of a house the first one is. Would not have been cheap to Reno now they just pull it all down.
Although the renovation is beautiful. I love the old original features before the renovation. They should have just bought a modern house rather than remove the beautiful charm of the original.
The original house was beautiful. If you want clean lines buy a new home. It’s sad when the beauty of an old home gets destroyed!
I would have just renovated it to the original way, it would have looked much better, the new renovations interior was far too white and lacked character
That’s my old house
Wow, really? :-)
@ na. I couldn’t help myself 😂😂. I do really enjoy your work
The usual hospital look!..take a leaf out of the Americans book..do up an old house properly!
This first house has been ruined. On the counter tops are these real wood...???
Not fully sure sorry Jenny. Cheers for watching 👍😁
Not a great fan of the 80s era style and colours.of the 80s house.
The owners should have sold the home to someone who loved the original beautiful character and charm. They then could have bought a cookie cutter and magazined that one. The new look is as sterile as an operating room. Its only warmth was the wood floor and kitchen counters. Why would uou cover up a whole wall of windows!? Sorry for the rant but that renovation was awful.
This happens when a developer offers you much more money than the house is worth to get you out. I’m with you I don’t like the renovations either. Anyone can do pristine and new! 12:25. I bet they didn’t get council approval from Council to build that deck. The realestate photos show an exception property. Almost bring me to tears to see such a beautiful property destroyed by renovation and then set to be destroyed. 😭
Old charm