I would if I could

But haunted is the best part.

@AngelisaQT But most ghosts don't try to hurt people. They just miss being alive.

@ScribbledAdNauseum No, no, no... not for me. I'd piss myself.

I'd love to be invited to the set of some shows I've seen, or invite myself when I see a restoration in my area (which isn't often). Just don't had me a hammer and nails and expect me to do anything more than hold them.

@ScribbledAdNauseum I learned the hard way not to go near anything being restored. People expect a guy to be enthusiastic about 'helping out'... but I'm really not that interested.

@DaddyEvil Yeah, interested enough to be nosy but not helpful. That is me. Of course, I've also gone through modern day houses while they are being constructed. Went with my dad when I was like 7 or 8 years old so he could steal tools from a jobsite that wasn't his.

@ScribbledAdNauseum On the island where I used to live there is an old mansion. In the basement it is possible to see the rooms that used to belong to the servants. The rooms contain furniture and other things. It was interesting to see the rooms, but also sad. I couldn't help imagining what it would be like to live in those tiny, cold, dark rooms. That's sad -the tearoom sounds like an interesting place. I love the idea. The attic you described reminds of me a video about secret attic rooms I saw on YouTube. Some of those rooms were used as hiding placing during the Second World War and some them were used for family members who were mentally ill.

I've watched house tours in the past and seen rooms that used to belong to servants. I always wonder how much life is still left in those rooms and how it physically felt to be in that room. I'm sure there was an oppressed feel to them. I love old houses too. Some of the old houses here in my city have been turned into businesses, which I absolutely love. A tea room recently closed pending a relocation which is a pity. The place they were in used to belong to one of the town's prominent figures and was built in the early 1900's. Oh, your stairs make me think of something else I've seen on youtube. A home built in the 1800's with a large attic room that led straight into the kitchen. The owners have made it their bedroom, but I imagine it was once where slaves or servants slept.

@Porcospino Oh yes. I've seen videos and pictures of the types of beds the servants were forced to sleep in. I think some even had to sleep two people to one small bed. I can't imagine getting up every day after such a restless sleep. I watched an episode of a show that talked about the history of places once. There's a house here in my city that has a sort of secret room, but it isn't in the attic. I believe a soldier as stowed there once, but I don't remember why. If memory serves, Anne Frank hid in an attic.

Would live in one if I could afford it.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Right me also

@Tina30219 I might even convert one room into a library, depending on the size of the house and the rooms available.

@ScribbledAdNauseum I would love to Amber. It is a dream of mine.

@RebeccasFarm Mine too. I once watched a video of a man who goes around metal detecting. He found a house from the 1700's that was nothing more than a shell. The owner's father allowed someone to come and tear up all the flooring in the place. The poor old man wasn't in his right mind at all when this happened, and it devastated the owner who had planned to fix it up when he got back from active duty.

Just imagine everything we'd find? Original wood flooring! My favorite would be restoring the fireplaces.

Oh! There's a game.. I can't remember exactly what it's called but you have to restore houses and try to sell them. It's available on steam and I will buy it one day, but I haven't yet.

@aureategloom Oh, I've played homescapes before. Yes, those games do get boring after awhile. I like playing the sims or minecraft every once in awhile too. In minecraft I build my own houses.

@ScribbledAdNauseum i was playing homescapes and similar games, but it gets boring and i get annoyed.

This is true. There are lots of crevices for such "tenants" to make themselves at home.

I could get lost in those types of shows for days. I have Discovery + (is it avaiable in Canada?) and I haven't made my way over to the restoration shows yet, but I will.

@LindaOHio There's a house in my neighborhood, actually I think there are two, which have these little balconies on them. These were built circa 1970's though.

Oh the stained glass windows are the best, as are the little balconies from the bedrooms!

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yeah, all that is cool.

Same. I like it when I can still see the beauty and charm.

Yes and the rooms are so much different. Some houses have big rooms and some houses have rooms that are too small. It's funny to see how they've changed.