zoet home

I get asked quite often - is your house new or old??? And, that question makes my heart so happy and is why I do what I do! The story behind This New Old House goes something like this:
My husband and I bought a 1905 historic home after we were married and worked on that home like crazy for 17 years until we had it exactly how we wanted it. That is where my love for home projects and passion for unique historic charm was born. Along the way in those 17 years we had two children and outgrew our beloved historic home. Next chapter, we wanted to be in the country and our two year search for an old farmhouse {with a party barn} began with no luck. A new road traveled, we took a leap of faith and our building adventure began! We purchased 6 acres in a 100 year old forest reserve {actually the first lot we looked at when our original 2 year search began, so I do believe it was meant to be!} and designed and general contracted our home on our own squeezing every bit of unique charm and vintage character in as we could. This is where my passion for mixing old with new began and This New Old House was born!