Renovating A $155K Mansion In North Carolina | Unlocked 

I live 5 minutes from this house, and I used to drive by in awe of it’s historical glory. They really have made it sparkle again.

So wonderful to see people RESTORE old homes like this rather than buying an old building, gutting it, and turning it into something completely modern without all of its character.

This is how most supernatural/horror movies start. They are brave souls…although the husband looks like he is little frightened and has seen things he isn’t telling anyone about. All joking aside, I agree with a previous comment that this should be it’s own series. They did a beautiful job renovating the house (kitchen and bathrooms are perfect!) and refurbishing the furniture. I like that they didn’t overdo it on modernizing the entire house, and they kept a great portion of the original details.

This could have been 45 minutes long and I would have loved every second. LOVE how they saved and restored so much!!

Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle I hope you become the one ☺️

This could honestly be its own series.

$268,000 restoration cost??? WOW!!! That is amazingly affordable. Looks absolutely amazing 😊✌🏼

Love the restoration work and that they did not build a “new” home and kept its structure. Houses like these are built to last.

What a killer restoration! I'm amazed you could do it for that price. I've seen plenty of money pits that $500k would barely scratch. Fantastic job guys!

They nailed the stain of the wood throughout... that dark walnut looks killer on that house. Great job guys!

Part off the reason their home increased in value so much is that the area has grown immensely in recent years. They did a fantastic job!

As a North Carolinian I am so proud of what you’ve accomplished! God bless you and your family in this lovely old home!

This is so cool. According to my mother, this was my great grandfather Bishop’s home and she would visit during the summers as a child.

Just driving through the Sandhills area of NC, you quickly realize it has some of the best homes in terms of historical architecture. The homes are historical masterpieces from Sanford, Aberdeen, Pinehurst, and others nearby.

Makes me wonder why I have to spend $4.7MM for a house like that in Vancouver......Great job and makes you realize that there is value out there

A project like this needs someone to LOVE the property. It's Wonderful this couple has the passion & motivation to take it on.❤

I have to say thank you for saving this jewel. The newer houses cannot compare to these masterpieces with the built in storage cabinets and gorgeous solid wood floors. Great job and this home will give you both many years of happy memories.

What a dream house! They did a beautiful job!

I remember finding these two when they first bought this house - so excited to see what they’ve done with it

Very nice remodel- i worked on a house that was from that time period (about 3/4s as big) and the foundation, roof, hvac, insulation and electrical were all nightmares. Had to rip off 7 layers of shingles, jack up the house, fix the foundation, pull everything down to the studs and build it back up.

The same exact thing happened to the historic home that I grew up in. It had been built by a Gilded Age industrialist, but the family had abandoned it for 17 years. When we pulled up, some swami was cutting a check on the spot to the guy who had bought it from the family, & my Mom told his that he wouldn't accept the money because God intended for her to raise her children in that house. He thought that she was crazy, but she ended up with it. We pt a new roof on it & were forced to replace the coal burning furnace the first winter when it went out & blew coal dust all over the house & Christmas decorations. Then, we redid the kitchen & family room four years later. Three years after that, my parents did a soup to nuts renovation complete with new plumbing & wiring, refinishing the original hardwood floors, & redecorating with reproduction hand-printed wall paper & oriental rugs in every room, & finally they bought a house full of antiques. They were VERY careful to be historically accurate. And, my mother DID raise us in the house. To this day, nothing touches my heart like a historic home that is a diamond in the rough that just needs love & someone who can see beyond the current dilapidation to see the grand old lady that it used to be - oh & DEEP pockets.

What a beautiful family and a beautiful home 😍💜. I like how intentional they were about keeping/restoring the original design of the house.

Honestly before purchasing the home they should have done like a background check on the family that previously lived there, I mean why was the house dormant for 40 years 🤔 something must have been wrong with the house. Also I would never use furniture from the previous owners whether it looks reusable no thank you, people or spirits tend to always attach themselves to something like fav chair or whatever. I would just be overthinking everything. But even modern newly built homes can have the same occurrence if the grounds of the property is cursed.

I’m so glad this family saved this beautiful home. It’s so beautiful 😍 I love all the original hardwood features-the staircase is my favorite.

Absolutely gorgeous! I'm so glad that they decided to keep most of the antique furniture that was left behind, even if repurposed for a bathroom sink. People in 1913 purchased their furniture, expecting to use it for their entire lifetime and even their children's lives. Whoever bought it would be thoroughly pleased that it is still being used 110 years later!@

Who else was thinking of horror movies in old mansions all through the video

Wow 😯 you guys did a beautiful job . I’m so happy when people renovate old homes that have so much character instead of buying new homes that all look the same .

What a lovely young family! I’m so happy they were able to complete this project and now get to raise their family in this beautiful home.

Unless you fill this house with like 5 or 6 kids, it would always look (and probably sound) like a haunted mansion to me lol

It's truly beautiful! I love that you didn't tear it down, others would have. Phenomenal workmanship!

Haunting of Hill House vibes, anyone? lol

I love when people restore beautiful, graceful, old houses.

They absolutely outdid themselves, seeing how trashed it was. Excellent job.

Beautiful & Kudos for keeping & incorporating the antiques 😊

I have only seen this in UK, Ireland, and Scotland. on shows on RU-vid or whatever; One of the few American restoration projects I have seen----do more, do more

What an amazing transformation! So richly blessed to be able to raise your family in a home you plan to hand down to your children. A home like yours would be a multi millionaire house here in Southern California.

What an incredible home, gorgeous! God bless you for rescuing that mansion🌹🌹🌹

I love old homes like these. They feel cozier and with personality.

"There was just something about it that made me say we'll make it work." That's called money. Money will make that work.

Oh I LOVE old homes so much! They will never be able to duplicate those old homes. The character, charm, uniqueness of those old homes just hits my soul…

I have nothing but respect for this young couple..!!! To take on that type of task and knock it right outta that ball park is simply amazing!! Well done to you both!! Incredibly beautiful..!!

It's sooooo beautiful!! I love how they decorated not too much furniture but just enough.

Thank you for saving the Grand Old Lady, you have done her proud, she has a family again!!!

First, Thank you for restoring this beautiful mansion. I can see the love you both put into the renovations. You have done a wonderful job. What a great legacy that you’ve made for your children. Have you thought about opening up your home for touring at certain times of the year? For example, Christmas or one month out of the summer. Charge a fee to recoup some of the money spent on renovations. The history is very interesting and important to the community. Thank you for the tour.

This is absolutely beautiful! Great job on the renovation!

That is a stunning home!! They did a beautiful job restoring it. I love how big all of the rooms are. And, of course, the staircase and floors are the stars of the show!

My family is from Laurinburg! Right down the road!! It is so heartwarming to see life breathed into these older homes.

I sooo appreciate amazing people like you to restomod this amazing home! God bless you both!

It's alot of work but can be done. Congrats to you both for working so hard to remodel this beautiful home.

Those sinks in the bedroom enabled the occupant to constantly be presentable. Freshening up and dressing for meals, for times someone would call (appear at the door), and constant shaving for men. Period homes in Europe with multiple guest rooms often have a sink in the bedrooms. This frees up the shared bathrooms and keeps those spaces available for bath or toilet use. Currently designers are pushing homeowners to install sinks in boys and guest rooms. A nod to the vintage ways.

What an amazing house! Am so thankful you “rescued” it & created your forever home! ENJOY!

That's gorgeous no wonder yall fell in love with it and it's a Home you can pass down to your children...Im rooting for yall...I love seeing others who love and restore old homes especially like this ❤

Considering all that they accomplished the price and timeline were well done. Excellent job, I'm sure the original builders/owners would be proud.

Do they have a RU-vid channel? I would totally watch them renovate their home. I mean I’m already watching people renovate chateaus in France 😆

This is the kind of home you see in every horror movie, so maybe better leave it alone to avoid getting cursed.

I love how much of the original home y’all restored UGHHH BEAUTIFUL

You have made such a lovely forever home and hopefully your children will want to keep in in the family. I applaud you for your foresight and hard work to restore this gem of a home. Thanks, for sharing.

You guys are amazing, not just save the houseboat the furnishings as well... AMAZING! Beautiful work.

A truly beautiful home! I live in neighboring Richmond County, NC and purchased a home built in 1915! Those that come to visit beg me not to touch the floors since all, but one room, are original and quite beautiful. Over time, I've come to understand their importance to the home. A bit squeaky, but that adds to the charm! The windows were another story though, also original, but they had to go...my winter bills were the best indicator! I hope you enjoy your home as much as I'm sure to enjoy mine! Happy days to you and yours!

Congrats guys, you made that property a dream home even better than what we see on those TV shows. My wife and I are also living in a home that we bought last year. The house is 16 years old and was in a perfect condition but we both had the same feeling when we came in the house the first time we had a visit with the realtor. We were lucky to find it and could reach out a deal with the seller. It's important to feel home when you get home. Enjoy and lots of happy moments for you.

Amazing home! You guys did a fantastic job on that house, it's absolutely Gorgeous, would love to have a house like that. So glad it wasn't torn down. The architecture and character of the house is so wonderful. Your house should be in a magazine.

this is fabulous. Amazing job. The best part for me is your bathroom. Just adore the twin shower and how you did the wall around it. So unique.....So jealous that you found this amazing home and how you renovated it. Keeping the old furniture and revamping each piece, you must be so proud.....All the very best to your family.....Western Australia

I love how they trusted each other with this decision...home ownership and renovations this massive are not for the weak! Beautiful partnership and rewards. Enjoy. 🏡🙏🏾

This is a real treat. Amazing restoration and preservation effort. Easily a forever home.

I'm so happy to see someone who wants to restore old homes instead of just building something new.

What a beautiful home. Glad you saved it --so much character and history.

It makes me so sad to see so many beautiful and historic homes just crumbling into the ground. This is so beautiful and such a dream come true.

So just over $400k for an absolutely AMAZING house - well worth it.

This is amazing! What a lovely house and great work restoring it and keeping the original charm. Very tasteful and classic.

Omg what a fantastic labor of love, especially the furniture. Beautiful home,I love NC❤️

It may be the first time that I love how the renovation stays true to the character of the house and the original woods and furniture❤❤❤

I grew up just down the road in Rockingham but missed this one somehow. Love older houses because of the charm, architecture and fine construction. What a deal this was...not to mention gorgeous.

it is great that beautiful homes like these are saved and restored

I used to live in that house! My mother rented it. There is a staircase from the back kitchen to servants quarters in the attic. The attack was massive. It’s a shame that Elva let it fall apart. It used to be stunning!! 🤗

My friends D and L lived in this home for two or three years in the late nineties. It would have been vacant afterward no more than 20 years, at most. I would drive in from Charlotte every other week and we’d have band rehearsal in the front room on the right. I only spent the night a few times, b/c what sounded like a rocking chair in the attic above one of the bedrooms freaked me out. D and L weren’t spooked like me. There was what was once a beautiful garden on the left side of the house. I wonder if it survived. It was a dead end at the time, which added to its allure.

This is the classic haunted mansion stories

OMG, love this house, so beautiful!!!

You did a fantastic job on the renovation. Your home is just beautiful. I hope you enjoy many happy years there. It's such a wonderful legacy for you and your children ❤

Beautiful remodel. Gorgeous home. Thank you for sharing.

looks like a plantation to me

What a beautiful home. I love the “before” photo shoot too. Congrats on your achievement

What a cool restoration. I like the minimalism and old mixed with new, modern. Thanks for not cluttering it up furniture, paintings, and knick knacks, etc. ; ) Thus, the renovation looks even more spacious with lots of breathing room. I also like that you kept the paint and furnishing neutral colored for the most part without dark paint and dark furniture, thus, making the renovation look even more "light and airy". This renovation reminds me of the 3 story house renovation (the only 3 story house renovation on the show) in Waco, TX on the former Fixer Upper show on HGTV.

You guys are what keeps America great what a wonderful loving family God Bless

The house started with some good bones! I always love restorations, old made new.

Amazing couple and home! Something so rare these days. I’m praying God’s blessings on your sweet family. Future updates would be great and about your land and more history about your property. Thank you for sharing ❤️

I’m 66 years old and have been doing this type of work since I was 17. I love old homes, back when people took pride in their work. You did a phenomenal job! Great ideas! I wish I could have been involved with it!

Absolutely jaw-dropping! Aren’t the rooms absolutely enormous - the restoration is very tasteful and authentic looking. It looks like the mansion has extensive grounds that could be made into gardens to match the house.

Would love to know which contractor did this for $250k, seems like not nearly enough to cover the amount of work done

Absolutely beautiful what they did with this house. I would have fallen in love with it as well.

Stunning job restoring the old house, I applaud your efforts and a for doing a great job !! Love what you've done !

That is a big home. Fabulous, too. Looks stunning. Love that large porch.

You both have a wonderful talent!! It's so great seeing the restoration of beautiful properties such as this! We need your touch in Elizabeth City !

Older homes had sinks in the bedrooms to free up time in the bathrooms. It seems weird but it's really practical.

The lady reminded me of Kate Holmes (Dawsons Creek). Calm and serene and determined. As a couple they appear so well suited. This is indeed a mission and to have the vision is inspiring. I hope they will be super happy in their home.

An OUTSTANDING restoration of a magnificent home! I hope that one of the antique pieces that has been or will be saved is that lovely old upright piano. Hopefully the were able to reamalgamate the finish, as refinishing changes the tone. The cabinet appeared in decent order. New strings, felts, and hammers are not cheap but they are very much doable. Like old homes, old pianos are incredible and so many people think nothing of spending a fortune on a new one when saving an old one results in a lower spend and a higher quality instrument.

Never went inside this house. I own a business and one day my customer asked for a ride home. I was blown away when I pull up to this house straight out of a horror movie. Said to myself this must be a joke because nobody would be living in this falling apart house. Wild to see it now.

What a great couple and they have done such an amazing job and kept this old beauty rather than tear it down like most people! I applaud your vision and what you have achieved

THANK YOU for saving this old gem. Enjoy your beautiful home!

That is the true meaning of the word, "home". Well done folks. Fantastic to see a young couple doing it right.

This is THE house in stranger things season 4