Evan’s carpet soffits

One of the joys of buying an old fixer-upper is discovering all the wacky things that previous owners have done.  Humility of course tempers the pleasure, as a boy can’t help but wonder which of his design decisions will turn out to be the avocado fridge of 2013.  Sometimes, though, the universe is generous, delivering a detail so outrageous as to preclude introspection.

My colleague Evan recently bought a fantastic little Cape in Watertown, MA.  It’s a solid house in a great neighborhood, and just the right size to be manageable.  And it gave us all the gift of carpeted soffits.

But maybe the best detail was evidence of a previous layer of carpet.