There’s No Place Like Here: Retro Renovation at Luxton …

Posted on November 20, 2009
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Read the full article on Etsy’s blog. www.etsy.com Tina Spangler, aka LuxtonLake, uprooted herself from her New York City apartment and lifestyle for the woods of upstate New York. She found her home in a forgotten community in Narrowsburg, NY called Luxton Lake. Once a thriving vacation destination for African-American New Yorkers the area was mostly abandoned in the 1970’s when the damn was removed and the lake was drained. Tina found a dilapidated 1950’s cabin in foreclosure and with very …

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17 Responses to “There’s No Place Like Here: Retro Renovation at Luxton …”

  1. hrhqueene on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    Does she have neighbors out there? I hope so. It’d be a little creepy to live surrounded by decrepit cottages.

  2. eskimoblueboy on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    Very cool. It looks like a house filled with love.

  3. LittleMissJuicebox on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    that little cottage is beautiful!
    i love everything about it.
    now i want to paint my house like that :)

  4. TaylorTravisIsT2 on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    yes i want that firdge

  5. ScrtSolstice on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    I love the fridge!
    & the cute little cottage.

  6. EccentricPuzzle on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    so beautiful!
    i love your house!
    and those paintings of the women are gorgeous.
    and haha, the fridge that never breaks!
    i love that there are only curtains, also. i like that.

  7. stumpdonut23 on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    youve really fixed it up nice
    but now its my house!!!

  8. NReluctant on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    I love these! My favorite videos from Etsy!

  9. ohemmi on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    I love people like her, She’s sort of stuck in that time period like Katy Perry is stuck in the whatever time that is. But I like to see people not following modern day trends.

  10. misspolkadott on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    i love these vids…totally want that yellow woodsy material….well off to decorate…fully re inspired!

  11. spiralisedcat on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    i love her style…….shes yummy too :)

  12. mialovesmusic on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    Nice video, thanks for showing us around it was very inspiring :)

  13. cloudkicker6000 on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    That is really lovely. Makes me want to decorate my new place in some fun way… I move in tomorrow!

  14. boyerjustin on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    i have one of those fridges. so cool.

  15. deehouse55 on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    very very nice!

  16. DustyRolls on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    clean, colorful , v nice

  17. DaniGirl10306 on November 20th, 2009 9:14 am

    Very beautiful and inspiring!!!

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