OldHome.com — A Vision Decades in the Making
Some dreams take a little longer than others.
When I registered OldHome.com in the 1990s, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Google was barely a thought, YouTube didn’t exist, and Wikipedia was years away. The internet was an exciting new frontier, and I was fortunate enough to be standing at its doorstep.
Back then, I was busy building websites, renovating old houses, and preparing for the arrival of our first daughter. In fact, she wasn’t even born when I purchased the OldHome.com domain name.
As a lifelong fan of This Old House, I had always been fascinated by the process of restoring, renovating, and improving homes. I envisioned creating an online destination where homeowners, young and old, could discover helpful articles, practical how-to guides, restoration products, and ideas to make their homes better.
It was an ambitious idea for a time when most people were still figuring out what the internet was.
Over the years, I built different versions of OldHome.com, experimented with articles and home-improvement products, and continued pursuing the idea whenever time allowed. But between raising three daughters, running businesses, renovating properties, and building a career in real estate, life had a way of keeping that dream on the back burner.
The vision, however, never went away.
Nearly three decades later, OldHome.com has finally become the website I imagined all those years ago.
Today, I bring nearly 40 years of hands-on experience in home renovation, construction, real estate investing, and helping people buy and sell homes. I’ve spent a lifetime learning what works, what doesn’t, and what makes a house a better place to call home.
And now, I’m sharing that experience with you.
My hope is that OldHome.com becomes a trusted resource for homeowners looking for inspiration, practical advice, useful products, and the confidence to tackle their next project.
I’m glad you found us.
Welcome home!
Kelly Nation
Founder, OldHome.com
REALTOR® | Builder | Real Estate Investor
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