Barnorama All Fun In The Barn
From hidden rooms to long-lost treasures, these 47 secrets found inside old homes offer a glimpse into the mysteries and surprises hidden within walls and attics.
“Before It Was Torn Down, My Wife Preserved A Section Of Her Late Grandmother’s 100+ Year-Old House, And Framed All The Layers Of Wallpaper”
“I Was Advised To Post Here The Authentic Tiles I Found In My Newly Purchased House. The Wooden Floor Is Also Original”
“The house is from the 30’s. Both have been pretty well preserved as they were covered. There some dust as well because we had just removed the new floor.”
“Just Bought Our First Home (1909) And Found This Under The Carpet”
“136 Year Old Note Found On A Shingle When My Parents Renovated Their House”
Text: “I was discharged from work on this house by McBride the Bulldog for being drunk only once, when he is drunk all the time. Carpenter Smith, Plymouth March 27, 1888”
“When You Discover A Beautiful Murano Glass Grape Lamp In The Attic”
“We’ve been living in my grandparent’s house for 8 years and I’m STILL discovering treasures!!”
“Window Lottery”
“I’ve been doing some restoration and playing lots of wall chicken and window lottery. I didn’t have a lot of hope for the bricked over windows.”
“Collection Of Reference Seeds Found In My Grandad’s Attic”
“Removed An Old Nasty Drop Ceiling From A Home Built In 1840 And Found This Hiding Above”
“Cleaning Surprise. Love When My Century Home Rewards Me For Giving Her A Deep Clean… Found This Underneath A Radiator Today”
“Buying A 140 Year Old Home, Contents Included. I’ve Found 7 Of These Trunks So Far”
“Victorian Wallpaper, Found In A Broom Closet, 1880s/1890s House, Kensington Market, Toronto”
“Renovating My 1850s Farmhouse And Found A Surprise”
“I’m an electrician and carpenter so I was updating the knob and tube when I found some original trim behind one of the device boxes.
SECRET CLOSET! Unfortunately the most valuable thing found is the extra storage space. Still a win for today!”
“Photo Found In The Walls Of Our 1912 Build. Then vs. Now”
“I Found This Old Lightbulb In My Grandparents’ House Finished In 1902 And It Still Works”
“Our New To Us House Has A Secret Panic Room That Wasn’t Included In The Listing! Built In 1978 And I Love This Place!”
“My Great Grandmother Kept A News Paper Of When America Landed On The Moon. Just Found It Today”
“Engagement Ring Found In My Grandparents Safe”
“I’m not sure how old it is, but it was a cool find. My grandparents moved into a nursing home and assisted living. Going through their stuff before we auction the house and items. Ignore the nails, I didn’t have much time to redo them.”
“Antique Games We Found In The Attic Today. They All Look To Be Around 1920’s”
“Found these in the attic today while getting some renovations done. Some have all the game pieces, so may still be in a bag/box that I have to finish going through.
No idea of value, happy to learn anything about them that you all may know.”
“Found Old Crystal Glasses In The Attic Of My New Old House”
“Wall Lottery!”
“Hello, Just Bought A House Built In 1900. The Fireplace Was Boarded Up And Upon Removing The Board This Is What We Found. Anyone Have Any Ideas Or Info? Would Love To Find Some History Out Or Maybe How Much This Is Even Worth”
“Anyone Know Where It Looks Like These Originate From? In My Friends Very Old Mansion. The Previous Traveled Around And Collected These From Diff Countries”
“Circa 1792 – Before And After Fireplace Reno”
“Does Anyone Have Any Idea What This Tiny Door That Leads To The Outside Would Be Used For (House Built In 1950)”
“The Ceilings On My House From The 1890’s”
“Decent Floor Lottery. Appalachian Log Home Built In 1864. We Found This Old Linoleum Under Carpet And On Top Of The Original Wide Plank Floors”
“Found This Old Watch In My Grandma’s Attic. It Looks Pretty Special, Anyone Able To Identify It?”
“I’ve found very similar looking watches online around the 1920’s. There are two markings, one seems to read 156 and the other maybe E 791.”
“Jewellery Found Inside A Wall In A Victorian House”
“Heavy Metal Cone With Some Sort Of Measuring Markings On It, Has Threads On The Inside”
“Found while cleaning out an old house. It looks like it was maybe buried based on the state of the bottom half. It is entirely metal. I didn’t get a picture of the threads but they seem to start where it’s not rusted/decayed.”
“Looks like an artillery shell detonator. Set it down gently and notify the authorities. Cue the EOD bot.”
“Won The Ceiling Lottery”
“This is the feature I’m most excited about in my new home! It’s a little damaged in the corners because of the radiator pipe but overall it’s so much better than the drop ceiling. Sadly I did lose the flooring lotto – the planks (under plywood, under vinyl, under carpet) are too thin to serve as an actual floor.”
“Nerve Gas Grenade At The Family Cottage (Circa 1920).”
“Our family’s 1920 cottage has had this extinguisher on the wall for decades. According to some Googling:
“In 1900, the Red Comet fire extinguisher was a glass sphere filled with CTC, or Carbon tetrachloride. Early Red Comets used salt-water, but CTC was more effective. Firefighters hurled the Red Comet at the base of a fire to extinguish the flames.
Carbon tetrachloride was suitable for liquid and electrical fires and the extinguishers were fitted to motor vehicles. Carbon tetrachloride extinguishers were withdrawn in the 1950s because of the chemical’s toxicity. Exposure to high concentrations caused damage the nervous system and internal organs. Additionally, when used on a fire, the heat converted CTC to phosgene gas, formerly used as a chemical weapon.”
At least there’s no asbestos in the place…”
“Found Some Jars Of Coins In A Stone Wall In My Basement”
“Found these coins in a Michigan basement (stone wall), when I was remodeling my 1890’s farmhouse. The newest coins are from 1941. I counted 174 brand new 50 cent coins. Next day I went back to digging and another Jar popped out of the wall. This one had 10, $5 gold coins, 2, $2 1/2 coins, and one $1 coin. My pictures aren’t the best, and I might send some of better ones off for grading. Any idea what they are worth? (eBay prices are all over the place)”
“Bought A House And Found A Vintage Safe In The Garage. Locked, No Key”
“My 1921 House Never Ceases To Surprise Me. I Found This Painting While Finally Cleaning Out The Attic To Re-Insulate It”
“Notable other attic finds from previous owners: some lovely mountain dew green carpet, a shotgun bullet press, and a functioning 10″ CRT.”
“Bought A House And Found A Bag In The Loft With Photo Albums Hidden Inside. Digitised Everything (The Oldest Dated Item Is From The 1870s) – A Rather Interesting Glimpse Into An Unknown Family Over The Years. Spot The Cat, Dogs, Morris Dancer, Proud Labourer, Chickens And Badass Clothing”
“Found A Box In The Rafters In The Garage… Thought I Found A Safe, But I Ended Up With Even Better. Now I Have To Get A Player For These. I’m Dying To See What’s On Them”
“Found Some Victorian Transferware Tiles Hidden Behind Several Layers Of Paint On An Old Fireplace (Scotland)”
“I would love to know the part number of these without taking them off and looking on the rear side. My Google lens results aren’t returning the correct type although I am getting a rough indication of date.
Also, I think it would be wonderful to have a transfer wear sub on Reddit if anybody fancies setting one up. I can imagine these tiles can be very addictive to collectors .”
“Crying Caulk/Plaster Girl Here With News”
“Crying happy tears today because:
WE WON THE FLOOR LOTTERY! Pulled up the ugly, cracked tile in the bathroom and found the original hex tile in great condition underneath”
“Found A Dry Sink In My 1807 Home. We Just Got This House. As I Was Cleaning Out The Bottom Cabinet I Realized There Is A Sink Under That Strangely Shaped Cover On Top”
“Wallpaper Piece My Wife Kept From Our 1890s Farmhouse Remodel”
“Old Glass Water Jug Full Of Pennies I Found At My Grandparents House”
“I Just Found A Wall Of Whiskey Bottles From 1914-15”
“Love The Wall We Found In Our 1892 Norwegian Farm House”
“Was Replacing My Vanity And Found This Gem Behind The Wall”
“My House Has Portraits In The Crawl Space From The Original Owners In 1960 That Have Never Been Moved”
“This Set Of Ball And Claws Found In The Attic Of A 19th Century Pagan Farmstead In Vermont”
“An Opening In The Bottom Floor Of An 1850s Home In Charleston, Sc”
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