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May 6, 2011

Own the "Home Alone" House!

Hold the phone! Guess what?! The Home Alone house has been put up for sale! Yep, it's true. If you fell in love with this home when you saw the movie, for $1.4 million ($1,392,000 to be exact) you can own the actual home where the movie was filmed.



This Zillow article HERE says the home is listed for 2.4 million,

I know, let's all pool our money together and buy it. ;) If just 52 of us each pitch in $26,769.23, we can buy "our" house and we'll each get to stay there for 1 week each year. We'll have to pull straws to see who gets it for Christmas week. ;)

We're going to need to do a little renovating because you know we're going to want it to look just like it did in the movie. Check out these pics from Zillow. It looks quite different now.

Here's a current picture of this stately Georgian home. Beautiful isn't it?



Here's a direct comparison of the living room in the movie and how the home looks today. I would never have recognized it...very different.






Remember that infamous scene in the movie where Kevin catapults himself down these stairs on a sled!




Here's how it looks in the real estate listing. The listing says the basement is finished, it definitely wasn't in the movie. Guess the current homeowners did that over these many years. It appears they had only been living there for about 2 years when the movie was made.



I'll bet this pic from the real estate listing is one from the movie.



Lovely home!



To see a detailed tour of the home as it was in the movie, check out this Home Alone movie post HERE.

Thanks, Michele, Karen and Joy for your e-mails and comments alerting me to the listing!
(All photos are from Zillow.com, except the first photo which is from the movie.

Scroll on down to enjoy gorgeous tablescapes linked for Tablescape Thursday.

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23 Comments:

At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Rashon Carraway said...

Susan,

Think of all the tablescaping opportunities you can have!

I'm in...wait let me count my pennies first...lol



Rashon aka Mr. Goodwill Hunting

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Heidi @ Decor & More said...

Super fun post! I'll start scraping together my $$. :) One of my all time favorite movies AND houses!
Have a great weekend!

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Caroline (Piorra Maison) said...

Now that was a blast from the past. What a novelty idea to all own it together. we have a hard time coordinating the family cottage (only 5 of us) imagine with 52 families. heheheh Just love the house.
Caroline

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...

Hi Susan,
What a fun post! I've always loved that house and the movie, Home Alone, is one of my favourites! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.

Blessings,
Sandi

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger laxsupermom said...

Love the wallpaper and the staircase gallery wall in the movie. Surprising how current both ideas are considering how long ago it was filmed. Thanks for sharing.

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

-grin- Oh what a fun dream! Sharing the costs, and the place.

And even if we all can't be there for Christmas, it would be decorated "for Christmas time," all year long! Just play holiday music and make-believe! :-) Even on the 4th of July!

I can do it!

:-)))))))

Gentle hugs,
~♥~

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Beverly said...

Let me know when to send my share of the money.

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Anonymous Gerry said...

Oh this is my favorite house of all time! I honestly like the way it was decorated in the movie the best. It was such a warm and cozy atmosphere then. The new decor is just too cold and impersonal. I am such an advocate for color in a home and that really holds true in this house. Those gray walls would have to go!

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Hillcrest Acres said...

Count me in!!! I love this home and the neighborhood it is in. I could spend hours wandering around looking at all the beautiful homes.

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Suburban prep said...

I grew up down the street from this house. It is a nice house in a nice town. My parents live right by it and my sister and her family live down the street from it too.
It is being advertised as for sell for 2.4 million. Which might sound like a lot (I know it is to me) but the houses in Winnetka are all about the same price.
(I live about 20 minutes away from there now.)

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Melissa Miller said...

I saw that yesterday and think it's so neat. I love that house!

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger megan said...

Love it!! Let me see, if I save $50per week, I could be in by 11 years!! Save me some egg nog and install a ramp!! :)

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Traditions By The Seasons said...

Hi Susan,
Thanks for doing this post. I *LOVE* that house. If I had the $ I would snatch it up in a heartbeat. I adore that movie and watch it several times a year. Thanks for the pictures...fun, fun!

Happy Mother's Day, too! XO ~Liz

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Irene said...

What a beautiful house! I love this movie and one of the reasons is this beautiful house.

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Jeanette said...

That has to be one of my favorite movies! What a beautiful home. I love the idea of us all sharing however the money may be a problem !! Ha ha Still nice to dream :) Happy Mother's Day

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Susan Freeman said...

I would love to go back to Winnetka and buy that house. I grew up in that neighborhood and miss it. Sometimes when I get homesick I watch Home Alone and Ferris Buehler's Day Off because they filmed in so many spots I remember so fondly. Ah, but I live in Idaho now ~ so far away. Thanks for the post!

Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Unknown said...

So cool! But if this home is in Georgia, I guess I didn't realize they can get that much snow there....unless that is all made up snow for the movie! WOW

 
At Friday, May 06, 2011 , Blogger Caroline said...

One of my all time favorite Christmas movies...that house was beautiful.

 
At Saturday, May 07, 2011 , Blogger mgster said...

I have to watch Home Alone every Christmas season. You know, as much a I know the decor from the movie is a bit dated I still love it. Actually, the way the interior looks today looks so blah to me. There's just something about that red & green that looks so "homey" to me. Beautiful home...some lucky person will have a treasure!

 
At Saturday, May 07, 2011 , Blogger princess said...

I'm very happy to find your blog! I love this house style!

 
At Sunday, May 08, 2011 , Blogger martinealison said...

Une très très belle maison... moi qui cherche en ce moment à acheter une propriété dans le sud de la France... je suis admirative.
Bisous

 
At Sunday, May 08, 2011 , Blogger mrsben said...

Could not help but notice all the Wallpaper stripping has been done, so you can count me in as well Susan.:) Is payment in Cdn. funds okay? It really is so stately and beautiful! -Brenda-

 
At Sunday, May 08, 2011 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I read my boyfriend your post. He's laughing and says "that's awesome. I'm IN! lol

 

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