1975 Illinois Time Capsule House Featuring Bold Shag Carpet and Sunken Living Room Sells in Days

Nostalgia is hot right now and multiple offers came quickly for one house with a lot of it.The home in East Dubuque, IL was built in 1975 and hasn’t changed much since.“The owner passed away this summer [and] she built that house exactly the way she wanted to have it. All of her visions came to life back in 1975 when she built her dream house,” says listing agent Olta Shabani with Equity Real Estate Group. “It looks just like a complete time capsule.”That time capsule with plenty of shag carpet was listed for $259,900.Loading...The house is large at 4,718 square feet. WalkthruuLoading...Even the front door is bold, both inside and out. Walkthruu“I got offers within the first three days that we were on the market,” she says. “I really wanted to show in the pictures just the way that the house is. I didn't want to change anything. I didn't think it was appropriate for this type of house to virtually stage. I wanted people to see the character in it.”The three-bedroom and three-bathroom house is certainly not a gray box like we’re used to seeing nowadays.“It has always been known as the coolest house in the area,” Shabani says, adding if the walls could talk, “I think you would hear a...