I wish I had all the facts and the backstory to this creepy old house, but I've got nothing. All the locals know is that this house was built with no records and no family history. It is abandoned - nobody has lived in it for years. If you peek in through the windows, you see the furniture untouched, cobwebs covering everything and old melted down candlesticks with burnt tips. As you walk up the stairs and peek inside, this eerieness overcomes you and most people get so nauseous that they can't even approach the house.
There is an old legend that an old woman once lived here and her family disappeared one night. It was almost like they vanished into thin air. So she dragged her old rocking chair up the multiple flights of stairs into her tower. She would sit there.. night after night after night watching the streets for her family to come back home. They never came home. She died in her rocking chair, frozen, her eyes wide open with fear.
(bomber jacket - be hip! by me jane | selective potential dress - c/o modcloth
boots - jeffrey campbell | full tilt purse - gift at modcloth party)
Hehe! Alright, alright. If you can't tell by Brett's super scared face, I totally made that story up. I love you guys too much to lie. Muaaha! I took a creative writing class in college - I had to put my skills to good use! Right? Plus, I had you all so scared, right?! The truth is.. I don't know a single thing about this house except that it looks creepy.. and nobody lives here, but it's not for sale, so it's kind of abandoned. I love it though. It's such an amazing old historic home! Hehe, I'm still giggling over here at my story!
I love my namesake dress from ModCloth! When they wrote up the description about it last May, they said it would look great paired with a bomber jacket and lace-up boots. At the time, it was a bit warm to try that look.. but now that it's cooler, I wanted to give it a go! We've had insane winds these past couple of days! I absolutely love it - except for now our trees are so bare!
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I'm not too ashamed to admit that you got me! haha I was scared, but then again I am such a sook :)
Loving the namesake dress, it does look great with the jacket and boots.
What a beautiful dress you are wearing!!
That outfit is so cute :)
Such a cute outfit.. definitely one of my favorites. Although I know I probably say that every single comment... you just always outdo yourself! I'm really eyeing those boots. I found some online and I'm debating getting them sooo much. I just hate buying shoes without trying them on. Cute story too, haha. :)
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I'm loving your halloween posts! Hah gorgeous dress, and I love it with the bomber jacket!
Cute story! And outfit! I love the combination of the sweet lace detail dress + a leather jacket + tougher boots + the studded bag. Amazing!
Funny story Tieka. You had me going!
Loving all the black leather in this outfit. You look so chic!
Oh gosh! You had all into that story hahah. I was just like: What. the. Lol! Good one!
I love you matched the house to well. I like it a lot! I keep looking at you and the house at the same time and it is just perfect!
xo
Oh my gosh..im over here sitting alone in my office with the lights off and started reading this and FREAKED out - I had to turn the light on...I got so into it though..then I read your comment and burst out laughing. Im like "She would!!!" Good job Tiek, that was classic. This outfit is darling...Modcloth was right, it does look perfect with lace up boots and a bomber! x
Haha loved the story, you had me totally believing it! Love the outfit and the halloween posts :)
you got me there, haha! great story!
gorgeous outfit, the dress does look great like that, just like they said.
Your boots are fab! And the dress looks pretty amazing too!
That house is awesome looking. Love how your cute outfit matches it.
haha! i was actually really scared reading that - but i'm a big wuss! loving your halloween week posts...can't wait to see what you post for the day itself x
Hahah! You so had me going. I was like, dammnnn... Tieka's posts are getting scarier and scarier! Hehe.
I think this is my favourite so far - all the black and white is too perfect together. And I was wearing that dress and those boots together not so long ago :) You look amazing.
X
Gorgeous outfit! I love the pictures alot!
xoxo
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love your namesake dress :)
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that house is actually really beautiful, though a bit creepy. hehe
love your outfit! lace + rocker jacket works perfectly! :)
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That house is absolutely amazing looking. I would love to live there!
Pity Irish houses just aren't like this
I love your storytelling skills, they had me on edge there! The house is gorgeous, I love the black detailing. Your outfit is lovely and your boots are too die for!
xxL
Awesome story - I totally believed it! The dress looks great with the JC boots + bomber jacket.
Love that dress. The trim around the hem is amazing! :) Love how you wore it with Jacket and Boots!
Love the story hehe!
And the boots are lovely!!
Love love love your storys! They are so great and love your outfit as well! xxx bisous!
I totally believed that and couldn't figure out how i'd never heard about it before!! haha
ps; i adore this outfit. I think it might be my favorite for the season. <3
you look so pretty! that dress is great.
I think I need those boots this winter! Last year I loved them on you and now, aah! again ;)
I love your style, and I love those boots! I don't think I'm leaving my computer this morning until I find them, LOL
YEP! you got me! I was scared and thinking " how sad! that poor little old lady! " :D
the house is BEAUTIFUL though! its good to see your beloved boots again. so pretty with your dress!
hahahaha You totally got me. I was thinking that this was your scariest post yet!! Anyways, I will say that you look super cute, even If i am kinda mad that you tricked me. ;)
amazing boots...love them!
great pictures
xoxo
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you totally had me fooled with that story!!
i absolutely love this dress- modcloth did a good job creating a perfect dress for you!! the entire look is fantastic :]]]
Charlotte xxx
So many people have been doing beautiful architecture that compliments beautiful outfits in the posts! My two favourite things and it's a theme I hope everyone keeps doing because I love to see houses from different part of the world I may not get to visit!
I love how you match that house by the way and great minds must think aloke because I had on my bomber jacket in my post yesterday! Hope you have a good day!
Shy
that is a beautiful house...i adore old house.
and you look beautiful.
i love those shoes.
xoox
The hem of this dress is totally awesome!
for the love of all that's holy ... i want to LIVE in that black and white house ... LIVE. Like. NOW.
bex.
you totally had me fooled by your story!!! Tieka these are my fav posts uve ever done! i love your story telling ( real or made up!) this house is amazingly beautiful, it looks so well kept for being abandoned. my bf dave visited a house for rent in Dublin, when he walked in the door he felt really weird, the girl showed him quickly passed the living room, all the furniture was facing the wall and the paintings on the wall where upside down..the room he was there to look at still has all the stuff from the previous rentant, he apparently left in the middle of the night..leaving everything behind.. my bf ended up running outta the house full pelt! still freaks me out thinking about it! xo
haha great story!!
love your outfit, so cute :)
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aw, you're gorgeous Teika! i totally was buying into your story hahaha :) I can't wait to see your post on all the girls who styled this dress!! :)
hahahahahahahhaa!!!! youre tooo funny. You really had me going there!
I love your outfit and those boots are killer!!!
Youre too awesome, Tieka.
Another cute post! I love the dress and boots and of course the scenery and story! XOXO, Natalya's Closet
Wow! I was thinking that this was such a fascinating legend! You got me!
I love your namesake dress. It looks great with that jacket.
Oh myyy! I was all serious reading about the old lady part and so ready to find out more from google lol you got me! Love this part most 'She died in her rocking chair, frozen, her eyes wide open with fear.'
Have a wonderful one! (:
Sanny's Head to Heart
hahah stop being so adorable! i love the story, i was scared!! for real. and the outfit is super cute as always
I so love that you show these haunted spots to us readers! I've always been so interested in haunted places :) I only got to see a few here in Germany, but I know from several great websites that the USA are full of haunted abandoned buildings and I'd love to visit some of the places one day! :)
By the way I love how you styled your dress!
(I can't believe I've only just discovered your blog-- it's my current favorite! You are so inspirational.)
Hahaha I love this! That house is pretty creepy/awesome. And I loovelove those boots. I need to explore some creepy places around here! I'm so sad the Halloween season is almost over. :(
Love the setting, and how it matches your outfit. The lace design at the bottom of the dress is really cute.
L x
Half Dressed
This is the perfect backdrop for this outfit! All the black and white is great! So pretty :0)
Amazing dress!!!!!! so cute!
I totally believed you! Nice work. I kinda wish that story was actually true, how cool would that be? I love how you have been taking your pictures in eerie places this past week, especially with Halloween right around the corner!
The house is gorgeous...a little creepy. Seriously. But gorgeous! And so are you in that pretty dress and those perfect boots. I knew I had to buy them the moment I first saw you with them last year :) I just realize I'm following you over a year now, that's crazy! So much time...yeah, I'm rambling like usually.
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aaahhhh totally love this outfit among the series of your pre-halloween posts.. aaahh!! love your dress! :D and it's named after you too!!
Animated Confessions
Haha, I seriously thought that was a creepy story! You're good. ;)
That is an awesome way to style up your dress, by the way!
That is such an incredible house! These kinds of things tend to frustrate me though as I long to know what happened inside - why is it abandoned and why everything was left untouched? So many mysteries.
You look lovely as always :)
I am so in awe of how beautiful that house is. Its just gorgeous. I can imagine how perfect it looks surrounded by colored leaves.
your namesake dress is lovely!!! i like how you made it tougher and added something to it though :)
Those shoes are fabulous! Your blog is wonderful, I'm a fan :) keep it up! xx
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omg that was such a scary story! You're good :) And you look so pretty in YOUR dress!
Yeah, you totally had me going on the story. Except I was like....that house is so pretty, though! I love the way you styled the dress. Looks great!
-Hannah
Loved the story!
Its great seeing you remix this for a different season :)
Haha! Nice. I was totally into that story. You should write stories for your blog more often. :P
Cute outfit! That dress is perfect. :)
:o)Sarah
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Love the dress, and you TOTALLY got me with the story, lol! Thanks, I really needed a pick-me-up, and you provided it.
Kendra
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I actually believed that story as well!
My god you had me shaking in my chair from that story!!
wowwy another gem of a dress. the shoes rock. the bag is cute. and a nice husband to boot. happy halloween friday!
LOL at the story :) YOu have a talent in writing! Plus I adore your style! From today you have a new follower!
XOXO
Lidia
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Haha, Tieka you are the most adorable thing ever. All I could think by looking at the photos was that "damn, I wish I could visit that place" and "It looks like a house straight from an Anne Rice novel". Naturally, I love Anne Rice.
that house is gorgeous and you are stunning! your hair is looking SO long! <3
Ha! I lose... you totally had me with that story, lol.
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Great post! I love your namesake dress with the boots and jacket. I love love love your boots. I might have to find myself a pair. :)
ahaha what a trickster. :)
but yayy you're wearing your namesake dress! i love it, it's super cute.
You totally had me going with that story!! LOL - bravo! It was VERY creative!
I'm totally drawn to your boots and they are something I normally wouldn't be drawn to - nice! (there's a compliment hidden in there somewhere ;)
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I'm a new reader and I love your style! Excited to see more. :)
I love the Dress C - Duo. It reminds me of my childhood, but a much more fashionable version.
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I liked the story! A perfectly creepy tale for such a creepy but totally beautiful house. I love historic homes - and making up stories about the people who lived there.
Where I grew up there was an actually abandoned farm nearby that was gray and falling down in places, and the man who lived there had a hook for a hand - true story. He was a long-gone kind old farmer in reality, but we definitely made up our own creepy stories about him.
Oh you match the house! I love it.
really loving the Jacket c-vola. Such a pretty blue and with ruffles!
Andriea
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Those BOOTS. Your shoe selection is killing me!
I'm so behind my posts on bloglovin that I only got to see this entry now! So in love with your outfit! And that house is amazing. The black almost feels like lace set against a white backdrop. So beautiful.
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