Cleaning your house or the new house you just bought can be a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be a chore! It could be an exciting experience. Just think of this: you never know what former owners have left behind- from little things to entire “treasures”- and you most probably don’t even remember things you used to have and somewhere in the course of the years have been lost.
Just to get an idea, we’ve collected the weirdest things people have found in their new homes or while cleaning their houses, and we bet you’ll then be excited to start the treasure hunt in your own house afterwards!
Wow, this is a bold start, right? Now, we’re wondering how someone could leave all this behind, but then again, they might have forgotten about their existence too!
Well, that’s a whole new level of Monopoly-addict! Guess the new owners will now have a new reason to argue in their free time!
Definitely a great find! Robin Williams daughter was overjoyed when she found these sweet photos of her and her dad.
While quarantine-cleaning, this woman found a pair of jeans her mom painted for her when she was 18, inspired by the girl’s favorite Joni Mitchell album!
While these guys were cleaning the new office, they found a trapdoor that led to a whole new -or, rather, old- world!
When this emerges under three layers of wallpaper, then you know you’ve bought the right house!
When an old random find while cleaning the house is too relevant these days!
Cleaning the garage sometimes is less boring than you think. Especially when you find all these!
When his wife found these masks while cleaning the basement, they decided to donate them to the local hospital. Much appreciated!
When your local Wallgreens used to be a bank, it looks fitting to use the vault like this!
When you find this under your wallpaper, you can’t help wondering how the house was decorated before you bought it.
Only a royal family fan would keep the newspaper that announced Elisabeth as Queen, right?
Back when social media were not a thing, people used to communicate through letters. Now, finding the letters your parents sent to each other is really touching!
The owners of this English pub decided to make the most of the well that used to be there, by turning it into the fanciest table!
When you find a paw print on the brick it reasonably raises the question “how on earth it got there”!
This is one of the treasures you can find while cleaning the attic. It certainly brings to mind all the memories from each different year!
Honestly, we didn’t even know such thing existed! Still, a useful find- waterproof Uno!
When your mother can’t contain herself and gets all the hand sanitizer she can find!
Well, we won’t ask why one would keep 10k in cash or how he managed to lose it, but it’s still awesome he found it!
Would you rent or buy in a building that was built over an 1800’s cemetery?
When the couple bought this house 10 years ago, they decided to keep the well as a unique feature in their kitchen!
This is why you shouldn’t trust robots- not even cleaners! I mean, it hid the woman’s slipper!
You never know what you will find when cleaning your grandpa’s room. Look at this 1941 map for example!
This is such a cute map, right? We just love it!
Have you ever seen anything like this? We think it’s adorable!
Isn’t this so cool! The woman was just replacing the old carpet and found the cellar door- and all the treasures that come with it!
27. Quarantine Entertainment
When you find these while quarantine-cleaning, there’s no need to ask how you’re going to spend the rest of the lockdown!
This woman found her very first bra while cleaning- it’s obviously the one on the bottom!
29. Former Police Station
When your house used to be a Police Station and is still featuring the cell doors!
If this tunnel ran under our apartment building, we know we would just sell it right away!
This guy certainly didn’t expect to find this under his floor when the house was flooded.
These original 80’s Star Wars figures are everything! Lucky they found them!
Who wouldn’t be excited to find these while cleaning their home! What an amazing discovery!
This girl found his late dad’s membership card while cleaning the house. Bet he stopped for a while to take a trip down memory lane.
When you find this under your floor, then you need to take a moment and appreciate it.
When you want to build a house but don’t want to do it at the expense of the natural beauty, then this is the only way!
This “You will only have a few more” had us cracking up laughing! Honestly!
Isn’t it amazing what a broken wall can reveal? In this case, layers of paint!
Here’s another attic discovery- Bruce Willis’ forgotten music career!
When you find all these razors in the basement you can’t help wondering if Sweeny Todd was living there before you!
Well, this is certainly dangerous stuff and whoever found it had better be careful!
Man, we laughed so hard at this one! Well, let’s say they’re memorabilia…
This sounds disgusting! Let’s hope they didn’t open it out of curiosity!
Look at these holes in a 1741 house. We’re just waiting for Tom and Jerry to pop out!
This 100-year old elevator handle is so inviting us to turn it! Beautiful!
Isn’t it amazing what you can find under a layer of wallpaper? And it’s not bad at all!
This guy was renoveting his apartment, when he found these Fluke multimeters behind a wall. According to his estimate, they were originally worth $5-6k!
Another creepy quarantine find- we’re just hoping they’re not real teeth!
At a Times Square construction site, this was what they found! Don’t you think they should preserve such things?
When you realize your back door handle is a spoon and you haven’t noticed gor years!
When this guy moved into his new apartment, he had no idea it came with an extra space underground!
Would you dare live in a house with a well inside? Depends on whether you’ve seen The Ring, we guess.
While renovating the basement, they found this on the cement behind the wall. Not too bad!
Well, anyone can imagine what the new owner of the house thought when they saw the bath tub!
This house still features the light switches from the original construction. Potentially dangerous, still awesome!
In this building they have kept the original 1929 mail slot that send the mail 17 floors down to the basement! Amazing!
When you open the bathroom cabinet to find out there’s a spot behind the wall for used razor blades.
This building still uses the electrical switches from 1909. How cool is that!
This dad was quite sure the Spice Girls wouldn’t last!
When they tore down the wall for renovations, they were faced with this. It could have easily been a nursery wall!
You know something’s wrong with your new home when you find a chain embedded behind the wall! Looks like the 30’s were a weird decade!
62. From Vault To Basement
When your home is an old bank, then you need to take advantage of its unique rooms! Like the vault, which we would totally use as a panic room!
This couple, while house hunting, looked at one that had a shower in the guest room. Pretty convenient we’d say!
It looks like people like old switches because they tend to keep them in their homes! Here’s another example.
Anyone being taken straight back to their high school years?
This is a whole generation summarized into a few gadgets! Who doesn’t remember them!
Well, there’s plenty of time to read it in quarantine, right?
Really, why would anyone keep such a book in their pantry? Not what we’d like to find in our new house!
How would you feel if you discovered a bunker in the basement of your new house? We know we wouldn’t be thrilled!
And what about this monkey in the attic? Have a feeling it becomes alive at night!
When your new house comes with a secret basement and you really have no intention of exploring it!
We might be exaggerating, but finding this painting behind the washer in your new house isn’t the best start, right?
This creepy makeshift doll was found at the furnace room in their new house. We’d advise them not to keep it.
A hidden safe in your new house sounds exciting. Yet, this one came empty!
Sounds cute? Then look at it- totally haunted!
We definitely enjoyed these hidden treasures or creepy stuff, and we’re intrigued to start quarantine cleaning right away!
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