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This house in Amityville is for sale.

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Last Saturday, one of Long Island’s own was on “Sell This House” on the A&E cable network.
The house featured — a 1910 cape in Amityville — belongs to Jean Kavanaugh. She says she believes her love of baskets is what landed her on the show. And after viewing the program, you can say she was right. Baskets hung from the ceiling beams in the living and dining rooms. Before the crew got there, they also could be found in other spaces. “I thought it was charming,” says Kavanaugh.

The show taped for three days in August. Kavanaugh’s real estate agent, Bill Hutcheson of Coldwell Banker Harbor Light in Amity Harbor, was in charge of lining up buyers to view the house. And they arrived the first day ... with, of course, their criticism. It wasn’t too brutal, however. The same complaints kept rolling in. Yes, the baskets, but also the paneling in the living room — it made the room look too dark. And the wallpaper in the dining room was overkill — it covered the walls and the ceiling. One buyer looked up and made a crack about Michelangelo. When it was time for Kavanaugh and her partner Rocky to view the video of potential buyers' reactions, the couple maintained their sense of humor.

The next day was declutter and remodel day. The baskets went bye bye as did some of the furniture. The living room was brightened, the dining room ceiling was painted a “regal red” and some oomph was added to the master bedroom.

The total cost of the project was $570. Kavanaugh said she was impressed with how the designers made the rooms look larger. “You see the house, instead of my stuff.” But still, she says she feels it lacks the charm it had before and doesn’t fully understand why people can’t look past something like baskets that they are not going to buy.

Sprucing has its rewards. When the same buyers viewed the house on the third day, they had nice things to say, not to mention their surprise. “It’s amazing what you can do in two days,” said one.

On occasion, Kavanaugh can’t find something, but says, “It was very fun, exhausting and an interesting experience.”

One of Long Island’s own will be on “Sell This House” tomorrow on the A&E cable network.

The house being featured is a 1910 cape in Amityville. It belongs to Jean Kavanaugh, who believes her house was chosen because of her fondness of baskets. She hung baskets from ceiling beams in the living and dining rooms as well as in the kitchen. She also used them to hold newspapers, recyclables and even garbage. “I thought it was charming,” says Kavanaugh.

When Kavanaugh listed her house with Bill Hutcheson of Coldwell Banker Harbor Light in Amityville, she decluttered. Or so she thought...

The show taped for three days in August. Hutcheson was in charge of lining up buyers to view the house, which they did the first day. The buyers had their opportunity to make criticisms, which Kavanaugh won’t have the joy (or angst) of hearing until the program airs. The second day was all about decluttering and making enhancements, while the third day the buyers were brought back in for a reaction.

Kavanaugh was impressed how the designers made the rooms look larger. “You see the house, instead of my stuff.” But still, she feels it lacks the charm it had before and doesn’t fully understand why people can’t look past something (baskets, perhaps?) they are not going to buy.

On occasion, Kavanaugh can’t find something, but says, “it was very fun, exhausting and an interesting experience.”

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This house in Amityville is for sale.

When you turn that thing on, don't all the papers blow away?

Retake this photo, please

This house in Amityville is for sale.

Is that art or a mirror?

This home in Amityville is for sale.

Who knew HSN sold bras?

Then you are a true Long Islander, at least according to Charles Petruzzi's blog My Junk Mail. Read the complete -- and funny -- posting "You Know You're From Long Island When ... " here.

We recently blogged about a vintage "That's Incredible" segment on the "Amityville Horror" house. Now it's time for some new stuff. Here's a clip posted yesterday by AmityvilleFiles.com, which has "a vast archive of information, allowing the viewer to do their own research into the topic, and decide for themselves where the truth lies in this highly controversial case."

This house in Amityville is for sale.

Talk about an Amityville horror.

"CSI: New York" is scheduled to air an episode early next month debunking the "Amityville Horror" theory. As Newsday reported last year, when the episode first aired, none of the scenes was actually filmed on Long Island. But many of the scenes in this vintage clip from "That's Incredible" were.

This house in Amityville is for sale.

Aren't there closets in this place?