Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Exterior and Neighborhood
The home is located on a small quiet street with many similar older homes. The 1-car garage is on the back alley. Click on any photo to see a larger view.

Oak front door is 42" wide and has a beveled glass window and hammered copper latch.
Hard to see through the trees, but there are 4 identical bungalows in a row.
This is the bungalow to the opposite side, recently restored. Very nice people.
This is one of the other bungalows two doors down, that is also restored.
View looking from the porch to the bungalow across the street.
View looking down the street from the porch. There are a few well managed and maintained smaller 1930's era apartments on the other side of the street.
These are two of the Hacienda style apartments across the street.
Living Room
The Living Room has extensive wood trim, wainscoting, boxed-beam ceiling and built-in cabinets. All of the woodwork was painstakingly stripped of paint and restored to the original hand rubbed and waxed shellac finish. The floors are hardwood, not refinished, but in good shape (they are still a little dusty in these pictures). We also have custom made linen curtains for all of the windows in the house (not yet installed).
Built-in bookshelf.
Dining Room
The Dining Room continues the woodwork from the Living Room. It includes a working fireplace. The swinging glass door in the middle of the picture below leads to the Kitchen.
Built-in china hutch.
Large bay window with seating and storage overlooks the side yard garden.
This is a built-in secretary desk.
Great place to stash bills and paperwork, hidden from sight.
View into the Living Room.
Kitchen
The Kitchen has a new dishwasher and over-the-stove microwave. It also includes a gas stove and refrigerator.
View to the Laundry Room and back door. We have a newer stacked high-efficiency front loading washing machine with gas dryer (not yet installed).
There is a ton of storage in this kitchen. Below are some of the original built-in cabinets we stripped and refinished in natural wood.
Below is the Pantry off of the Laundry room. More storage for those oversize Costco purchases!
This is the greatest dishwasher ever. Not kidding. Just load your dishes without rinsing and it will clean and dry them spotlessly with a sensor to automatically adjust the wash time.
View of the mahogany and glass panel swing door to the dining room. This can be propped open and closed to keep cooking smells out of the living area.
Front Bedroom
The Front Bedroom is connected to the Living Room by two large sliding wood pocket doors. It has the same woodwork as the Living and Dining rooms. Therefore, it can be used to expand the living area if you don't need another bedroom. Otherwise, slide the doors closed for privacy.
The door on the left below is to the Front Bathroom. The other leads to the walk-in closet.
This room has a large bay window with seating and storage overlooking the front garden.
Front Bathroom
Middle Bedroom
The Middle Bedroom is off of the Dining Room. It has white trim and a picture rail. An antique light fixture will be installed in place of the one shown.
The door on the right below leads to the Jack'n'Jill walk-through closet. The Front Bathroom can be accessed through the closet from this bedroom.
View of the Jack'n'Jill closet that connects the Middle Bedroom, Front Bedroom and Front Bathroom. The closet includes the built-in drawers and organizer.
Back Bedroom
The Back Bedroom (master suite) is off the Kitchen. It consists of two rooms and the private Back Bathroom. The rooms could be used as a combined bedroom and home office.
Side door and windows provide great cross ventilation. This would be a great room for a home office or even for the kids homework desk.
Views to the back part of the bedroom and bath. The recess is for a murphy bed. It's a good place for a dresser or armoire for extra storage.
Closet
The back part of the bedroom has built-in cabinets and is a good place for the bed.
The other side door provides access to the backyard. There is another main back door from the kitchen.
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