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This three bedroom, two bathroom Craftsman bungalow is located in the Edgewood neighborhood. After being empty (except for frequent use by some local winos), it was purchased by the next door neighbors in late 2004. They wanted to turn it from a detriment into a beautiful home that looked lovingly maintained rather than carelessly "re-habbed." Once you click on the picture to the right for a before and after and browse the tour below, we hope you'll agree that these goals were definitely attained.
Virtual Tour:
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The first thing you notice about this house is the Greene and Greene gable treatment. The porch and gable are the main initial exterior attractions, so we took special consideration into how to best finish this area. We wanted to mantain simplicity, but avoid the shingles and skinny trim that most renovators plug into gables. This pattern adds depth and draws the eye to the house with the reversal of the home's body color accented with the chocolate bracings and rafter tails. The porch itself boasts new, substantial railings that echo the gable, and a beautiful, salvaged Craftsman front door (pictured). |
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Upon entering the home, you are greeted with a lovely open floor plan that allows the rooms to flow effortlessly into one another and seem larger than they really are. From the front door, you can see through the living room, dining room, and kitchen to the exterior of the house through french doors in the rear. The first room you enter is the living room (pictured), which has it's original brick fireplace and mantel. To add a bit of flair, we installed a quintessential Craftsman stained glass window, which looks as if it has always been in the house. |
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From the living room, you enter the dining room, which has a matching brick fireplace. You will also note the antique brass pan light fixture, which you will see throughout the house. Sconces were added over the fireplace for additional lighting and architectural interest. For another view of the dining room as it leads into the kitchen, click here. |
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The kitchen is a vast, inviting space that would please any aspiring chef. The maple cabinets have a light spice finish to imbue warmth, and include a pantry, glass, and built-in bookshelf for utility and visual interest. The chef's island is perfect for food preparation and includes a long open overhang to allow for seating. The island and cabinets are covered by a rich Santa Cecilia granite, and we also installed a complementary Tuscan-style travertine backsplash. The finishing touches on this kitchen are Murano-style pendant lights over the sink and double french doors opening out to the back patio. From these doors, you can see all the way to the front door. |
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From the kitchen, a short hallway leads you to the Master Suite. The bedroom has a fireplace with it's original brick facing exposed, a pad of tumbled marble and black granite, and a refinished antique heart pine mantel. As in the other rooms of the house, the master bedroom has an antique light fixture and antique refinished door that add tremendous warmth and style. All lighting and doors were added to the home, but, as is our practice, we used refurbished antiques to infuse character where it was missing. |
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The master bath (pictured) has a refinished antique medicine cabinet, beaded doard wainscoting, and an antique transom window in the shower. It also boasts an extremely large shower made of luxurious Botticino Creme marble and a limestone floor. The shower has double shower heads for and an antique transom window to create a sumptious shower experience. In order to save space and increase style, we installed pocket doors in the bathroom to connect it to the bedroom and the master closet. The main bathroom shares a similar look, with travertine-style tiles and antique medicine cabinet, and wainscoting. We also installed an antique transom window in this shower; this bathroom does not have an exterior wall, but the transom adds natural light and opens up the room. |
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In the middle bedroom, we exposed the fireplace and chimney brick before re-attaching the original mantel (one of the very few items of the house that could be saved). We flanked the chimney with built-in bookcases. The front bedroom is one of the few rooms without a fireplace, but compensates for that with some of the best natural lighting in the house. The oak floors in this room, the living room, and the dining room were original to the house; we installed new oak in all the other rooms and stained it to approximate the originals. |
email: paula@laughingsun.com
