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Love this home.
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Love it! The only thing I'd change is the fridge. If only I had 700K....dream on.

I actually love the fridge because it reminds us that we aren't living in 1910, but 2012 in a gentle way.

Back in the day, the ice box would have been on the porch...I wouldn't go that far, but an in-your-face stainless steel monster, placed in front of cabinets does not appeal to me. Sorry to disagree, but there it is.

Hey dovie, how ya been?

I would love to move that house here to me.

I just hope that whoever buys it does not paint all that lovely wood. That should be a clause in the purchase agreement (Do not paint the wood)

Wanda

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Just gorgeous!

Love the house but would have liked to see it furnished and decorated with more period appropriate furniture. TFS

Lovely, but no air conditioning. Not close enough to the ocean to live with no A/C.

Beautiful! I agree the refrigerator would have to go. Wonder why they didn't have a unit that they could cover with cabinet matching add-ons...

Not on this grand of a scale, but back in 2003-2004 while husband and I were looking for a house I was tweeking a set of Craftsman plans. Had it just about worked out when we found what we did buy. Sigh...no, not a Craftsman though. Neither one of us wanted to build, but if we had...!!!

Lovely house and grounds! I'm liking the kitchen stove. Thank you for sharing.

That's gorgeous. So homey and comfy looking inside.

Beautiful house. In great condition what a great house!

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Originally posted by joyluck:
Love the house but would have liked to see it furnished and decorated with more period appropriate furniture. TFS

I was thinking the same thing about the furniture as I was looking at the photos.

It also looks like there has been an addition put on the back at some point. Too bad about that too, as it distorts the period look of the house.

Beautiful home though.

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Originally posted by cocok:

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Originally posted by joyluck:
Love the house but would have liked to see it furnished and decorated with more period appropriate furniture. TFS

I was thinking the same thing about the furniture as I was looking at the photos.

It also looks like there has been an addition put on the back at some point. Too bad about that too, as it distorts the period look of the house.

Beautiful home though.

I respectfully disagree on both points...while period furnishings would certainly enhance the ambiance, I can appreciate the architecture for what it is. I've never been one who can't see past someone's taste in furnishings to see potential. And if that's an addition, I, for one, think it was very well done. But I really think it's original. JMHO

Well, yes, I can see past the furniture too. It is just that it really does have some nicely preserved Craftsman details, and you don't see that all that often. Makes me want to go that extra little bit further and put period furniture in. It would LOOK SO GREAT!

And I really do think the back was altered. My guess in the late 60's or early 70's. Just a hunch, but the stairs, the windows, the beams, the roof line and the general form and mass have hints of 60-70's thinking, and not 1910 Craftsman thinking. And of course the kitchen isn't original either. But, WHAT THE HECK! It is a beautiful home, and not a museum.

And I should explain that I grew up in a historic, never altered Craftsman home with original everything. Our family were the second owners, and my parents bought the home from the children of the people who had it built. It was on some sort of historic register. Because of that I have a fascination and a bit of passion for the Craftsman era.

(and I don't live in an original Craftsman because 1.they are really expensive, and 2.I would drive myself crazy with needing everything to be period and original and I would end up in a loony bin somewhere when my pursuit of perfection fell short. Just sayin')

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cocok, lucky you! I love Craftsman architecture...DH and I were building a very cute Craftsman style cottage on an island in SC, but life intervened and we had to sell before it was complete. I had big plans for that house. Our two most recent homes have had Craftsman influences but neither is the real deal. One was an 1881 Folk Vic, but it had Craftsman era light fixtures and the 1930's cottage we now live in has a few details reminiscent of Craftsman style...close, but no cigar!

WOW! WOW! Now that's a beauty. TFS. The kitchen rocks.

I love the clean, lean style of the decor. Perfect for contemporary living, by which I mean living with the times, not yesteryear. I disagree about adding period furnishings. The Craftsman period architecture has been lovingly preserved and incorporated into the design; that's enough, IMO.

Belstone, I am doing pretty fantastic, what's up in your neck of the woods?

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Belstone, I am doing pretty fantastic, what's up in your neck of the woods?

Fantastic? Good for you! Wish I could say the same...nothing earth shattering, of course, just run-of-the-mill carp.

What a gorgeous home. I can certainly see furnishing it more authentically but can also understand wanting things more modern, as long as the owners keep the beautiful architectural features. However, I would replace that refrigerator in a heartbeat! It looks terribly out of place in an otherwise charming kitchen.

Wow - that is beautiful! Love it!

Thanks for sharing such a charmer

LOVE it!

Me too! I especially like the laundry room windows. Crazy, I know, but I bet they are original, or at least early. I would so have those windows open as often as weather permits.

Love all that woodwork! I'd trim back some of the trees in the front to show off that beautiful entrance too.

Went back to read others comments...it's funny, I didn't even notice the furniture the first go around...just the house, which is what I would do anyway when looking for a home.

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