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Classic Craftsman houses have front porches that welcome guests while giving them a chance to get out of the rain. No wonder they’re popular in Seattle. This porch for this one in Fauntleroy is square, bold, and large enough for a small family to wait while you get to the door.
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The house was built in 1923, when visiting was the entertainment. It has 3,480 square feet, which is spacious enough for a formal living room and a formal dining room. The style relies on simple, well-crafted wood trim, french doors for creating a border with the other less-formal parts of the house, and an emphasis on furnishings for expressions of personal style.
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And then there’s the kitchen. Jump forward several decades and walk into a modern culinary palace with man-made surfaces like stainless steel, high-tech lighting, and cabinetry that may be wood but is dressed and painted to hide the material with a clean, smooth surface. Easy-to-clean can be a luxury. Ask about the polished metal addition built into the wall beside the stacked ovens.
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There are three bedrooms and two and a quarter bathrooms, some of which are built with beamed ceilings and cedar-planked walls, a tone that looks more Seventies than Roaring Twenties. Perhaps the house grew during the Baby Boom.
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Head back outside for a walk around the 0.28 acre lot. Extensive decking means more room for entertaining, and adds a place for enjoying a view over the neighborhood. A brick spiral leads to a gravel fire pit for a more creative retreat.
The current list price is $850,000, which is a sizable notch up from the price in June 2016 of $800,000, but that’s a small percentage if it was a flip. There may be a story about the quick return to the market.
- 4402 SW Brace Point Dr [Windermere]