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A heated indoor pool on a winter day, ah

By Tom Trimbath
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When you shop makes a difference. Hearing about an indoor pool in August may seem like retreating too far from nature. In January, well...

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The house is beautiful, but the pool’s the thing. Swimming pools in the Northwest are better when they’re heated. Put one indoors and it becomes a decadent luxury in January. Wrap it in a pool building that is a fine example of tasteful yet functional architecture and it becomes an accomplishment in style. Put a sunroom beside it and have a bit of summer throughout the year. And if that’s not hot enough for you, there’s a hot tub, too.

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About the house, it is a modest though well-made two story Victorian. Because it was built in 1991 a few things may be different. It still has the classic color scheme of a bold color for the siding with white trim. A wrap-around porch serves the front door and along one side of the house. A chance to lounge out of the traffic flow. The peaked roof isn’t as towering as some that reached for height to get a better view from a widow’s walk, but it captures the character.

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Inside, there are two master suites plus two more bedrooms. The suites shift the mix of bathrooms to two full baths, a three-quarter bath, and two half baths. Are you keeping track of all of that porcelain?

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With 4,574 square feet of space, expect some larger rooms through the rest of the house, unless a lot of that is counting for the pool house. Also expect a mix of modern and traditional. Rooms with fixtures and appliances are more modern. Bedrooms and other living spaces are more traditional with wood trim, exposed beams, and a few colorful accents.

Being in La Conner means being close to restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, a marina, and a relaxed tourist culture. Maybe that extra master suite and the spa-like pool are draws for a vacation rental. The price for the property with many options is $700,000. Compared to Seattle’s prices, that sound relaxing to someone who doesn’t have to commute.

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