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Start with a great room with a great view. Add in authentic rustic charm and comfort to define this cabin and property that sits beside Murden Cove on Bainbridge Island.
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Bainbridge close to Seattle, thanks to the ferries, and distant enough for a slower pace of life. That balancing act is valuable and was likely the inspiration for building this 937 square-foot cabin in 1930. The boats were a lot smaller then, and so was the city.
The cabin sits more than an acre with a sheltered view thanks to native trees. Decades of residents have found another balance between natural landscaping and outside areas for mundane things like parking and marvelous things like a porch and a large deck with a view. Sit outside and listen to the silence.
Inside, the great room holds the iconic cabin feel from wood ceilings, walls, and floors that are anchored by a massive masonry fireplace—made more efficient by a woodstove insert. It isn’t a log cabin, so within the rustic charm is an element of rural refinement.
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The home comes with lots of windows, because for many months the view will best enjoyed from indoors.
White-painted wood paneling in the bedroom brightens the space, a good contrast to the deeper tones in the living and dining areas.
The extra land means more opportunities for other buildings and expansions. The listing suggests building a new home and keeping the cabin as a guest house, but maybe this is one case where as-is is just right.
- Bainbridge Island single-family home [Buckley & Buckley]
- 9420 Greenspot Place NE [Estately]