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The home of Peggy Scales, “a fixture in Seattle theater”, has come onto the Magnolia market at $775,000. It is more a series of sets than a set of rooms. Maybe that’s the way a house should be.
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Expect whimsy and playful throughout. Start with the front porch that’s dressed as a garden retreat rather than an entrance. It makes its own entrance with a trellis backdrop decorated with wisteria. Sit there and enjoy, or use the custom front door with a special knocker (and is that a peephole where a keyhole should be?).
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A phone booth in the eating nook could be historic, or a prop. In either case, finally there’s a place for private phone calls.
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Every room is different. Styles and paint schemes give every space and character. The living room may be the most conventional. A similar sitting room is costumed in nautical pinstripes accented by a roll-down map. Check to see if that stays, or needs updating.
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Each of the three bedrooms plays with a different theme. The master delights in romance. Another is painted in a fantastic array of colors and patterns. One heightens the nautical again in red, white, and blue with an innovative bench supported by chains, as if it is a solid ship hammock. Two bathrooms mean less chance of a line.
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The 1,700 square-foot house has a much more serious kitchen tastefully done in white on white with a touch of white as if it is a canvas ready for color.
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Another fun and quirky element is the indoor use of Dutch doors. Keep the kids and pets in their places while letting the air and noises flow.
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Outside will be the key player for some. The gardens on the 6,400 square-foot lot are impressive. But, it the separate writer’s space can be a draw for those who appreciate a dedicated place for creativity and productivity that is also unconventional. That may describe the entire package, not just the room out back.
- 2933 24th Ave W [Estately]
- 2933 24th Ave W [Windermere]