Open House Sunday

 built 1934

This charming Tudor sits catty corner from my house 

just across the street.

It was for sale at the same time that I bought my house back in 2004.

It had been neglected for a very long time so 

I didn't even consider buying it. I didn't even take a tour of it!

I did go in it about 10 years ago and realized it was a 

fantastic house. The person that bought sunk tons 

of money into it. Since then it has sold a couple

of times. And I won't be linking to the specifics on it,

because it already sold this time after being on the market just a week. 

Check out the mother in law tongue plant filling the front urns. 

I was shocked that these lived through the winter here! 

But they did!  

  The present owners have filled it with lots of mid century style.

I like mid century but in a 1930's Tudor...I like just a little mixed in.

The whole house full of mid century is just not warm enough for a Tudor.

 

The mid century styling begins on the front porch.

I will say this home owner goes with a style and carries it through the 

entire house.

 I often advise my interior design clients to break their living room

up into several seating areas. (oh yeah that's what I have been doing while I was gone from blogging. I was doing interior design connected with several furniture stores) More about that later.

So although I tell my clients who struggle with a long room to break it up into several seating areas -

This is not what I would do in this room. 

My own living room is long and I have furniture placed around the focal point of the fireplace. Then at one end I have a desk and the other a console in front of the window.

I wouldn't mind the arrangement above but both of the seating areas are ignoring the fireplace which should be the focal point.

This room feels like a hotel lobby to me because of the way it's arranged.

 mid century dining at it's finest

 The kitchen was totally redone at one point during the last 15 years. I can't remember if it looked exactly like this when I was 

in the house before. I think it didn't. I don't remember the marble subway tile.

 I like the size of this kitchen. Seems everyone is doing a rug like this in their kitchen now.

 I love original tile bathrooms but I'm not loving this one.

That tile is flesh colored. And I very much dislike the sink.

I hope the new owners do something great to this bath.

Nice that it has the original arch over the tub and some storage too.

 I remembered I loved this built in shelf in the bedroom.

 Another bedroom

 Another built in

Small bath off the master bedroom. I love that the sink and mirror 

set back into a little nook.

 

Here an Asian screen is used as a headboard. 

Love that there is a 

door going out to the backyard off this room. 

Very nice backyard for entertaining. None of this was here back

when I bought my house.

I like their choice of outdoor furniture.

 a lovely manicured space

 This is where I always say see the full listing here, but it's already sold

so I can't. 

Have a fabulous Sunday!

Mom and I are going to actual real life Open Houses today.

Not that we are buying a house but we love to look. 

It's cheap entertainment.

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