Being prepared and informed may help you to avoid the messy and often expensive issue of frozen pipes. The American Red Cross provides information and suggestions around how to prevent water pipes in the home from freezing, and how to thaw them if they do freeze. Why Pipe Freezing is a Problem Water has a unique property in that it expands as it freezes. This expansion puts tremendous pressure on whatever is containing it, including metal or plastic pipes. No matter the … Continue reading...
Historic Gates-Bass Mansion built in 1909, designed by architect Elmer Ellsworth Green
Amazing 6000+sqft mansion in the National Register-listed Roanoke Park Historic District adjacent to North Capitol Hill in Seattle. Video Tour Behold this beautiful Roanoke Park Grand 1909 Mansion with Old World Style and Elegance Throughout! You will love the formal Dining Room with original wood-burning fireplace and amazing original features throughout. New Gourmet Kitchen Addition, Master Bedroom with Luxury Bath & TWO walk-in closets, Butler's Pantry, Grand Stairways, … Continue reading...
Darling Tiny Home on Camano Island, North of Seattle
3904 Sweet Pea Lane Camano Island, WA 98282 $185,000 Tiny Living in this sweet tiny home on acreage in natural beauty with several outbuildings and warm cabin settled in the privacy of Camano Island. There is a shop/garage/art studio and some yurt type buildings currently used for storage. Great camping site. Cabin has a wood stove, kitchen with eating room, separate back entry storage area, full bath with compost toilet, bedroom loft and even more storage space. … Continue reading...
Columbia City Victorian-era Home for Sale in Seattle
Vintage Home for Sale in Columbia City, near the Light Rail and Lake Washington 4500 39th Ave. S. $550,000 Essential 1909 Victorian Craftsman home on corner lot, resplendent with organic gardens, fruit trees, perfect for urban gardener. The home even features a garden shed in the back or can be converted to a garage with the addition of a curb cut (though there is off-street parking too!) Gleaming wood and engineered wood floors, period moldings & details, updated systems … Continue reading...
Space Age Alki Condo
Swanky Mid-Century Modern Waterfront Pad in Alki - Atomic style in this 1978 condo built right over the water on Puget Sound. One of a kind waterfront condo built over the water. It's all about view, location and lifestyle. Southside exposure so loads of light. It's over the water so fish off your huge 'L' shaped deck, kayak outside your door, walk or bike to the lighthouse or beach. New remodeled kitchen, glass tiled baths, heated floors. New and upgraded piles and foundation, roof, decks, … Continue reading...
Winter Real Estate Market Update in the Seattle area
The Northwest Multiple Listing Service reports Winter Real Estate Market Update in the Seattle area. Home sales around Western Washington outgained new listings again in October, fueling competition for scarce inventory and pushing prices higher. Some seasonal slowdown is still expected - and the Nov. 8 elections may be in play as well, according to brokers at Northwest Multiple Listing Service who commented on last month's activity. MLS members reported 9,950 pending sales during October, … Continue reading...
Luxury Capitol Hill Living in Opulent Baroque-Style Boutique Building
A true live/work space in a wonderful and walkable Capitol Hill neighborhood 1122 Broadway East, Unit 301 - $1,100,000 You'll have the entire 3rd floor with no neighbors on either side in this newer boutique 5-unit building. Three bedrooms and 3 baths with a separate entrance to the home plus a separate entrance to live/work space, office, Airbnb or MIL (2nd kitchenette or wet bar). Eco-conscious steel & concrete, opulent baroque true plaster walls, hand cut brick, designer details … Continue reading...
Modern Central Atrium Pool House in Bellevue
Amazing 1959 Modern Home in Wilburton area of Bellevue This home was being sold by the original owners and is in wonderful restored condition: The beautiful Center Atrium Pool House, a 1959 example of mid-century modern architecture, with party perfect entertainment space, in immaculate condition, with a gorgeous Zen retreat backyard, privacy, Wonderful walls of windows bring the outdoors inside, like the best of mid-century architecture. Cool atrium with original light … Continue reading...
Charming Columbia Court Cottages
Classic brick Tudor-style 1924 vintage "Columbia Court Cottages" 732 17th Avenue, Seattle WA 98122 Open House Saturday and Sunday 1-4pm Charming Columbia Court Cottage! Appealing historic townhouse-style condo lives like a house! Darling 800sqft two bedroom home with remodeled and renovated interiors This home has been lovingly maintained and superbly renovated for the new millennium. Main floor features gleaming hardwood floors, high ceilings and period fixtures … Continue reading...
Grand Craftsman Home in Madrona in Seattle
Amazing Seattle Real Estate for Sale 409 32nd Ave Seattle WA 98122 $1,100,000 Classic Craftsman re-imagined for the new millennium Take a video tour! Vacation every day in this newer Craftsman with classic architecture and voluminous proportions - a new twist on a refined style. Grand entry features massive timbers and exposed beams, expansive great room with immense slate-covered fireplace, reminiscent of a wooded lodge. Dazzling gourmet kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel … Continue reading...