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I love wood - I love this 1909 house

3 years ago

Full of my favorite - quartersawn oak. I sometimes look at these historic listings hoping to find one that hasn't had the beautiful woodwork decimated with paint. Found one!

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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Very handsome! I imagine it's cozy in winter with all that lovely wood.
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jojoco
3 years ago
Gorgeous home. So warm and welcoming.
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bpath
3 years ago
It's lovely.
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just_terrilynn
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
That house is so beautiful I could cry! Honestly, I can't remember the last time a house touched me in such a way.

ETA: Funny thing is, I have never thought of myself as much of a lover of that much wood. I think all the starkness I have been seeing and living in over the last couple of years is changing me.
rubyclaire
3 years ago
What a beauty!!
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KATHY
3 years ago
It is a beauty!
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nutsaboutplants
3 years ago
It’s stunning. All that beautiful wood, but still light and airy.
schoolhouse_gwagain
3 years ago
NICE.
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jb1586
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Such a lovely house! Thanks for posting it.

Edited to add: The house is only on about .23 acre. Seems a bit high priced for the house, perhaps?
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Jilly
3 years ago
Terrilynn wrote word for word exactly what I was thinking and feeling. :)

Wow, I LOVE it.

We went to our local antique mall today and it just made me pine for an old house so much.

Thank you for sharing this treasure!
Springroz
3 years ago
I love the wood, and the house is pretty, but for some reason, it strikes me as cold.
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OutsidePlaying
3 years ago
Wow, it is stunning. Not at all oppressive as one might think when hearing it is filled with wood inside. So cheerful, cozy and inviting.
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Bunny
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I love everything about it (except for the exterior color, but that can be remedied). Quarter-sawn oak is my favorite too. I love the cut-out detail of the cabinet doors under the kitchen sink. Someone on Houzz did something similar a few years ago. There's a desk in a room that I also love. It's all the perfect combination of wood and light that equals warmth and airiness.
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3katz4me
Original Author
3 years ago
I like wood even when it makes for a dark interior (my lake house) but I especially like this one that is light and bright on the interior. There was a time when we were seriously looking at finding a historic house in Minneapolis but those days are long gone by about 30 years. Sadly the city isn’t anything like it was back then.
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arcy_gw
3 years ago
Mpls is chuck full of these homes. #1DD was looking for starter homes all spring and summer. Most of them had the original wood, sadly most of them were falling down around their beautiful wood work. It 's unfortunate it's not cost effective to come and salvage these original features. Now I hear Zillow is getting out of the flipping game and I think are they the ones out bidding her all summer...slapping paint and trying to call these little gems fresh and updated?
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3katz4me
Original Author
3 years ago
Fortunately there are still a few people who have enough money to keep the beautiful old Lake of the Isles homes from falling down around the woodwork and even salvage original features. I imagine it's different for starter homes. I never look at those listings. The ones I do look at frequently have painted the wood in much of the house. Sometimes they've left the foyer and stairway alone but when you move into the living areas it's white woodwork. You know they didn't build 'em that way back then unlike just about every new suburban home in the last couple years - at least around here. It's of course none of my business what people do with their home, just sayin' I love to look at the ones like this with all the beautiful woodwork.
pudgeder
3 years ago
That is a wonderful house! It exclaims "home" to me!
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jill302
3 years ago
Just beautiful, love this house. Thank you for sharing it it.
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blfenton
3 years ago
Beautiful woodwork and yet the rooms still seem to be light and airy even with all the wood.
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Arapaho-Rd
3 years ago
The windows! The wood is beautiful and they've got the Stickley to go with it. A home that was built to last. Thanks for showing us.
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pricklypearcactus
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Oh yes! I LOVE this house! The woodwork is stunning and I would absolutely love living in a house with such gorgeous woodwork. The balance of thick wood trim with the big bright windows is perfect. Thank you for sharing.
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