the 4th house is the charm

after a long house hunt (or it seemed long anyway) and 3 failed offers later, we walked through the house that would become our home in a month. the first impression was striking - a beautiful, private patio with a fireplace! walk through an original wood door to the living room with a beamed ceiling (albeit painted beams) and a view of century city to the west - not quite the view from lori's condo, but not bad. from the living room you walked through arched doorways to the dining room with a coved ceiling. the dining room had french doors which opened to the patio. the kitchen was pretty awful with an abundance of white tile and urine yellow walls, but we knew that could be fixed. the 3 bedrooms were sizeable, and two had giant walk-in closets - a rarity in 80 year old spanish homes. the rear bedroom had french doors which opened to a lush private backyard. apparently there was a sale on white tile 15 years ago b/c the same kitchen tile was found in the two bathrooms. the oddest part was that one bathroom had the toilet removed and only had a sink and shower, but whatever. we were home.

the house:



backyard view from rear br:



the front patio:



the front door into the living room: