Bainbridge Island: New Sweden Sweetheart

She’s been stripped to the studs and rebuilt, and this total makeover shape over has given her that youthful glow once again.

She’s got just about everything going for her without being overdone-done-done (as Whoopi Goldberg once said).

She’s been on the market for a few months over there in Eagledale, a sweet location sprinkled with old farmhouses, cottages and custom built houses. Perhaps she doesn’t display the up to date layout some of her younger competitors sport, but she’s in mint condition, patiently waiting for that special someone to call her home.

Features include:
New plumbing
New wiring
New roof
Stainless appliances
New heating
New windows
Granite counters and a respectable amount of workspace and storage in the kitchen
Neutral, easy on the eye décor/carpet/bathrooms
Two propane fireplaces
Hardwood floors throughout living room and kitchen
Lower level would be great for musician studio, art studio, writer, etc…

Her lot slopes down toward the country road, but still offers plenty of room for kids to run about or outdoorsy types to plant sizable shrubs and vegi gardens.

Her only quirk: when you enter the front door, the fireplace sits on a wall to the right, so arranging the furniture in a traditional grouping around it would be pretty much an impossibility. Since this house is used to subjecting herself to cosmetic surgery, I imagine moving that entrance down a tad would enliven the space even more. (Sort of like adding Botox to a facelift, but what the heck.)

5185 New Sweden Road NE
3 br 3 ba
2140 Sq. Ft.
$587,000
Last Sold (before remodel) 3/7/05 $420,000