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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 13:37:20 GMT
That's a gorgeous house without all the wallpaper and carpet! They have some VERY cool furniture.
I think my mom still has those same kitchen cabinets.
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 19, 2014 13:37:40 GMT
Gosh.
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eisforennui
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Post by eisforennui on Aug 19, 2014 13:38:54 GMT
i wonder if you can still find carpet like that around... it really ties the room together.
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Post by Merge on Aug 19, 2014 13:44:20 GMT
Wow, I actually kind of love it. I'm embarrassed to admit that, but I do. Imagine hanging out in that house in your leisure suit all day ... wouldn't you just feel extra swanky? LOL
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Post by Scrapbrat on Aug 19, 2014 13:52:14 GMT
This is 70's decor? I was a young adult in the 70's and I don't remember stuff like that, maybe with the exception of the kitchen.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 13:52:59 GMT
I can't believe it's so well preserved. I agree that the bones are good. Paint/new carpet would completely change it. The furniture really highlights the 70s look.
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Post by Goldynn on Aug 19, 2014 14:13:26 GMT
Wow, I actually kind of love it. I'm embarrassed to admit that, but I do. Imagine hanging out in that house in your leisure suit all day ... wouldn't you just feel extra swanky? LOL ^^^^Lol! I can dig it! I'm pretty sure I have elderly relatives in Idaho who still have homes very similar to this, now I want to go visiting and check stuff out.
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Post by Kelpea on Aug 19, 2014 14:16:33 GMT
I LOVE all the nods to the time period in the realtor's description.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 19, 2014 14:18:11 GMT
That is a fabulously laid out house! The pool is wonderful. The pantry is fabulous!!! A little paint and removing of that hideous carpet, I think it would be a beautiful home. Lots of wonderful potential! The price is a little over my budget though.
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Post by tinafb on Aug 19, 2014 14:21:38 GMT
My step-grandfather just sold his house last year and it looked just like that. . .all original fixtures, mirrored walls, dark wood paneling, wallpaper, shag carpet,. . . They had an antique dealer come in who had a field day with all the authentic mid-century modern furniture. It was pretty phenomenal how their house was a time capsule of that era. My stepmom is in her sixties and her bedroom looked just like it had when she was a college student living there.
In my step-grandparents' case, they only lived in the house part-time. They had another home in Florida and over the years, they stayed in Florida longer and longer until they were only coming back here for family events or holidays. They just never bothered to update the house since they rarely stayed in it for long.
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~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on Aug 19, 2014 14:34:01 GMT
It looks like a layout in a magazine back in the 70s. The house has really good bones and could easily be updated.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 19, 2014 14:40:18 GMT
Think of the extra income you could earn by renting the house out to TV and movie studios scouting a location for their 70s themed show or movie! For those views I could overlook so much. I kind of like the daisy paper, though. That was my first thought - that it's so well maintained, it looks like a TV/movie set. I'd actually prefer a house that dated but well kept as opposed to something newer and falling apart (like mine is now!). And the pool & property? A few changes and it's an amazing place.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 19, 2014 14:45:11 GMT
Original carpeting and glitter ceilings, what's not to love My dad thought we were insane when we replaced "perfectly good" light fixtures, switches and plugs in our house. He sold his 50 yr old house last year in pristine condition with original everything except the carpet.
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Post by Lexica on Aug 19, 2014 15:02:09 GMT
I was expecting Don and Peggy to be sitting in the living room.
I agree, there is so much good about that house that outweighs the bad. I want them to leave some of those old dishes in that dish pantry. I think I spotted some cast iron and some pyrex.
What if you got the house exactly as is, with clothing and furnishings remaining? You could sell off the furnishings, and probably even the carpeting to cover the entire back of a sweet VW van.
That entry drive with all those tropicals was beautiful. The landscaping and the views were great. I'm not one for an indoor pool, unless you can open sliding glass doors all the way around.
The house just makes me want to put on an apron and start baking something.
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Post by tinydogmafia on Aug 19, 2014 15:03:24 GMT
It's so bad, that's it's awesome! It's so amazingly preserved! And the views are outstanding.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 15:05:39 GMT
So...forgive an ignorant girl who lives in a world where it is hot all the darn time, but why the indoor pool? Based on the landscaping, which seems to be more tropical, why would you need an indoor pool? The house in in New Zealand! I think the house itself and the gardens are beautiful.It's only a small matter of replacing the decor and carpeting to update it to modern living. I'd have that pantry as my scrapbooking room....I'd be in heaven with all the storage shelves!
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 19, 2014 15:12:45 GMT
I don't think I've ever seen an indoor wishing well before! I have at an Italian restaurant 15 years ago.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 19, 2014 15:15:22 GMT
I love how the realtor tried to make it sound like the time capsule look of the house was a positive thing. That pantry was amazing. Yeah, I would buy that house. It would be so easy to update. The kitchen cabinets might even be workable in a more modern looking kitchen.
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Post by missmeegz127 on Aug 19, 2014 15:16:45 GMT
I think that this house would be amazing with a few updates. The wallpaper and carpeting would definitely have to go! However the views are really amazing and I like the inside pool so I could swim whenever I wanted to.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 19, 2014 15:17:40 GMT
I fell ripped off. I didn't see a billiard room. I did, however, really enjoy the clever use of song titles in the listing.
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Post by stittsygirl on Aug 19, 2014 15:18:08 GMT
That pantry was amazing. Yeah, I would buy that house. It would be so easy to update. The kitchen cabinets might even be workable in a more modern looking kitchen. Exactly. Update the appliances, remove the quilted leather (?) from the bar area, and the kitchen would look pretty current.
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Post by mimima on Aug 19, 2014 15:22:23 GMT
I work in Real Estate, I can *totally * believe it
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Post by eastcoastpea on Aug 19, 2014 15:23:55 GMT
I love the realtors description. They had me at the first picture. The bedrooms reminded me of old hotel rooms. I loved the desk and bench in the entry aka wishing well room. The 3 animal tails on the wall creeped me out. I'd take that pantry in a heartbeat. If it comes furnished the new owners could sell all of it to a prop house and have enough money for new carpeting and wallpaper.
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Post by lesley on Aug 19, 2014 15:25:34 GMT
I couldn't live with that round archway, that would be the first thing to go (well, after the carpets, obviously!)
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Post by scorpeao on Aug 19, 2014 15:29:01 GMT
It looks like a movie set. I am a little ashamed to admit that I like some of the decor. I'll just blame it on my portuguese heritage.
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Post by Grom Pea on Aug 19, 2014 15:29:16 GMT
But does it come furnished?
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Post by melanell on Aug 19, 2014 15:35:16 GMT
I didn't notice a wishing well. Are we talking about the round planter with the rocks in it? I see a matching rectangular one in the background.
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Post by kimpea on Aug 19, 2014 15:44:28 GMT
Omg, I love it! I would buy that house in a heartbeat. It would obviously need some updating but the bones are good, it's been very well maintained. You could easily give it a modern makeover while still saluting the time period of the house. Would love to meet the people that live there, bet they'd be fun!
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Post by ljsmom on Aug 19, 2014 15:44:36 GMT
This is all kinds of awesome. Is in amazing condition. The house, the land, beautiful. The 70's era stuff has awesome entertainment value to look at and be nostalgic about but I couldn't live in it like that but, man, the bones of this house,like others have said, are amazing.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 19, 2014 15:49:08 GMT
I couldn't live with that round archway, that would be the first thing to go (well, after the carpets, obviously!) I remember people having walls knocked down in houses to have that kind of archway installed and they were put into some newly built houses in England as a design feature.
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