if you asked me if i have a dream house, right this minute, 253 silver street would be my answer. this house has been on the market for some time, i'm sure i remember seeing it over the summer of 2010. i think at that point it was priced quite a bit higher and i dismissed it as a dream that could never come true. now, my dream house is apparently under deposit.
i've been thinking about starting this blog for about a week now. i knew that this would be the first house i wrote about because it is such a freaking gem. having driven by the lot obsessively for most this summer, i can say it looks too good to be true. i should take a minute to admit something. i am an internet real estate junkie. i used to do it with apartments when we lived in brooklyn, because the apartment we lived in was such a joke. i'd troll my dream neighborhoods and look at all the great spaces i'd never be able to rent. it helped me refine my tastes and gave me a feeling for pricing and basic real estate terms. i hoped once matthew and i got married, we'd be ready to buy a house. well, we're married and itchin' for a place to put down roots. i know matthew is too. hence, househunting. but until now we haven't been serious enough to actually visit any properties (i worried that going to see a house i loved would make it so much harder, since we weren't ready to buy). our lease ends in just about eight months.
let's buy a house.
sadly, it won't be 253 silver street. i guess this is a lesson in being too cautious, or just bad luck. i've checked the status on like, a weekly basis, for the past couple months. it hits so many sweet spots for me - just a great fantasy. the fact that it is in greenfield, not turners falls (where we're 99% sure we want to live but greenfield has some great options in the old house market, so it's hard to ignore) was a black mark for sure. but tonight i went to cohn & company's website and there it was staring me in the face. under deposit.
253 silver street, greenfield ma
welcome home.
there are a second set of the same three windows, behind the photographer.
and those stairs! check out the full listing for another, even better view.
the porch, which looks fantastic from the outside, seems a little dark. but i had faith.
simple and clean, without the wallpaper of course.
and the perfect backyard.
i've been thinking about starting this blog for about a week now. i knew that this would be the first house i wrote about because it is such a freaking gem. having driven by the lot obsessively for most this summer, i can say it looks too good to be true. i should take a minute to admit something. i am an internet real estate junkie. i used to do it with apartments when we lived in brooklyn, because the apartment we lived in was such a joke. i'd troll my dream neighborhoods and look at all the great spaces i'd never be able to rent. it helped me refine my tastes and gave me a feeling for pricing and basic real estate terms. i hoped once matthew and i got married, we'd be ready to buy a house. well, we're married and itchin' for a place to put down roots. i know matthew is too. hence, househunting. but until now we haven't been serious enough to actually visit any properties (i worried that going to see a house i loved would make it so much harder, since we weren't ready to buy). our lease ends in just about eight months.
let's buy a house.
sadly, it won't be 253 silver street. i guess this is a lesson in being too cautious, or just bad luck. i've checked the status on like, a weekly basis, for the past couple months. it hits so many sweet spots for me - just a great fantasy. the fact that it is in greenfield, not turners falls (where we're 99% sure we want to live but greenfield has some great options in the old house market, so it's hard to ignore) was a black mark for sure. but tonight i went to cohn & company's website and there it was staring me in the face. under deposit.
253 silver street, greenfield ma
welcome home.
there are a second set of the same three windows, behind the photographer.and those stairs! check out the full listing for another, even better view.
the porch, which looks fantastic from the outside, seems a little dark. but i had faith.
simple and clean, without the wallpaper of course.
and the perfect backyard.i liked silver street because for what looks like such a small house from the street, she really packs a punch with her details. the yard it manageable and fantastically landscaped. the grey has the right amount of distinction and modernity to resonate with me, the red door is like the dot on a 'i'. it seals the deal.
i can't really stress how into that living room with the fire place and built-out stairs i am. the kitchen is probably the reason i never took 253 to a serious-enough-to-visit place. it seems like there's a nice amount of flow in the space, but matthew would never go for it. not enough room for big production meals. which i am ever thankful for and appreciative of. so, we'll have a big kitchen. that pantry almost makes you think twice about it though, right?
the bedrooms are probably pretty small. the horizontally paneled room would clearly be an office (most likely, matthew's) and one of the bedroom's would work as a second for myself. i'm a big proponent of not having a palatial master bedroom (i don't love the idea of a sitting area where i sleep), so the size didn't really bother me. the floors look great, all the wood work does really throughout. there seemed to be only a little bit of work taking down wallpaper, but of course, not having looked at the place in person you can never know what secrets are being kept.
i'm glad someone wants 253 silver street. i'm sure their paperwork will go through and they'll live a long happy life with that amazing staircase and the magic outdoor spaces on this corner lot. but maybe it won't and in i can sell matthew on that kitchen after all.
i can't really stress how into that living room with the fire place and built-out stairs i am. the kitchen is probably the reason i never took 253 to a serious-enough-to-visit place. it seems like there's a nice amount of flow in the space, but matthew would never go for it. not enough room for big production meals. which i am ever thankful for and appreciative of. so, we'll have a big kitchen. that pantry almost makes you think twice about it though, right?
the bedrooms are probably pretty small. the horizontally paneled room would clearly be an office (most likely, matthew's) and one of the bedroom's would work as a second for myself. i'm a big proponent of not having a palatial master bedroom (i don't love the idea of a sitting area where i sleep), so the size didn't really bother me. the floors look great, all the wood work does really throughout. there seemed to be only a little bit of work taking down wallpaper, but of course, not having looked at the place in person you can never know what secrets are being kept.
i'm glad someone wants 253 silver street. i'm sure their paperwork will go through and they'll live a long happy life with that amazing staircase and the magic outdoor spaces on this corner lot. but maybe it won't and in i can sell matthew on that kitchen after all.
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