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What do you think of this house (bungalow edition)?
19 November 2023, 11:28 AM
wtgWhat do you think of this house (bungalow edition)?
I think they've done a great job of updating this hundred year old house. Openish floor plan that still retains the bungalow coziness.
The huge downside is the location, on a very busy street (Euclid) just a mile or so east of the proposed new Bears stadium...
https://www.realtor.com/reales...95?from=srp-map-list
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19 November 2023, 11:59 AM
ShiroKuroOOh I like it a lot!! Also, this is pretty much exactly my preferred color scheme -- warm-toned tan-ish/beige-ish walls with crisp white trim.
Sigh. We've only lived in our rental house since July and I am so, so sick of the blue (robin's egg blue??) living room, blue-green guest room and green-gray bedroom that I use as my office. Not to mention the grey bathroom, and the fact that much of the trim on the second floor is not in fact white but is some dingy cream color. Sigh.
Sorry for whining.
19 November 2023, 01:03 PM
wtgA bungalow on Dunton with a huge side lot that would be perfect for a veggie garden. From what I've heard, that was actually the intention when these lots were created and the houses built on them 100 years ago. A lot of people grew veggies at home.
Also nicely updated.
https://www.realtor.com/reales...50?from=srp-map-list
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
19 November 2023, 01:19 PM
ShiroKuroNice! This one seems much smaller than the other, although maybe the other is just photographed well?
I love it when a listing includes a floor plan!
19 November 2023, 01:50 PM
Steve MillerI like both of them!
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20 November 2023, 04:27 AM
ADHow do you separate your piano practice from your partner who is watching TV?
Also there seem a lot of steps up to the front door (I must be getting old
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20 November 2023, 09:11 AM
wtgquote:
Originally posted by AD:
How do you separate your piano practice from your partner who is watching TV?
Digital piano. Heresy, I know. Or merciful, if you've heard me play.
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Also there seem a lot of steps up to the front door (I must be getting old
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I noticed the same thing. We must be in the same age group.
Neither of the bungalows would be an option for us; I just like the way they were updated while keeping some of the original elements that I find charming. We live in a house that has all the bedrooms upstairs and the laundry area in the basement. Less than ideal at our age, and why I keep looking at what's available in our area.
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
20 November 2023, 11:09 AM
DanielI have a limited cognitive map of Chicago and its surroundings.
I know where Rogers Park is and that's about it.
I agree with you, though. It would be a huge downside to live next to the construction of a stadium/ a stadium.
20 November 2023, 11:10 AM
CHASKnow what you mean. Not getting any younger either.
A door without steps but with an entry and an exit that are both downhill would be good.
Will leave the design of that to Steve.
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20 November 2023, 03:28 PM
QuirtEvansquote:
Originally posted by wtg:
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Also there seem a lot of steps up to the front door (I must be getting old
)
I noticed the same thing. We must be in the same age group.
We will be moving into a three-story house next year. My creaky knees are going to be going up and down a lot of steps.
20 November 2023, 06:03 PM
wtgI think I recall studies that indicate that people who live in houses with stairs are generally healthier. Works great until you can't do stairs.
Then...
Stair lift is the answer.
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier