Posted to: For Buyers

The house that someone built

Have you ever walked into a house, be it a friends house or a house you wandered into during a Sunday open house, only to think: Whut???

Yes, it happened to me today. Only this was during a broker’s tour.

The outside is a typical home for the neighborhood: 1940′s ranch style, surrounded by beautiful Oak trees and nice views of the Bay. But the inside, well that is a different story.

The front door was lean and tall and looked like it was off the pages of a Dungeons & Dragons board game, complete with ornate decorations. Walk straight ahead and you are in this crazy atrium compound complete with bright flowers, a fireplace, and little light. How can these beautiful Gerbera daisy’s grow without any sunlight? Unless they were fake. Then you walk around the corner and it is like an entirely different house, but again, very low on light. Care for breakfast? You can eat it from the kitchen nook and look out onto the atrium where a fire crackles in the fireplace.

I don’t quite understand what is happening in the house. A fellow colleague and I were discussing it, trying to figure it all out. We can only surmise that it was off the set of a movie and it was all a facade. It is unique with a capitol “U.”

This is one of those times where I wish there were a website that would discuss the history of a particular home.

I imagine this house will fancy someone. To that someone out there, I’d love to buy you a cup of coffee and have a conversation.

Discussion

No comments for “The house that someone built”

Post a comment

Welcome to Real Estate Juice

A minute in the life of Berkeley Real Estate Agent and Business Coach, Krista Miller. Hold on tight and check back often! The real estate market in the East Bay is movin’ and shakin’ and will surely keep you on your toes…

Recent Posts

Albany Swim Center Set To Open February 15th, 2012
February 2, 2012
By Krista Miller
Please Drive Slow on Marin: Tonight’s Vigil Brought Many but Some Cars Still Didn’t Slow Down
February 1, 2012
By Krista Miller
Chinese New Year on Fourth Street in Berkeley Feb. 4th
February 1, 2012
By Krista Miller
Prices Drop Nationwide, Not Necessarily the Case in Berkeley and the Surrounding Areas
January 31, 2012
By Krista Miller
Whole Foods Plan for Albany is Moving Forward
January 30, 2012
By Krista Miller

Archives