Ness' Corner Road, Port Hadlock, Washington
I was working on a post about a former lifeguard station on an island in Maine -- which is almost as good as a lighthouse -- and it just felt too summery for March/April. So, I hopped across the country and found a springtime-fresh house by a creek in the woods of Port Hadlock, Washington.
It's actually a two for one, because next to the 1928 farmhouse is a little Swedish style guest cottage.
Let's start with the farmhouse:
It's neat as a pin inside, with old-fashioned charm.
If it were mine, I'd give this bathroom a spring refresh, to make it coordinate better with the rest of the house, like this:
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The foyer gives us a glimpse of a room with similar color scheme:
I wish there were more photos of that space. Looks like it would make a cute tiny home office.
Upstairs are three bedrooms and another bathroom. The house has 2,782 square feet.
Once again, I would want to make the bathroom fit the old-fashioned charm of the house, like this:
There's also a well-lit attic space with lots of potential:
The property is a little over eleven acres, which brings us to the guest house:
It's just past the picket fence garden.
The listing says it could be a shop or an Airbnb. It's 1,500 square feet.
Even if it stays a rental, it needs more charm, like this:
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Which would mean the kitchen and dining area would go from this:
to this:
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Then it would fit in better with the loft bed area.
There's also a little outbuilding, possibly for chickens, but I can think of a better use for it.
It has potential to be the focal point of the garden as a little potting shed, like this...
and definitely get all of us in the mood for spring:
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If this house makes you want to plant some posies by the picket fence or putter in a potting shed, the listing is here.
Lastly, with April 1st right around the corner, here are a few of the unusual "April Fool" things I've seen in the listings recently...
A pair of jeans can be just as decorative as a hat on the wall:
If chairs can look judgmental, this row of them certainly does:
And every year I find at least one mannequin lurking somewhere:
But they must have rethought their staging strategy, because she no longer shows up in the listing photos:
This week's YouTube video on the Upham-Wright House is here. I paired it with some new ideas to get it all spruced up for its big debut. 😀
