Retro Swank Home
Basking in Mid-Century Modern design with stylish 1960s vintage favorites. Vaulted wood-clad-inlay and beam ceilings, crisp clean spaces for a minimalism lifestyle.
A Low-Slung Retro Scandi home tucked into a verdant landscape
THOUGHTFULly planned
CLEAN LINES AND SIMPLE DESIGN
AUTHENTICITY FUNCTION
SLEEK SIMPLICITY
CONNECTION WITH NATURE
FORM AND FUNCTION
A thoughtful layout featuring gleaming hardwood floors, a freshly updated spacious kitchen, a formal dining room, and a warm and welcoming living room capped with wood-clad ceilings, a mantled fireplace, and over-sized picture windows.
AMAZING SETTING
The luscious landscape and the house are designed in tandem to ensure continuity between the exterior and interior. Easy living – multi-level decks, a private fenced yard, woodland gardens, organic raised veggie beds, and a secret outbuilding.
Spectacular Style
Beautifully curated elements to preserve the 1960s retro vibe, timeless material choices and intentional, thoughtful minimalistic design pair form and function to encourage entertaining, every day modern living, and rest and relaxation.
COVETED NEIGHBORHOOD
A beautiful blend of urban retreat and modern cultural convenience, this home is located in a desirable neighborhood in between Lake Forest Park and Kenmore, top-rated schools, and is close to shops, restaurants, parks, the Burke Gillman Trail, and transit.
4
Bedrooms
1.75
Bathrooms
1,680
Area Sq ft
Retro Swank Home
“Homeowners should get up in the morning and feel a sense of well-being a sense that the house they’re living in suits them in every way – a place of joy and a haven.”
– Lee Luxford
– Lee Luxford
Construction
- 1961 Architecture
- Simple one-level living
- Double pane Low-e windows
- Natural gas high-efficiency Rheem forced-air furance
- 50-gallon natural gas water heater
- Gleaming solid oak hardwood floors
- Flat panel solid wood kitchen cabinets
- All appliances included
- Natural gas mantled fireplace
- 2+ car parking and boat or RV storage
Features
- Four private bedrooms with hardwood floors
- Full-size laundry on the bedroom level
- Updated bathrooms
- Plentiful closet space
- Over-sized windows
- Bursts of sunshine throughout
- Fully-fenced back yard with hundreds of cutting flowers
- Glass doors to a backyard promise solitude and garden views
- Pet-focused area
- Large multi-tier deck ready for entertaining
- Attached finished and heated garage/bonus living space
Design
- Contemporary plumbing and lighting fixtures
- Lofty, light, and airy interiors
- Free-flowing open floor plan
- Sleek updated kitchen
- Banquet-style seating
- Slab quartz kitchen countertops
- Tile back splash
- Stainless steel appliances
- Vaulted and beamed ceilings
- Wood-clad inlays provide a crafted minimalist touch
- Formal dining room
Location
- 5 minutes to Lake Forest Park Towne Centre
- 7 minutes to Downtown Bothell
- Dozens of restaurants, pubs and cafes within 1 mile
- 5 minutes to Log Boom Park and Wallace Swamp Park
- Approx. 1 mile to the Burke-Gillman trail
- Steps to Northshore Summit Park
- Less than 6 miles to Woodinville Wine District
- 5 miles to UW Bothell and 2.5 miles to Bastyr University
- Less than 1 mile to the shores of Lake Washington
- 14 miles to Downtown Seattle, Amazon, and Microsoft
- .8 miles to Kenmore Elementary and .5 miles to Kenmore Jr. High School
- 6 minutes to The Lodge at Saint Edwards State Park
- Highly-ranked Inglemoor High School in Northshore School District
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“Great design is something you feel. It’s like a visual magic, and when you hit that magic note of harmony, you just know it.”
– Geele Soroka
– Geele Soroka
“Great design is something you feel. It’s like a visual magic, and when you hit that magic note of harmony, you just know it.”
– Geele Soroka
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6117 NE 197th St. Kenmore 98028 | MLS #1771226
6117 NE 197th St. Kenmore 98028
MLS #1771226
Offered at $725,000
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Susan L Stasik
MANAGING BROKER / PREMIER DIRECTOR
206-660-1012 susan@windermere.com
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