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8141 SW 47th | rmls#11092266 | $499,500 |
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Fully Renovated-Like New

This house was designed in 1951 by architect John Jensen (of Jensen, Krause and Schoenleber aka JKS later to become Sienna Architecture). It was built for his mother and father as a two bedroom home. The original plan was a "stubby" T-configuration (the top of the T being longer and the stem shorter) with bedrooms and baths along the short stem and the living areas on one end of the top of the T with the garage at the other end. The original home provided good organization. A wide overhanging eave at the rear off of the living room made for a nicely sheltered patio. There was another deep overhang at the front entry that served as a sheltering porch element, but otherwise the house was pretty much closed off from the outside.

The house was purchased by interior designer Tim Jones. Jones has plied his trade for a good many years and he used his considerable design skill to imbue this house with the rare qualities mentioned above. This house has a wonderful arrangement of space with a satisfying flow that now includes exterior space as well. The indoor/outdoor connections he developed expand the house emotionally and physically. His changes transformed the house to one that invites you in and makes you want to linger.

Jones took advantage of the deep overhang at the front door, enclosing part of it and bringing it into the house to create a generous and welcoming entry that is effectively both inside and outside and is the perfect transition space. The master bedroom was extended, lengthening the bedroom wing and making a significant difference to the house. The expanded master now includes a large walk-in closet and a master bathroom. Opening on two sides to the outside, the master is filled with light and cross ventilation.

The extension of the bedroom wing not only allowed for better interior space, it also better defined outside spaces. The "backyard" with its large covered patio tucked under the eaves is now much more of an outdoor room onto which both the living area and the master open. And on the other side of the bedroom wing a third garden area is now fully established outside of the bedrooms and behind the garage. This garden transforms the bedrooms which now have floor to ceiling windows and doors opening onto it. A detached studio building was added to this area as well and is currently used as an office but it would also be suitable as a studio or even as guest quarters.

A third outdoor "room" that expands the sense of space in the house is at the front off of the eating area and kitchen which are connected to it via a doorway. Creative planting and landscaping provide a sense of enclosure and layering and establishes a rich and inviting garden setting in an area which is often just wasted space.

The entire house and site have been redone and updated with top end finishes and fixtures. Jones capitalized on the original plan of the house and expanded and refined it to make it into a truly pleasing house packed with great design and now offering fully modern ammenities.  

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