Here's a serious contender for the most stylish house in East Falls. The original hardwood floors, high ceilings, transoms and large windows throughout gave the current owners a great jumping-off point for creating a home that fuels their creative passions. The foyer entrance with embossed tin wainscoting and living room are plenty charming, and the large dining room with an entire wall of built-in bookshelves comfortably has room for at least eight?but the kitchen is the star of the first floor. The term "cook's kitchen" gets thrown around a lot, but this is the real deal: An entire cookbook was edited and dozens of Inquirer Food section articles got their start here. A giant commercial-grade stainless steel sink and washboard, well-seasoned butcher block counters, durable terra cotta tile floors and some serious appliances?Fisher and Paykel bottom freezer fridge, Bosch dishwasher and Whirlpool range with Viking hood?are paired with an island and lower cabinets made from repurposed furniture pieces and upper open shelving to both show off your kitchen gear and have what you need at hand's reach. Buckminster Green renovated the mudroom, creating a butler's pantry that provides more super-stylish open storage and cement floors that extend into an added powder room, plus there's access to the extra-deep rear garden with mature landscaping. The second floor has a large light-flooded front bedroom, currently an uber-home office/writing room, a tucked-away back bedroom?DJ room, anyone??and a great all-white retro-modern bathroom that was updated in 2011 with the same stamp of style-meets-function as the rest of the house. The third floor has two more super-size bedrooms with good closets for a house this age. In a great East Falls location that's an easy walk to the train, McMichael Park, the Kroc Recreation Center, the new ShopRite, cafes and restaurants; just minutes from Kelly Drive and Fairmount Park and a short drive to major commuter arteries.
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