Windermere Photo Gallery

Footnotes

1. a. Foyer
   
   Box beams line the ceiling of this elegant anteroom. An arched passageway introduces the library.
   
   
2. b. Library
   
   Get lost in your favorite novel while snuggling up to the wood-burning fireplace.
   
   
3. c. Living Room
   
   You'll be struck by the wide-open feeling and ongoing flow of the living room. Uber-high ceilings, endless planks of Brazilian cherrywood and immense picture windows give the area scale and grandeur.
   
   
4. d. Dining Room
   
   As the living rooms spills in to the airy dining room, a true great-room is realized.
   
   
5. e. Kitchen
   
   You've never seen This kitchen before. A pronounced Japanese flair featuring Evert Sodergren hand-crafted Madrona wood cabinets, black galaxy granite counters, Wolf/Bosch stainless steel appliances, a wet bar, baker's pantry and breakfast nook.
   
   Evert Sodergren was here. Learn about the craftsmanship of the man behind these gorgeous cabinets. http://www.livingtreasuresproject.org/evert.html.
6. Fire up the six-burner Wolf(TM) gas range and sautee your heart out!
7. A suspended sliding door reveals the baker's pantry.
8. Natural light illuminates this fresh space even on the rainiest of days.
9. More of Sodergren's masterful work.
10. g. Bay Window
    
    Take a moment to daydream out this bank of bay windows...
    
    
11. f. Breakfast Nook
    
    
12. h. Bathrooms
    
    Each of the 3.5 bathrooms has a personality unto itself. Which one fits you?
    
    
13. i. Bedrooms
    
    The three bedrooms on the second floor enjoy enormous everything! Room size, closet space, windows...you name it, it's supersized.
    
    
14. j. Sky Lair
    
    Ascend to the futuristic-feeling, fully finished attic level. This is where you're going to realize your dream media room.... It's plumbed for a bathroom and has a partial view of Lake Washington.
    
    
15. k. Tatami Room & M-I-L area
    
    The finished portion of the basement level makes perfect private guest quarters or a non-conforming mother-in-law space. It features a large living room with fireplace, a kitchen (the hookups exist for a range/oven and dishwasher, plus washer/dryer) and (4th) bedroom.
    
    The Tatami room is considered the 4th (non-conforming) bedroom to this house.
16. The second kitchen has hookups for a range/oven, dishwasher and washer/dryer set.
17. The living room of the basement level guest quarters.
18. A Classic Box
    
    Peek-a-boo from the corner of 20th & Highland Drive. The residence is privately situated up and back off the street.
19. The home's exterior received a thorough stripping and paint job in 2003. Dentils and eaves were restored/replaced.
20. The Early Days
    
    A young 1204 20th Avenue East. Note the railing along the porch roof of a balcony that once was...
    
    
21. Rear Yard
    
    Apple, apricot, and Asian pear trees provide fresh fare and fruity foliage in this private, sunny back yard.
    
    Sit back and admire the Grand Lady...
22. Fresh apricot, anyone?
23. The comfortable, two-car off-street parking pad is served by a remote-controlled security gate.
24. Porch
    
    
25. Contemplate the carefully carved corbels.
26. A grand entrance to a majestic residence. Period porch lighting courtesy Restoration Hardware.
27. Front door features a custom, copper-like facade.
28. Lake Washington View
    
    The 'true view' as photographed from an attic window...
29. ...and a more close-up view.