Portland, OR

Daylight Ranch For Sale Portland OR - West Hills

Check out the GREAT location and GREAT price on this charming 1950's 3 bdrm 2 full bath, daylight ranch for sale located in the desirable West Hills of Portland, OR. MLS #9075044 is being offered at the low price of $284,900. This home is light and bright and has been recently updated with a new kitchen and new refinished hardwood floors throughout the upstairs living space. The living room has a gas fireplace and the downstairs media room has a wood burning fireplace. The downstairs can be accessed through the garage and offers a separate laundry room and bonus room that could be converted into a 4th bedroom.

The yard is easy to maintain and has a garden area freshly tilled and ready for spring planting. The backyard is fairly private from the neighbors, view making the patio off the master bedroom the perfect location for a hot tub and/or gazebo.

This daylight ranch for sale is steps from the Terwilliger trail, and within 1/2 mile from 6 parks including Tryon Creek park, Willamette park, Fulton park, Custer park and several others that offer great hiking trails for all levels. Walk out your front door and within a few blocks you are at Starbucks for morning coffee or one of the many resaurants offering lunch or dinner. This beautiful home is centrally located and near OHSU, and Downtown Portland. Fabulous shops and restaurants in Multnomah Village and the Hillsdale areas are minutes away. Public transportation and nearby freeway access make this daylight ranch for sale ideal for easy commutes around town. This home is also within walking distance to Wilson High school, which offers neighbors outdoor tennis courts, and a newly updated public swimming pool for the hot summer months.

The WALK SCORE for this property is 66 out of 100. The owner has fully enjoyed this charming home and popular SW area since 1972. He can give you the history of this daylight ranch for sale as well as the neighborhood dynamics. This daylight ranch for sale is said to be 'the best value in the area', so don't wait, it won't last long. If you're looking for a great neighborhood, with great neighbors, you will find them here.

The seller is motivated and will consider all reasonable offers.

Zoo Lights November 27th to January 3rd, Sunday-Thursday 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Oregon Zoo

Singing Christmas Tree December 3rd to 5th, Sunday-Thursday at the Pioneer Courthouse Square

Jingle Bell Run Sunday, December 6th, starting at the World Trade Center 121 SW Salmon St at 7:00 am

The Nutcracker December 12th to 27th at the Keller Auditorium, call 503-222-5538 for times

A Christmas Carol November 24th to December 27th at the Portland Center Stage

Holiday Ale Festival December 2nd to 6th at the Pioneer Courthouse Square, 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

Winter Wonderland November 26th to December 27th, Wednesday-Sunday, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Portland Raceway

Christmas Ships On the Willamette River, check website for times

A Fairytale Christmas through December 31st, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm daily at 3229 NW Pittock Dr, Portland 97220

Peacock Lane Light Show Between SE Stark and SE Belmont St, December 15th to the 31st, 6:00 pm to midnight

Welcome to the first in a series of tips, advice and secrets that professional Home Stagers use.

Home Staging Tip #1:

Clear Those Windowsills!

I often go into homes that have lofty, vaulted ceilings and lovely high clerestory windows that follow the angled lines of the ceiling ... only to see the view of the sky cluttered up with lines of sporting trophies, glass bottles filled with colored water, collections of ceramic tchotchkes ... you name it. Then I move to the kitchen and see that windowsills are dotted with tiny potted plants, jars, candles and so on. Bathroom windowsills sprout a tacky little row of roll-on deoderants, lotions & tiny air fresheners. In fact, I have been in homes where it seems that every window in the house has something sitting on the sill, or if not on the sill, then one of those little (or giant) light catchers applied to the window with a rubber suction cup. Oh, yeah! Gorgeous!

I do get the magnetic attraction of the horizontal surface. My husband and I cannot seem to keep any table, counter, or flat railing wider than 4 inches free of objects for a period of 24 hours. But considering how much we want light, I cannot understand this penchant for sitting things on windowsills. Any objects sitting in your windows are going to reduce the light. Little objects in the windows stop your eye, therefore interfering with the view. It is clutter!

I have exactly one exception to the "nothing-on-the-windowsill-rule", and that is a LIVE CAT. No matter how many times you remove a cat from the windowsill, it will sneak right back up there ... hopefully knocking all the other little tchotchkes to the floor.

So, be brave ... repeat after me ... "A windowsill is not a display shelf" ... and put all that stuff away or in packing boxes. It may seem empty for a day or two, but soon you'll look at the window and suddenly see ... THE VIEW!

I wrote this post for my own website and it is geared toward my interior design clients, but I thought that my home staging colleagues would enjoy the last example. I think we are all DIY enthusiasts at heart. Hope you enjoy it.

During the holidays, if you are the type who loves to entertain, serve up your refreshments on sustainable and stylish serving trays. Whether you use serving trays to place on an ottoman in your living room in lieu of a coffee table, or you want a convenient way to get your hors d’oeuvres (yes, I had to look up the spelling) from the kitchen to your dining table or buffet, these trays will make a design statement while being kind to the environment. I hope you see one that will work with your decor. I’m a fanatic about detail and color coordination, so I have different trays to complement my color palette and design style for the living room, family room, dining room and my bedroom. One of my personal indulgences is to have coffee in bed every morning. It’s enticing to have a beautifully set tray and an inexpensive way to add a little elegance and style to your entertaining.

This first tray will complement even the most minimal modern decor. The Enos serving tray produced by Staach is hand made in the USA out of solid maple from domestic wood from certified sources . The bottom is lacquered in clear, white or red and the top is finished with food safe mineral oil. I think it is destined to be a classic design icon. Found at 2modern.com.

The Ibride Tray is made from reclaimed wood and totally rocks in an eclectic decor. This looks so great you can hang this up on your wall as art in between use. Found at Clio-Home.

And for you DIY types, here’s a fun project. Find an old cupboard door and use paint, handles and a little creativity to make your own serving tray in any color or style you like. This one is from Craftynest. It would be very fun to do a collage on one of these if you don’t have painting skills. A great way to recycle and re-purpose. Remember to use zero VOC paints, adhesives and finishes. For all of my home staging friends, what a great and inexpensive way to add some fabulous serving trays to your accessory collection. Yet another way to express your creativity!

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Pangaea is a Portland, Oregon based interior designer and home stager specializing in modern decor.

Pangaea Interior Design

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I am real estate addicted.. I grew up in a family that has owned many things over the years and continues to own properties to this day. I learned a lot from my parents: mistakes and things that work and have taken these ideas and use them in my staging today. I do a lot of consulting on home remodeling, pre-staging listings as well as interior decorating for quite a few clients in the Portland area. Over the years, the one thing that has been a constant in every job is a lack of lighting. Lighting is your friend. Any type of lighting is a GREAT THING. You do need to know a few basics about lighting: I suggest going to a local lighting source and see if they have a lighting lab. In the Portland, Oregon area, the folks at Globe Lighting host these FREE Seminars. They are about an hour long and I go at least once or twice a year. It is so amazing to me how much this industry changes as with so many things in the design world. What I have found out is that if you surround yourself with professionals that specialize in these areas, they can make your life much easier. Deveope long-lasting relationships with your vendors.... They can be invaluable to you... If you need something in a hurry, they can sometimes get it for you. BIG BOX stores are nice if you need something generic that millions of other people can get, but I am a big believer in supporting the "little guy" in the community.

Getting back to lighting for staging purposes... You should have a huge inventory of lighting. Lamps can make a small space appear larger. Going into the winter, lamps are very important to make the dark corners come to life so potential buyers can see the entire square footage of a room. Lamps should be to scale for a room or table. Nothing looks worse than having a small lamp on a huge side table or a lamp that is larger than the table it is on. Also, consider the size of the room you are placing the lamp/chandelier in. If it looks off to you, chances are that it will look off to others as well. Remember: DO NOT GIVE YOUR BUYERS ANY REASON NOT TO BUY A PROPERTY. Since permanent fixtures stay with a property, pay attention to the style and proportions of the fixtures you are recommending to your clients..