In our latest video (below) we are taking a look at the "Green Haus" at this
years' Parade of Homes. Builder is Axiom Luxury Homes and we will hear
about the Nana Wall from Scott Benedetti and see a demo. This home
features reclaimed timber from Pennsylvania, (we were told came from the
floor
of a dairy barn, but you'd never know it) Truly Beautiful old growth
timber and a bit of finishing oil and the floor was added to the Green Haus.
We entered barefoot and noticed the smoothness of the floor and the
warmth...like being home. We've all been in homes that when you remove
your shoes and once your feet touch the floors (even carpeted ones) many times
you will want to put your shoes right back on for comfort; not in here!
It was a treat for our feet!
The entry is a wonderful open
floor plan - beautifully incorporating the living area,
kitchen and dining areas! The adjacent wall is a Nana wall and opens up to
allow the patio to be incorporated into additional space!
The kitchen features stainless steel appliances and stainless steel apron
style sink! Kathryn loved the large refrigerator on one end of the kitchen
and the equally sized matching freezer on the other! A built-in wet bar
with wine cooler and ice maker were nice touches too!
We put together the video to give you a sneak peak at the home, there's too
much to list!
Please view the Video, and let us know what you think of this home at the 2008
Vancouver WA Parade of Homes!
Contact Kathryn Alexander and John Slocum, Alexander ~ Slocum Team Realtors®,
RE/MAX equity group, inc. Licensed Real Estate Agents and Realtors® in the State
of Washington at 888-525-5528 ext 81 to list your property for
sale or, to purchase a property in Vancouver, Camas - Washougal, Felida,
Salmon Creek and the rest of Clark County Washington.
We're your
referable RE/MAX Realtors® in Vancouver Washington!
To View all
Vancouver Washington Real Estate & Homes For Sale click here and then click
on the Vancouver Home Search options of your choice! Our Expertise is
knowing Vancouver and Clark County Washington and will help you get your home
properly on the market and Sold if you need to Sell your home. We'll help
You Buy Your Vancouver Home!
Disclaimer: The information provided is from various sources and deemed reliable
but subject to change without notice.
PS -- Are you in a Must-Sell situation for your home in Vancouver Washington or Camas Washington make certain you hire an agent team that will get your home priced right, work with you to get it Prepped and Staged, and deliver world-class marketing to get it Sold. We are delivering successful Express Sale Packages. Call us today at 360-281-4150 to find out more about your Vancouver Express Home Sale options.
This year's Clark County Parade of Homes is being held in the Felida
Neighborhood of Vancouver Washington. We've been having fun helping with
the preparation for the public event, along with providing a partial video
recordings at the location just prior to, and during the event.
This post is a spotlight on the "Hannah Maria" home built by the Barton
Brothers. This home is the second one in from the entrance, and
immediately makes bold statements with how it sits on the lot, the use of stone
and water, and how the home takes advantage of the westerly view.
Inside the home also makes many bold statements, while displaying a lot of "Old
World" character.
Please view the Video, and let us know what you think of this home at the 2008
Vancouver WA Parade of Homes!
Contact Kathryn Alexander and John Slocum, Alexander ~ Slocum Team Realtors®,
RE/MAX equity group, inc. Licensed Real Estate Agents and Realtors® in the State
of Washington at 888-525-5528 ext 81 to list your property for
sale or, to purchase a property in Vancouver, Camas - Washougal, Felida,
Salmon Creek and the rest of Clark County Washington.
We're your
referable RE/MAX Realtors® in Vancouver Washington!
To View all
Vancouver Washington Real Estate & Homes For Sale click here and then click
on the Vancouver Home Search options of your choice! Our Expertise is
knowing Vancouver and Clark County Washington and will help you get your home
properly on the market and Sold if you need to Sell your home. We'll help
You Buy Your Vancouver Home!
Disclaimer: The information provided is from various sources and deemed reliable
but subject to change without notice.
PS -- Are you in a Must-Sell situation for your home in Vancouver Washington or Camas Washington make certain you hire an agent team that will get your home priced right, work with you to get it Prepped and Staged, and deliver world-class marketing to get it Sold. We are delivering successful Express Sale Packages. Call us today at 360-281-4150 to find out more about your Vancouver Express Home Sale options.
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2008 Parade of Homes in Felida WashingtonTuesday Version: Countdown to Opening Day! by Kathryn Today is Tuesday, August 19...only 3 days until the 2008 Parade of Homes OPENS to the general pubic in the Moongate subdivision in Felida Washington! So it's rush time for the builders, contractors and designers...and the committee too! Everyone is working like mad, adrenalin pumping, to make this Parade fantastic! We thought it might be fun to let you see how the last minute details are coming along. Thank goodness the temps have dropped from the triple digits, giving workers a break from the heat! This is the latest video of the Parade, will try to get a few more in PRIOR to opening day, enjoy:
Being a member of the BIA (Building Industry Association) has been such a great learning experience and opportunity too! Check out the Events Calendar for August at the BIA, lots of things to get done before opening day!
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Contact Kathryn Alexander and John Slocum, Alexander ~ Slocum Team Realtors®, RE/MAX equity group, inc. Licensed Real Estate Agents and Realtors® in the State of Washington at 888-525-5528 ext 81 to list your property for sale or, to purchase a property in Vancouver, Camas - Washougal, Felida, Salmon Creek and the rest of Clark County Washington. We're your friendly referable RE/MAX Realtors® in Vancouver Washington!
To View all
Vancouver WA Homes & Real Estate For Sale click here and then click
on the Vancouver Home Search options of your choice! Our Expertise is
knowing Vancouver and Clark County Washington and will help you get your home
properly on the market and Sold if you need to Sell your home. We'll help
You Buy Your Vancouver Home!
Disclaimer: The information provided is from various sources and deemed reliable
but subject to change without notice.
PS -- Are you in a Must-Sell situation for your home in Vancouver Washington or Camas Washington? Make certain you hire an agent team that will get your home priced right, work with you to get it Prepped and Staged, and deliver world-class marketing to get it Sold. We are delivering successful Express Sale Packages. Call us today at 360-281-4150 to find out more about your Vancouver Express Home Sale options.
One of the benefits of living in Vancouver Washington (which is just north of
Portland Oregon) is the easy access to vacation destinations in the Pacific
Northwest, the USA and the rest of the world! One of our family’s favorite day
trips is to Seattle Washington, at about 3 hours away by private automobile on
I-5 (about 3.5 hours by
Amtrak Cascades). With our in-town and work calendar reasonably clear we
set out on a sunny summer weekend morning to see the
Seattle Aquarium, Elliot Bay waterfront dining and other sights.
Starting out we follow the
Columbia River until Longview / Kelso, where the Columbia turns West again
on towards the Pacific. This is also the point in the journey where we first
encounter the visible influence of
Mt. Rainier by way of the
Cowlitz River. Our views of the mighty mountain are a sliver of the top
here in Clark County however, as we move northward on our trip, Mt. Rainier will
become ever more visible and impressive!
While on our northward leg of the trip we expect to slow as we get closer to
Tacoma, and sure enough we encountered a slowing of traffic just south of Ft.
Lewis, as the WSDOT had the right lane of traffic closed. As we
came to the
“scene” what we saw were hundreds of Bikers making the U-Turn for their “Rally
For the Troops.” What a sight with almost every bike sporting one or more
US Flags!
The bikers left the freeway at the Fife exit, and we continued uneventfully and
finally arrived at the Seattle waterfront. Now the task of finding parking
began! With Kathryn’s uncanny good luck with finding spots, we found a metered
spot available right on Alaskan Way (free meters on Sunday), very close to the cruise ship dock, and a
short-block from the Aquarium at Pier 59. To be sure this was our best luck at
weekend parking in this part of Seattle!
We grabbed at bite at Fisherman’s eating outdoors. We then walked over to the
Aquarium. Pulling out our handy-dandy coupon from the
Entertainment Book
(Seattle Edition!) one of the adult admissions was free (saved us $15). At the
counter we saw another perhaps better deal for admission when you purchase a
Seattle CityPass for $44, which gives you one admission to each of 5 venues
including the Aquarium – what a great deal! We’ll be purchasing the Seattle
Pass next time to be sure.
The living exhibits and other displays at the Aquarium do a great job of
explaining the sea-life in the Puget Sound and Pacific Ocean waters off-shore.
We very much enjoyed the hands-on tide-pool displays as well, where the water is
authentically COLD (you can touch the creatures with one instantly-numbed
finger!) with many interesting tide-pool creatures inhabiting them. If you like
visits to Aquariums, we recommend you put this one on your list!
Believe it or not, the green, grassy
lawns that are common in Vancouver came from the English aristocracy in the
mid-18th century, which were the only home-owners of the time to be
able to both afford the expanse of land required and the manual labor required
to maintain them.
According to
American-Lawns and the History of Lawns in America mechanical mowing came
about early in the 19th century but it wasn’t until Elwood McGuire of
Indiana in 1870 devised a machine that could be made for the masses. By 1885
50,000 lawnmowers a year were being built!
One of the challenges we face growing
a grass-lawn in Vancouver Washington and the Pacific Northwest are the 3 or 4
months of very dry conditions we have in the summer. Without regular watering
the grass will brown up and go dormant until the rains return in the Fall. With
proper practices a home-owner can minimize the amount of water required to keep
a lawn green. You may research those better practices at
American-Lawns.com or, discuss them with your landscape maintenance
professional.
If you’ve got any tips to pass along
on keeping your lawn healthy and green in Vancouver Washington please feel free
to comment here!
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Posts related to living in Vancouver Washington: Vancouver Washington Moving Resources: Part 102 Vancouver Washington Moving Resources: Part 103 |
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Miscellaneous Vancouver Washington Reports: Vancouver Washington Weekend Trips: The Columbia River Gorge to Maryhill Museum, August 2007 |
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Contact Kathryn Alexander and John Slocum, Alexander ~ Slocum Team Realtors®,
RE/MAX equity group, inc. Licensed Real Estate Agents and Realtors® in the State
of Washington at 888-525-5528 ext 81 to list your property for
sale or, to purchase a property in Vancouver, Camas - Washougal, Felida,
Salmon Creek and the rest of Clark County Washington. We're your
referable RE/MAX Realtors® in Vancouver Washington!
To View all
Vancouver Washington Real Estate & Homes For Sale click here and then click
on the Vancouver Home Search options of your choice! Our Expertise is
knowing Vancouver and Clark County Washington and will help you get your home
properly on the market and Sold if you need to Sell your home. We'll help
You Buy Your Vancouver Home!
Disclaimer: The information provided is from various sources and deemed reliable
but subject to change without notice.
PS -- Are you in a Must-Sell situation for your home in Vancouver Washington or Camas Washington make certain you hire an agent team that will get your home priced right, work with you to get it Prepped and Staged, and deliver world-class marketing to get it Sold. We are delivering successful Express Sale Packages. Call us today at 360-281-4150 to find out more about your Vancouver Express Home Sale options.
Copyright ã 2008 Alexander ~ Slocum Team
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A Little about us:
John Slocum is a life-long resident of Washington State, and hails from Vancouver. Academic credentials include a BA in Economics/Mathematics from the College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University; along with extensive training in Business, Marketing and Technology throughout his career. John is the technology manager for the team, with a specialty in customized webpages and HTML for Craigslist and other on-line advertising.
Kathryn Alexander is a 20+ year resident of Vancouver Washington, and the better-half of the Team. Kathryn has extensive training and experience in customer service tools and systems to ensure our Team delivers a high-level of service to all our clients.
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