About Seattle's Crown Hill

The craftsman style home is a favorite with Seattle area home buyers. This one in the Crown Hill/Broadview area of Seattle was built in 1919 and retains much of it's original charm. The house features beautiful wood trimmed windows, some stained glass windows, and hardwood floors (under the current carpet).

We staged the living and dining rooms, which are the first spaces that potential buyers see when they walk through the front door. Enjoy these before and after staging photos!

Living & Dining Room before staging:

Living & Dining Room after staging:

Dining Room and Sitting Area before staging:

Dining Room and Sitting Area after Staging:

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Staging by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, 425.776.7890, sisters@sistersredesign.com

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The days of the classic 50’s diners are long gone----with only a few of the Real McCoy left standing around the country (not counting a few knock-off wannabe’s).

These diners were gathering places of the locals to share gossip (early networking) and a place for truck drivers to have coffee thrown at them.

A “city” incarnation of these diners is the small restaurants located in old houses and other structures no longer suited to their original purpose. Immediately excluded from this genre of eateries are restaurants that have relied on “architectural planning” and/or “large bankrolls” to create artificial ambiance.

The places I am talking about are the labors of love of the visionary owners/entrepreneurs that are more interested in service and quality of food than in whether the place looks like Martha Stewart or the Olive Garden. They are places to share gossip, have great coffee and eat----with the kids or without.

The Wild Mountain Café, in the Crown Hill Neighborhood of Seattle, is such a place. It is easy to find, at 1408 NW 85^th St, because it is the only Purple House on the street. It’s funky exterior and interior, is awesome Seattle-eclectic at its best. There is artwork on the walls, and there is live music on Friday’s.

Tables are set up throughout the “house” such that you can eat in the living room next to the fireplace, in the dining room (where else), in one of the bedrooms----no beds though (dang----no breakfast in bed) or even in the bar. You can order breakfast (lunch & dinner too) as simple as the plain old “Jane Doe,” or as plentiful as the “Joe Schmoe.” There is even a kids menu.

So----check it out when you are in the neighborhood and you need a good cup of coffee, a good meal----or just need a place to hang with friends, meet with your real estate agent, or rendezvous with a lover----or just read the paper by yourself.

Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector

This cute Crown Hill Seattle bungalow is hitting the market today. The living room has great natural light and features hardwood floors.

Here is the "before staging" photo of the living room. Would potential homebuyers searching the internet see this as a charming space to come home to at the end of the day? Would they be able to picture a comfortable furniture arrangement? Would they fall in love with this house? Maybe...

Staged living room:

Yes, it is true: Small spaces only look smaller when empty. This living room not only looks larger with properly scaled furniture, it is welcoming and inviting to potential buyers. Now this home says, "Move in and enjoy!" to people searching on-line for a cozy in-city retreat to call home.

Staging by SISTERS Interior Redesign, Edmonds, WA, 425.776.7890, www.sistersredesign.com

Give all your listings the advantage of professional staging. Contact us today for a complimentary quote.

We look forward to working with you!

Seattle's Crown Hill Neighborhood has some events on the schedule for the next week or so - Here are some of the details from the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association. If you want to know more info about this Seattle neighborhood or are interested in Crown Hill real estate or nearby Ballard real estate, please feel free to send us an email. realestate@cooperjacobs.com We love sharing Seattle neighborhood information and Crown Hill is one of those neighborhoods that is truly a community!

Sustainable Crown Hill, November 2009 meeting : 11/15 5-7 PM in rm 4 of Crown Hill School (9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle). According to the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association: "All things sustainable in Crown Hill. Potluck from 5-5:30. Meeting from 5:30-7"

Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshop: 11/17 6:00-7:30 PM in the Ballard Library. According to the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association: "Learn how to develop project proposals. For more info Call Danielle Calloway at 733-9916"

Updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan: 11/17 6-8 PM at the Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave E, Seattle) "Updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan - 2030 and Beyond" Apparently Norm Rice will be at this one.

Crown Hill Business Association, November 2009 Meeting: Crown Hill Business Association, 11/18 at 7:30AM at the Arc School of Ballet (9250 14 NW, Seattle)

Crown Hill is filled with great events and wonderful neighbors! Let us know if you have an event to add!

Greenwood is a great neighbrohood in Seattle!

Greenwood is actually one of the first neighborhoods of Seattle that I lived in - I loved shopping at the Fred Meyer on 85th, Top Ten Toys, and Gordito's back when they were located across the street from their current location.

My favorite in Greenwood?

Gorditos - healthy Mexican food (unless you eat too much)

My least favorite thing about Greenwood?

The sink holes if you happen to live in the bog... Many homes are right on the edge, though and out of the bog...

Looking for Seattle homes? Greenwood real estate? Crown Hill real estate?