Lovingly maintained Arts and Crafts style makes for a warm home in Andover
Updated three-bedroom Andover bungalow stays true to Arts and Crafts style.
An enclosed porch with a beautiful bead-board ceiling is the introduction to this Arts and Crafts bungalow, where the design details that made this style popular have been carefully preserved, including a layout where you step from the porch directly into the living room.
That living room is a comfy space, and it’s not just because the wood fireplace, original to the home, lies at its heart. It’s also the extant bookshelves in their light, warm stain that flank the fireplace and the sunny window seat nearby.
To the right of this space is the family room, a long rectangle with abundant natural light that was added during an expansion. It features a gas fireplace and is carpeted.
The formal dining room draws sun from a bay window and also features a built-in china cabinet that is original to the home and boasts the same natural-wood tone as the trim throughout the house.
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See inside the Andover home:
The adjacent kitchen has been extensively updated with an eye toward retaining the Arts and Crafts design. The cabinets are solid maple with a light-cherry stain, and the design on the doors, some with glass fronts, is mission style. The appliances are stainless-steel, including the five-burner gas stove. Gray-and-white granite counters hug two sides of the kitchen, offering extensive prep space and room for a couple of people to sit on bar stools and snack as the chef works away. They could also take their refreshments out to the redwood deck, which overlooks a sloping backyard with many mature pine trees.
A half bath, added to the kitchen when the home was expanded, completes the first floor.
An oak stairwell leads to a broad landing from which every room radiates, including the full bath with skylight, a recent addition.
The front bedroom, bathed in light emanating from the home’s three-window dormer, is decorated with floral wallpaper and wainscoting. All of the bedrooms have walk-in closets, a surprising find in a home this age. The third bedroom, which sits in the back of the house, serves as an office. The oak floors in all of the bedrooms are original to the home.
You’ll find plenty of headroom in the basement, as well as a radon-mitigation system, a fieldstone foundation, and access to the one-car garage.
Jacqueline Morgan of RE/Max Partners in Andover is the listing broker. She will hold an open house on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 1 to 3 p.m.
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