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Home of the Week: Four-bedroom Lynn Tudor gets the royal treatment

The dramatic living room is a surprisingly calming presence. See more of the home, and search the latest listings, at RealEstate.Boston.com.

The living room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams, a fireplace, and a Tuscan balcony. photos by bostonrep

By John Ellement

3 minutes to read

3 Belleaire Ave., Lynn

$695,500
Style Tudor
Year built 1930
Square feet 2,036
Bedrooms 4
Baths 2 full
Sewer/water Public
Taxes $6,783 (2022)

It’s not a requirement to have the soundtrack from “SIX,’’ the Broadway play about Henry VIII’s wives, playing while touring this beautifully renovated Tudor, but it could add to the fun. Built in 1930 and once clad in the sort of waddle-and-daub look Tudor homes once coveted, the redo brings a pleasing beige color to the exterior and white to the formerly brown trim.

But the sharply pointed roof, the wood framing on the dormers and sides, and the stonework around the front door remain. The stucco and stone house sits on the crown of the quarter-plus-acre lot, and the front door is reached by ascending a dozen or so steps.

A multi-roofed home with beige stucco siding, white-painted wood features, and two entrances. The home is perched on a hill. The grass is a wintered brown. The sky is mostly sunny. Tall pines are visible above the rooflines.
The home sits on more than a quarter acre. – BostonREP

The main entry is an arched door that opens into one of the most dramatic spots in the house: a living room with a vaulted ceiling, exposed beams that end in corbels, and a nearly floor-to-ceiling window that casts natural light on the light gray walls and the hardwood flooring. A circular light fixture looks very much as if it belongs in the castles back when the Tudors ruled England. One wall is dominated by a fireplace with a wooden mantel and a chimney encased in a fluted frame. A Tuscan balcony with a curved opening overlooks the 312-square-foot space.

The living room has gray walls, ceiling beams that end in corbels, a fluted fireplace, and hardwood flooring. The room is not furnished, saved for a bench.
The living room features exposed beams that end in corbels. – BostonREP

Deeper into the house is the kitchen, formal dining room, and the owner suite. The kitchen is a 240-square-foot rectangle that offers a seemingly vast amount of workspace. The kitchen is a calming use of neutrals, from the brown swirls of the granite countertops, the sandy-colored glass tile backsplash, and the gray ceramic tile floor to the new white cabinetry, the stainless steel appliances, and the natural wood of the open shelving. The stove is electric. The sink sits under a pair of windows, and a light that looks as if it belongs in the Old North Church hangs above it. The laundry room sits at one end.

White cabinetry with topped with granite lines an entire wall. Two wide windows sit above a sink with black fixtures. A stainless steel dishwasher, stove, and microwave are visible.
The kitchen offers white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. – BostonREP

A curved entry leads to the dining room, which has a refinished hardwood floor, a side door to the yard, and a light fixture with tulip-like glass shades that reach down toward the table.

The walls are a light gray in the dining room, which has hardwood flooring and three windowed doors to the outside. A sole window sits to the far right, along with a radiator. At the center of the room sits a round table with four upholstered chairs. The table is topped with a white tablecloth and a plant. The chandelier above has five lights with tulip-like glass shades that point down toward the table.
Windowed doors to the front, back, and side yards fill the dining room with natural light. – BostonREP

The refinished hardwood continues into the 216-square-foot owner suite. The closet sits behind mirrored sliding doors. Here, natural light comes from three windows and electric light from sconces. Wiring in the ceiling is waiting for the new owners to add a light fixture.

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The updated en-suite bath offers a ceramic tile floor, a single white vanity topped with the same granite in the kitchen, and a shower with a wavy white tile surround, glass sliding doors, and a gray tile floor.

The other three bedrooms, which range from 120 to 276 square feet, are on the second floor. They share a full bath and have refinished hardwood floors. One bedroom offers a walk-in closet with custom shelving.

The full bath has a tub/shower combo with a wavy white tile surround, a white single vanity with a granite countertop like the ones found in the kitchen and the owner suite bath, and a ceramic tile floor.

A sconce hangs in the middle of a light-gray wall in this bedroom. The queen-sized bed is topped with white bedding. Four windows are visible. Their framing is white. The flooring is a honey-colored hardwood. A long radiator sits under one pair of windows.
The owner bedroom has several windows and hardwood flooring. – BostonREP
A dark-gray bathroom with a walk-in shower that has sliding glass doors. The single white vanity is topped with a granite that has sand-colored swirls. A mirror hangs above it. A plant in a white pot sits on top of the counter. The bathroom fixtures are black.
This bathroom offers a single vanity and a standalone shower. – BostonREP
This room has light-colored walls and follows the ceiling pitch to form a polygon. Built-in cabinetry lines one wall. The drawers and doors are black. The flooring is hardwood, and one window feeds natural light into the space.
A custom walk-in closet with built-ins. – BostonREP

The basement is unfinished, and the one-car garage is tucked underneath the house.

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The yard has a stone patio with a fire pit at its center.

An unfinished basement shows exposed pipes, rafter insulation, a hot water heater, and a heating system.
The basement is unfinished. – BostonREP
The backyard has wintered brown grass and a fire pit with a stone surround.
The backyard of the home includes a fire pit. – BostonREP

The roof, windows, and plumbing are new, and the home has been freshly painted, inside and out.

Van Khanh Nguyen of Coldwell Banker Realty-Worcester is the listing agent. The home is being sold “as is.’’

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