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A few days ago I wrote an article about how color is finally making a comeback around here. One reader from the North End was kind enough to send me a photo of her house, and I gotta say that when I clicked on the pic a big grin flashed across my face.
Once in awhile I see houses like this and I just love 'em. They have such charm and character. Yes, I've seen paint jobs that are just plain bizarre, but to me at least, artistic homes like this are just so dang cute they just make me want to sprinkle sugar on them.
A little history on this one. It's owned by Ana and her husband Lynn Jonsson. Lynn is one of our very cool local artists who certainly has a touch for the whimsical The house was built in 1920 and apparently this is only the 2nd time it's been painted… the previous paint job was only primer!
Now try to imagine an artist living in a house with just primer on it…. can you spell PAINTER'S CANVAS ??? Sure enough, Lynn couldn't resist getting out his paint brush and adding that "little creative touch" here and there, lol.
Anyway, it made me think that some new checkboxes ought to be added to the MLS search criteria. I'd like to be able to search the listings for homes with descriptions like, "charming" or "bungalow" or "cute". Wouldn't you?
Come on, jump on in with a comment. Tell us what kind of criteria buttons you'd like to see in that property search box. :)
And oh, BTW this house is for sale, MLS # 26110971
Submitted by Steve Hurley
www.Tacondo.com (shhhhh…. it's a secret)
