A deep covered sitting porch on the side of the home leads to a handsome front door that opens to a formal foyer with a coved ceiling and many of the pretty vintage features readily evident throughout the home. The elegant living room is situated to the left of the entrance hall, while the dining room is straight ahead and flows into the living room. Both gracious rooms were obviously designed for entertaining, and are filled with natural light and elegant Craftsman features including nine-foot coved ceilings, picture rails and handsome oak floors. The living room boasts two sets of box bay windows and a stunning clinker brick fireplace, while the dining room has a vintage built-in sideboard/china cabinet and an original pocket door that separates the dining room from the foyer. The recently updated kitchen sits behind the dining room, and includes new quartz counters and stainless steel appliances.
The home’s three bedrooms offer wonderfully unique features that set them apart from each other. The primary bedroom is situated next to the dining room, and has a newly updated ensuite bathroom with a tub/shower combination. Spacious and bright, the bedroom features a high coved ceiling, picture rails, a bay window and a hardwood floor. A second large bedroom has a nine-foot tray ceiling, a gorgeous Douglas fir floor and a closet with built-in shelving. Across the hall, a cozy third bedroom, with a dramatic, elevated ceiling and hardwood floor, makes a wonderful home office or guest room and is convenient to an updated hallway bathroom with a bath/shower combination. Interior stairs at the back of the home lead down to nearly 500 square feet of finished bonus rooms offering many flexible uses. A laundry room and mechanical/storage room is on this level, and a large room with a door to the backyard is ideal for an office, playroom–even a home gym or exercise studio!
1031 Fair Oaks Ave offers a desirable Gold Coast location centrally located close to Washington Park, the Alameda Farmers’ Market and the businesses on Webster St, and provides easy access to Crown Beach, Trader Joe’s, Nob Hill Foods, downtown Park St and so much more. Turnkey perfection, inside and out!