Living Among Memories in Seattle
Oftentimes I find that the standout homes I write about aren’t the flashiest of spaces. They aren’t necessarily expensive or trendy either. The spaces I look back on most fondly are those with a backstory just as memorable as their look. Today, Cassie Daughtrey’s house in Seattle, WA is joining those ranks for me. Cassie purchased […]
Oftentimes I find that the standout homes I write about aren’t the flashiest of spaces. They aren’t necessarily expensive or trendy either. The spaces I look back on most fondly are those with a backstory just as memorable as their look. Today, Cassie Daughtrey’s house in Seattle, WA is joining those ranks for me.
Cassie purchased her home eight years ago with her husband, Sol. When they first laid eyes on the fixer-upper, the property was teetering in design limbo thanks to major renovations in the 1950s and 70s. It was in such rough shape their neighbors even asked the couple when they planned to demolish it and start fresh. But Cassie and Sol wouldn’t dare! Not only did they not have the money to do so, but the previous owners had gone out of their way to pick the entire house up, move it to its current plot and had poured a new concrete foundation for it to sit on. Taking the space down to the studs was out of the question. Keeping the bulk of the retro structure, though, meant Cassie and Sol had to put a massive amount of energy into modernizing the dated home. They renovated the bedrooms ...
Oftentimes I find that the standout homes I write about aren’t the flashiest of spaces. They aren’t necessarily expensive or trendy either. The spaces I look back on most fondly are those with a backstory just as memorable as their look. Today, Cassie Daughtrey’s house in Seattle, WA is joining those ranks for me.
Cassie purchased her home eight years ago with her husband, Sol. When they first laid eyes on the fixer-upper, the property was teetering in design limbo thanks to major renovations in the 1950s and 70s. It was in such rough shape their neighbors even asked the couple when they planned to demolish it and start fresh. But Cassie and Sol wouldn’t dare! Not only did they not have the money to do so, but the previous owners had gone out of their way to pick the entire house up, move it to its current plot and had poured a new concrete foundation for it to sit on. Taking the space down to the studs was out of the question. Keeping the bulk of the retro structure, though, meant Cassie and Sol had to put a massive amount of energy into modernizing the dated home. They renovated the bedrooms ...
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