Thursday, June 24, 2010

MOST CHARMING NEIGHBORHOOD ~ TOUR OF HOMES PART TWO

I'm thrilled that you stopped by to finish up the tour. So sorry our tour was delayed. I hope to make it up to you by showing you some charming and scrumptious homes in Aragon neighborhood.

We have company....they seem to be saying.."Wooo u looking at?!" lol!


they are charming adornments to....


did you see them up on the top left? Here are more owls on a weathervane...


on this pretty flower filled street


There is so much to drool over in Aragon, a neighborhood filled with details and charm...



even the street island dividers are flower filled....


charming gates that welcome you....




and rows of flowers leading the way on to the next delightful discovery...


perhaps on to this beautiful border of flowers and the foot of brick steps....


that lead up to this amazing colonial...


this home sits on a corner lot, so we can get a peek around the side...


and around the back...


couldn't you just live in it forever and ever!?

next we have this lovely Mediterranean. Great 2nd floor balcony! Notice the ivy on the wrought iron railing...


love the blue hydrangeas and the ivy climinbing up the chimney


now on to this lovely georgian. I spy a pretty bay window on the side...wonder if it's for the ever so charming breakfast nook, what do you think? ;)


Next, a charming brick covered english tutor with it's sweet awnings and one incredible (and massive) wood shingle roof....




This colonial cottage is so pretty! I tried desperately to get a better photo...alas..



and yet another mediterranean beauty....



I so adore exteriors covered in ivy...



and beautiful "pretty in pink" flowers spilling over the garden fence....


or pretty in white flowers spilling over...



How cute it this little cottage?!....


What I've shown in these two post only scratch the surface of the amazing homes in this most charming neighborhood. I have several favorites, but there is on that just melts me. It has these amazing leaded glass windows....




...that catch the morning light. The rainbow'ed sun beams pouring into those rooms must certainly be nothing less than magical.

I could never get a good shot of the front; here is the best that I got...




FYI, since some of you asked, just keep in mind this is the SF Peninsula, and one of the more expensive places to live in the continential U.S. The range from 3-5 bedrooms and from 2100 to 3400 sq. ft. Price, well according to Zillow these home run between 1.2 to 1.8 million.

Thanks so much for your patience and for coming along on the tour. If you have a moment, let me know if you'd like to see more. Also, did you have one favorite or several? ;)

Cheers for now!


Thursday, June 17, 2010

HOMES IN ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA'S MOST CHARMING NEIGHBORHOOD

C'mon, let us take a little walk today, shall we? I've picked out a most charming neighborhood with tree lined sidewalks and wide boulevards.


A bit of history as we stroll along....

San Mateo's Aragon is one of the classic neighborhoods of the San Francisco Peninsula. Built mostly between 1929 and 1939, this unique community was planned with wide boulevards, nostalgic lamp posts, and towering trees that shade the sidewalks.










European-inspired designs grace the streets with a profusion of English Tudors, Spanish Revivals, and East Coast Colonials. The gabled rooflines, grand picture windows, and romantic porches express a singular personality in each handcrafted home.

Keep you eyes keen so you don't miss the amazing details!









Utility lines are installed discreetly along the rear of the properties, so as not to disturb the leafy feeling of the streetscape. Aragon homes were designed so superbly in the 1930s that much of the original architectural integrity remains today. Aragon residents passionate for their neighborhood often stay in the same home for decades.










So glad you could join me for the part 1. Hope you can meet me back here tomorrow for the rest of the tour!

Hope you have a lovely evening!


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