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Supplements: From the Sellers: 1719 J Street Arcata, CA 95521 The house was 100% custom designed and built by a Los Angeles interior designer, as her very own getaway home. The exterior of the home was thoughtfully designed with respect for the historic neighborhood of north town Arcata. Elements of the Farmhouse, Victorian, and Craftsman periods were incorporated into both the exterior and interior of the home. Enter from the sidewalk onto a concrete and pebble walkway lined with brick. The wide front covered porch features a custom railing and red brick floor with a hanging porch swing and chairs. Enjoy the east facing porch, soaking up the sunshine while enjoying a morning cup of coffee. Spring and summer evenings you can relax on the porch with a glass wine, while listening to the sounds of croaking frogs in the pond across the street. Enter the home through a solid mahogany, craftsman style door, which is stained a barn red as a nod to the large barn at the rear of the property. The Brazilian Cherry (Jotoba) floors are continuous throughout the living, dining, kitchen, and bedrooms. Ceilings downstairs are a spacious 9 feet high The living room boasts a wood burning fireplace surrounded by a custom designed cherry wood mantel, book shelves, and top lit art cabinets. The leaded glass cabinet doors reflect the design of the corner tiles of the hearth, and were fabricated by a Venice CA glass artist. The farmhouse style eat-in kitchen has plenty of custom cabinets to hold everything you need for family and entertaining. White/grey granite extra-large slabs were selected so that there are no seams in the countertops. All stainless appliances include a Sub Zero refrigerator with 2 bottom freezer drawers, Dacor dual fuel range, Dacor microwave/convection oven, Bosch dishwasher, and Broan trash compactor. The large stainless hood has 2 motors to easily handle gourmet cooking on the 6-burner cook top. A wide, curved breakfast bar has room for 4 bar stools. Below the bar height counter is more storage. The dining area has even more custom cabinets with wine rack and leaded glass upper cabinets to show off your finer glassware. The 2 downstairs bedrooms have large walk-in closets with closet organizers! Top-down bottom-up blinds allow for privacy while still letting the sunshine in. Both rooms are large enough for king size beds. The hallway adjoining the bedrooms has a built-in cabinet with extra deep drawers for all your linens. Want a bit of nostalgia? Enjoy soaking in the clawfoot tub in the downstairs bathroom. Prefer to shower? There is a separate glass enclosed, tiled-in shower. White subway tile wainscot is topped with a custom border which has green glass tiles. The white hexagon tile floor is accented with black diamond shaped tiles forming a center "rug". The Robern medicine cabinet is a 5 ½ inches deep, mirrored on the inside as well. All bathroom hardware is from Restoration Hardware. A separate toilet room provides for privacy. The laundry room has an extra capacity front loading Whirpool washer and dryer. The dryer vents directly though the exterior wall, greatly improving drying time. A big farmhouse sink is wonderful for messy clean-up. The laundry room can be closed off from the house with the 5-panel glass door, reducing sound, yet still providing light. The laundry floor is a practical porcelain tile with a craftsman inspired accent. The entire upstairs is a private master suite with vaulted ceilings and a craftsman style ceiling fan. Custom drawers, cabinets, and bookshelves are built into what would normally be wasted attic space. With a bar sink, granite counter, and Sub Zero undercabinet refrigerator/freezer, you might not have to leave your suite for days! As with all the leaded glass in the home, the cabinet door panels were designed by the owner, and fabricated by the same Venice artist. The master also has a large walk-in closet, as well as 2 attic access areas for lots of extra storage. One of the locked attic areas also has a small safe. A deep soaking tub sits in a Carrera marble tub surround in the master bath. Bead board wainscot is topped by a continuous small marble shelf. The tiled in shower is accented with Austrian "broken" glass tile. Hexagon tiled floors give a period style, while also providing for safety. More custom built-ins include cabinet and drawer fronts with bubble glass, and an extra deep medicine cabinet. The general facts... • Interior doors are 5 panel painted TM Cobb doors with Emtek crystal (glass) door knobs. • Windows are dual glazed Integrity by Marvin. Double hung windows can be flipped around and cleaned from the inside. Window screens on operable windows. • Security system with cellular backup. • Blown in insulation in all walls, including interior walls, for wonderful heat retention and sound. • Forced air heating (unit in attic) in all rooms. • Dual piggy backed water heaters. • Gas and venting in master for a small heat stove, if desired. • Cable/internet/phone jacks in living room, kitchen, and all bedrooms. • Wired for your own back-up generator. 100 ft specialty cord in barn. The approximately 100 year old "auto barn" was originally built of mostly redwood and fir. The structural integrity is unknown. The yard has several varieties of delicious blueberry plants including 2 plants in the front yard as well. Fruit bearing trees include Santa Rosa Plum, Asian Pear, Apple, and 3 Cherry."