Wonderfully Updated East Wedgwood Property
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Here we go again. I stumbled onto a charming, three-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath house, deeply set back on a deep lot. It gets better. The house is framed by mature, twisting oaks, approached by a winding walkway in a picture-perfect neighborhood. I meant to post last Friday on this very new media site. Old media would have fired me immediately for missing a scoop. Forgive me, Candy. I am not worthy. The listing hit the market last Thursday at the attractive price of $274,900 and now appears to be under active contract after less than one week.
However to the point. What’s a buyer to do? Answer? Get pre-qualified for your budgeted amount and then hunt for the house. Fort Worth’s star Realtors seem nearly unanimous that high-end properties are moving more slowly these days, but below $600,000 would-be buyers better be nimble.
Just south of I-20, in Wedgewood East, 3708 Ashford Avenue is “outside the loop” but it is closer in than much pricier extra-loop neighborhoods like Montserrat or Aledo. Built in 1969, on a street with mature trees and equally appealing neighbors, it was almost too good to be true. Add into the mix, an impressive inventory of updates, and it was an inevitability that buyers would pounce on Ashford Ave.
Enter and admire the flawless wide -plank hardwood floors. Imagine an impressive double-door entry. Or flank the current with side lights. As is, is fine as well.
Living-dining parallel the front of the house. The windows are among the myriad updates. The plan is open and airy.
The family room is double the size of the living room with a wall of built-in cabinets. The hearth marks the heart of the home
Move in-ready. Every appliance replaced with high-end models. The backslash with its interesting, yet subtle Moroccan pattern is a thoughtful inspiration. Ditto the soft gray painted cabinets. I’ve heard it said that granite is the new Formica. Here, surfaces are fashionable quartz. In short, a thoroughly updated kitchen, with broad appeal that isn’t cookie cutter.
All of the bedrooms have new carpet. There is little to complain of in the master bedroom which is an over 200-square-foot sprawl.
The master bath has been thoughtfully revamped and would be admired in a new high-rise building. The kitchen grey has been retained from the kitchen cabinetry. In fact it threads through the house as a leitmotif. The abundance of storage is also mod-con condo.
One of the three bedrooms of the 2,400-square-foot house is being used as an office with more built in cabinetry.
An added bonus is the three-car garage. I groove to the slate blue trim color which is a lovely foil for the warm brick.
Eric Prokesh is an interior designer whose work has appeared on HGTV, and in books and publications including D Home, Southern Accents, House Beautiful, and House and Garden. In January 2005, HG named Eric one of the 50 tastemakers in America and D Home has included him as one of Dallas’ Best Designers for 10 years. Having lived most of his life in Dallas, he now calls Fort Worth home and is one of our experts on beautiful Fort Worth Dirt.
