Property Description

Charming, move-in ready, adorable farmhouse on a quiet Northwest Oak Park street beckons! Walk up to home with inviting curb appeal and enter the welcoming foyer where you pause to appreciate the gleaming hardwood flooring, spacious floor plan, large windows, and tall ceilings. Gather with loved ones in the large living room boasting two southern exposure windows, with enough space for multiple conversation areas. And easily host your largest holiday parties in the adjoining open, bright, generous dining room, with a southern-facing bay of large windows. Cooking your gourmet meals or prepping your snacks is a delight in the bright, cheery kitchen that's a blend of vintage and new, and showcases stainless appliances, large windows and clever storage options. But wait, there's more! At the front of the home, separated by charming French doors, is a spacious, all-season sunroom flooded with light, currently used as a guest room (and would make a great bedroom!). And at the back of the house is a large office that doubles as a mudroom and leads to the full first floor bathroom with a deep, jetted tub! When you're ready to retire, head upstairs to find a the two bedrooms. The big, bright primary which easily fits a king-sized bed, and has two closets--one standard, the other a roomy walk-in that leads to the hallway bath. The second upstairs bedroom is also roomy and sunny with a large closet. The bright and cheery hallway bath is massive and boasts an oversized original tub and a wall of built in storage. There's even more space in the bright, dry and clean basement that has a family room for game or movie nights, bright and spacious laundry room, plus extra storage and backyard access. Outdoors you'll be blown away by the massive lot which features a huge, deep backyard, paver patio, flowering cherry blossom and magnolia trees, garden beds with established native plants, a second large seating area behind the garage, space for veggies, games, BBQs and more! The side drive adds bonus parking handy for guests and holidays and leads to the four-years new, relocated oversized garage clad with engineered wood, showcasing second floor storage/future bonus room, a dedicated 60 Amp service and a party door to the yard. This lovely turn-of-the-century home is a beautiful blend of old and new with beautiful original woodworking details, gleaming hardwood floors, large windows as well as modern updates like central air, owned solar to grid panels (super low monthly utility costs!), new garage, new light and plumbing fixtures and so more. So much space to get into Oak Park and enjoy or to expand the footprint of the home down the road given the large lot size. All this on a lovely, leafy street with fantastic neighbors with epic block parties and impromptu gatherings, in a great location convenient to all that Oak Park offers - shopping, dining, coffee, ice cream and convenient to Mann school, the El and Metra, the expressway and so much more! This is the one you've been waiting for--welcome home!

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