Ugliest House in Mantua

[Anonymous]

Used to live across 50 from Mantua - great neighborhood, great schools, very close to Dunn Loring metro, 495 and 66. $600K is actually a pretty good price in the Woodson boundary for a big house on a big lot. Interior is horribly outdated, obviously, but you could sink less than $100K into updates and end up with something really nice. (you'd have to have imagination for that, though - not everyone can look at an outdated house and see the possibilities.)

[Anonymous]

That house is not just outdated it is FUGLY!!!! Oh my god, it makes me depressed to even think of living in such a place. There is NO WAY to update that hideousness. It is nothing but a tear down.

[Anonymous]

You'd be surprised what a little money and taste can do. Ripping out wallpaper and outdated carpet can make a huge difference. I grew up in the Midwest, the land of split levels and shag carpeting. I grew up hating split-level houses because the ones I saw were all tacky. Living here, a friend bought a split-level and made it really nice - great hardwoods, good moldings, all sorts of nice details. It's amazing what a person with good taste can do for a badly decorated house. And frankly, it's easier and cheaper to make those cosmetic changes than to add on to a tiny arlington colonial. (this is coming from someone with an expanded arlington cape.)