Real men go to state school.

I am still trying to figure how this house gets you into private schools.

Anonymous wrote:12:32 again. Those of you who do like it, are you all well over 40?

Define "well over". I'll admit to being over 40 and very traditional/preppy.

I like all the beige in this house - I am in a bit of a beige phase right now. We have lots of oriental rugs with strong reds and blues and I feel like I need to neutralize them a bit. I'm in the process of beigeing my bedroom, toning down the blue.

And the house isn't even old enough to be lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:12:32 again. Those of you who do like it, are you all well over 40?

I am not. I live one street over. I know several familes on that street where the parents (owners) are under 40, and closer to 30.

As for not getting the neighborhood, what is not to get? It is pretty much perfect in all regards unless you are a teenager-20something.

You have a beautiful old house and yard with mature plantings and a gorgoeus tree canopy. You can walk to lots of things like good restaurants, banks, post office, Starbucks, Vet, Pharmacy, etc... and you are within biking distance of several schools (public and private). If you work in DC the commute is super easy. Yes, there is no metro but, some folks don't use metro much anyway and the bus schedules are convenient if the need arrises. Its very safe. The streets are very walkable as most have sidewalks. You are in the city proper so it is easy to get everywhere, espcially with taxis and Uber. You are also all of 5 minutes from both MD and VA if you need to go somewhere. All 3 local airports are realtively close so you can pick the one with the best fares. Pretty perfect location for families IMO.

Or if your skin crawls when you walk outdoors and you're the only person on the sidewalk for blocks around, the pedestrian-level scenery is fairly monotonous, and you have to wait on a deserted (by pedestrians) corner for more than 10 minutes for a bus if you wish to leave your neighborhood outside of rush hour. If you don't like that you can't walk beyond your immediate neighborhood and into the rest of the city, if you'd rather have the option of walking to work, if you don't know what you'd do with so many bedrooms because you grew up in urban apartments yourself and have always lived in one, if you don't want your children to have to learn to drive too early just so that they can escape their boooring residential blocks...

The house is great! The furniture and furnishings are bland, not preppy. Like they moved the good stuff elsewhere and left this stuff, like the file cabinet.

Anonymous wrote:Not preppy, just really dull inside. The house is nice but furniture has zero personality. Just beige beige beige everywhere....

I'm wondering if some of the rooms are staged.

I like the house, but live nearby and am not in the market. For the kitchen critic, I have zero interest in having a great room kitchen. I prefer some separation between the kitchen and the entertainment areas - like an eat-in kitchen, but am not looking to host the whole party in my kitchen.

Anonymous wrote:Preppy people don't have Sears Portrait Studios picks of their kids hanging on the wall - waaayyy tacky!

Where did you see that? I think you are mistaken. What you, in your experience, may think are "Sears" portraits, are likely not. But even so, if they are hidden in a bedroom, it hardly matters.

Anonymous wrote:12:32 again. Those of you who do like it, are you all well over 40?

I am not. I live one street over. I know several familes on that street where the parents (owners) are under 40, and closer to 30.

As for not getting the neighborhood, what is not to get? It is pretty much perfect in all regards unless you are a teenager-20something.

You have a beautiful old house and yard with mature plantings and a gorgoeus tree canopy. You can walk to lots of things like good restaurants, banks, post office, Starbucks, Vet, Pharmacy, etc... and you are within biking distance of several schools (public and private). If you work in DC the commute is super easy. Yes, there is no metro but, some folks don't use metro much anyway and the bus schedules are convenient if the need arrises. Its very safe. The streets are very walkable as most have sidewalks. You are in the city proper so it is easy to get everywhere, espcially with taxis and Uber. You are also all of 5 minutes from both MD and VA if you need to go somewhere. All 3 local airports are realtively close so you can pick the one with the best fares. Pretty perfect location for families IMO.

Love it. A little forced neutral, probably for selling. I'll leave n.arl if someone spots me an extra mil.

Preppy people don't have Sears Portrait Studios picks of their kids hanging on the wall - waaayyy tacky!

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Anonymous wrote:Not preppy, just really dull inside. The house is nice but furniture has zero personality. Just beige beige beige everywhere....

Not OP, but "preppy" has always seemed pretty dull to me.

Like this house. Meh. And I just don't see the appeal of upper NW in general, especially this outpost.

Really? Are you new to DC?

Not so very new, just not a fan of effectively suburban living.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not preppy, just really dull inside. The house is nice but furniture has zero personality. Just beige beige beige everywhere....

Not OP, but "preppy" has always seemed pretty dull to me.

Like this house. Meh. And I just don't see the appeal of upper NW in general, especially this outpost.

Really? Are you new to DC?

I'm a lifelong DC resident, and I don't get it either.

12:32 again. Those of you who do like it, are you all well over 40?

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Anonymous wrote:Not preppy, just really dull inside. The house is nice but furniture has zero personality. Just beige beige beige everywhere....

Not OP, but "preppy" has always seemed pretty dull to me.

Like this house. Meh. And I just don't see the appeal of upper NW in general, especially this outpost.

Really? Are you new to DC?