Tuesday Tour - 2292 Evelyn

Wowza!  What a busy Tuesday!  On top of the usual sales meeting/caravan/luncheon shenanigans, my first edition of Mud Times shipped out over the weekend and landed in the mailboxes of all my fellow north-end Mud Islanders yesterday and I've been fielding all kinds of great phone calls and emails ever since.  Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive response, y'all!

I'm dead tired and I've just now been able to kick off my shoes and curl into the couch for a little R&R.  However, I couldn't let the sun go down on a Tuesday without giving you a little tour of one of the cutest little Cooper-Young houses I've ever seen.  My office toured this house maybe three or four weeks ago and we were all just oooh-ing and aaahhhh-ing over every little detail.  The decor, the layout, the fantastic cabinetry, the super-large lot, the floors, the patio, the curb appeal...did I mention the cabinetry?  This house has been lovingly renovated and cared for - from the smooth ceilings and the recessed lighting to the incredible kitchen and bath renovations complete with granite countertops and custom-built cabinets - it seems no detail has been overlooked.


2292 Evelyn

 
The whole house has been staged beautifully - minimal clutter; a calm, neutral decor; furniture arranged to showcase the generous size of all the rooms - and it starts as soon as you walk in the front door.  The neutral palette looks especially fresh because all the trim work has been painted a glossy, stark white (my favorite!).  The current owners, the Harrises, have arranged the front room as a dining area, which has this great painted-brick surround fireplace flanked by two arts-and-crafts style windows.  Keep moving through these marvelous dark-wood, accordion-folding french doors and you're in the heart of the house:  a warm and inviting living room that flows straight into the marvelous kitchen.  The bedrooms and two full baths are off the living room to the right with a laundry, cedar-lined storage, and pantry in the back.  And just out the back door you'll find a double-long lot that's fenced-in and shaded.  I know my words are failing to describe how adorable this place really is, so I'll let the pictures do the talking:




You see what I mean?  Really beautiful, thoughtful design throughout the house.  But what makes the house so special is the way the Harrises have married the modern upgrades with the early-twentieth century details - they still use the picture rail along the crown moulding, hanging their pictures from a length of piano wire; there are beautiful period glass and brass doorknobs throughout the house; and the arts-and-crafts style woodwork around all the doorways has been lovingly preserved.

This place is in a great location, too.  First, it's a part of Cooper-Young, a vibrant, walkable neighborhood full of amazing shops and bars and restaurants and home to one of the best fall festivals in the area.  Second, it's just down the street from the newly constructed Tiger Lane and the currently-under-construction Kroc Center of Memphis, a community center that's gonna be so much more than a community center.

Are you impressed yet?  You should be.  It's an incredibly handsome, move-in ready house in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Memphis.  Oh, and it's priced under $200,000 ($189,000 to be exact).  I'd love to show you why it's worth bragging about.  Of course, only one of you can have the house.  All of you can get those beautiful cabinets.  Just contact Spencer Harris at Premiere Contractors to see what he can do to make your place look this good.

Goodnight, y'all!