Concrete Jungle DC

If I were a rich girl..

In the immortal words of Gwen Stefani:  "if I was a rich girl...I wouldn't have just one hood...a [DC] mansion if I could".

This grandiose house is located at 4714 Foxhall Cresent, NW.  It's listed for $2,450,000.  For the size of the house, the price is excellent for DC.  It's less than $500 a square foot.  I personally could do without the pink Master bedroom and the wallpaper in the kitchen.  (Click here for pictures.)  Other than those two glaring design faux pas, the house is seriously impressive.  There aren't many free standing houses in DC with this sort of grandeur.  Enjoy and Happy New Year!!

*photo courtesy of Matrix.

Deja vu: The Roots

Just like last year, I attended the Roots show at the 9:30 Club.  They played two nights this week and I caught the second night.  They blew it out!  I was expecting a lot of new songs from their latest album with John Legend.  Instead, they belted out a series of great tunes that spanned their career.  Since they've become the house band for Jimmy Fallon, I feel like these two shows have a distinct "I just got out of school" vibe.  It was joyous and sweaty with great guest spots by Skillz and Wale.  I didn't dance as much as the guys next to me (one was doing his Flashdance impression..at the Roots.  You know.  That guy.) but I still had a ball. 

Snowy Sunday

Today, I was supposed to visit with my husband's family.  Instead, we woke up to six inches of snow.  I've enjoyed a lovely day in front of the fire.  I've watched it snow, read a book, napped and relaxed.  

I'm on the road tomorrow.  I have two closings next week and they're already on my mind.  They *should* go well but I haven't seen HUD1's for either.  Back to real life.



Mantel Madness

 

In thirty minutes, our annual Christmas Eve party starts. The house is full of my crazy Italian relatives and it's been festive.  Fish has been fried, frittae's made, and the bar stocked.  Per our tradition, I decorated the mantel for the party.  I combined an idea from In Style and Martha Stewart and walaaaa....mixed metals. 

Happy Holidays!

1307 Corcoran sold for 200K over list price

This is the ultimate HOLY SHMOLY.  200K over list???  That's amazing.  As I discussed in my previous post about the house, this was a hot property.  I speculated that it would go for well over list price but I didn't expect 200K.   WOW.  I bet it's a developer.  I'll keep my eye on it.