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Modern Elegance Meets Nature in Columbia, Maryland
Clip: Season 3 Episode 14 | 6m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
A 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home that offers a glimpse of the classic charm of old Columbia.
Christine and John's second house tour in Columbia, Maryland is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a beachy vibe. Nestled amidst nature with cedar shake siding, this home offers a glimpse of the classic charm of old Columbia. The open-concept living and dining area with dual sliding doors bring the natural light inside and the white washed fireplace provides a nice update on an original feature.
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Modern Elegance Meets Nature in Columbia, Maryland
Clip: Season 3 Episode 14 | 6m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Christine and John's second house tour in Columbia, Maryland is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a beachy vibe. Nestled amidst nature with cedar shake siding, this home offers a glimpse of the classic charm of old Columbia. The open-concept living and dining area with dual sliding doors bring the natural light inside and the white washed fireplace provides a nice update on an original feature.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJOHN: Ah, the big reveal.
Isn't this cool?
PETER: Welcome to house number two.
CHRISTINE: I feel a little beachy.
JOHN: Yeah, it does have a little like Outer Banks vibe.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: And I dig how these homes are situated.
PETER: It's a unique feature of this community having nature as integrated as possible so you can take advantage of the green space around each individual street.
JOHN: This is what I think of like old Columbia.
PETER: Yeah, and this village specifically has a lot of what we call cedar shake siding or cedar siding here.
So this is very common in the area.
CHRISTINE: Are you ready to check it out?
JOHN: I'm excited about this one.
PETER: Great.
Go inside.
Enjoy.
And I'll meet you at the end for the pricing game.
JOHN: Super do.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
Alrighty.
Okay.
All right.
JOHN: Oh, hey.
Look at this cute little house.
From here we can see the living room and the dining room.
CHRISTINE: We can.
And well, that's the beauty of an open concept.
JOHN: And a pass through.
Let's take a closer look.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: Yeah.
This is a great space.
CHRISTINE: I'm seeing some renovations.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: New flooring.
JOHN: I love the flooring.
CHRISTINE: Right.
JOHN: Love the color.
CHRISTINE: But one of the original features of this home would've been this fireplace.
JOHN: Mm-hmm.
CHRISTINE: And you know what I really like is that they brought it up to date by just a simple whitewash, which is just watering down white paint and just brushing it on... JOHN: Just like that.
CHRISTINE: And rubbing it off.
Yeah.
It's really nice.
It just brings a whole modern look.
JOHN: And you have dual sliders.
So one in the living room portion, and you have another set over in the dining room.
CHRISTINE: It brings the outdoors in.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: And that's what you want in an area like this.
JOHN: Yeah.
And look, you have a half vaulted ceiling here.
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
JOHN: So it opens it up a little bit.
A little bit of visual interest.
Okay.
Well, kitchen is up next.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: Let's do it.
CHRISTINE: All right.
A renovated kitchen.
JOHN: Yeah.
And we see some of the renovations from the other room, like these beautiful floors carrying through.
CHRISTINE: Right.
And the granite countertops.
JOHN: Yeah.
I like this.
You know, this isn't a very large kitchen, but it's just right.
And I think because we have so much floor space, right?
CHRISTINE: I, I agree 100%.
And look it, these are peel and stick tile.
JOHN: And the great thing is if you don't like them down the road, you just take 'em off and put some new up.
CHRISTINE: Peel them up.
Yep.
JOHN: I like it.
And we have a little breakfast nook here.
CHRISTINE: Very cute.
Very cute.
JOHN: And it overlooks the back deck.
Woods galore here.
And look above... We have another half vault, just like the dining room.
Very nice, opens up this little space.
Hey, and this opens up to another living area.
CHRISTINE: Well, I call this the comfy cozy space.
JOHN: Sure it feels that way.
CHRISTINE: It does, and oh look it, that's actually a two-sided fireplace.
JOHN: Oh, even better.
CHRISTINE: I know.
And it's a great entertaining space, because all you have to do is make your loop.
JOHN: Great for all occasions.
CHRISTINE: Perfect.
You're right.
JOHN: So let's see what we have here.
All right.
Looks like we have a little den.
And you know, this could be a great kids' playroom as well.
CHRISTINE: It could.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
Oh that's a great idea.
JOHN: Up we go.
CHRISTINE: All right.
Oh, lots of choices.
JOHN: Okay.
Full bath.
CHRISTINE: If there's anything original in this home, I think it's that tub.
JOHN: Yes.
Your eye is just drawn to that.
CHRISTINE: They've really incorporated the, the design of the bathroom into it with the new flooring and the whole overall look in the bathroom.
But that fabulous blue tub is the star in this bathroom, so.
JOHN: Sure is.
Okay, bedroom number one.
CHRISTINE: All right, the first thing I notice is that the window is almost the entire length of the wall.
JOHN: I love it.
I love all the light, but I also love this paint color.
Bringing that outdoors in.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: Right?
CHRISTINE: Yeah.
JOHN: That beautiful green, nice bedroom.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
And... JOHN: Second bedroom.
CHRISTINE: Second bedroom.
A little bigger.
And actually two kids could easily share this room.
JOHN: Sure.
Sure.
Nice room for kids.
CHRISTINE: Yep.
JOHN: And primary suite.
CHRISTINE: Oh, it's lovely.
Feels calming.
JOHN: Really nice.
CHRISTINE: Right.
JOHN: Okay.
We've got a couple closets here... CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: For storage.
CHRISTINE: And of course we have a full bath.
Nicely renovated, updated.
It is a little small, but it looks great.
JOHN: Yeah.
All right, well, you know what's next?
CHRISTINE: The basement.
Okay.
JOHN: Let's go.
(laughs) CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: My family had a ping pong table circa 1978 in our house and we played all the time.
CHRISTINE: Well, this does not look like a ping pong table from the '70s, that's for sure.
JOHN: It is super fancy.
Okay, I challenge you to a game later.
But look, there's more to this floor.
Let's check this out.
CHRISTINE: But you'll, you'll play fair, won't you?
JOHN: Sure.
Look at this surprise.
CHRISTINE: Wow.
There are so many great elements in this bedroom.
You've got the egress.
JOHN: And lets in natural light.
CHRISTINE: Closet.
JOHN: Another closet.
Check it out, Tina.
CHRISTINE: Oh.
JOHN: It's a full bath.
CHRISTINE: Wow.
And it's, you know, shiny and new.
I like the big walk-in shower.
JOHN: Nice.
CHRISTINE: Mm-hmm.
JOHN: All right, let's check out the other rooms.
CHRISTINE: And another bonus room.
JOHN: Nicely finished.
CHRISTINE: You know, I would use this as a home office.
JOHN: Good study room for the kids.
CHRISTINE: Oh definitely.
JOHN: Okay, let's blow off a little steam with a little... CHRISTINE: All right.
JOHN: Ping pong.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: Come on.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
I gotta think about it.
JOHN: Here we go.
CHRISTINE: Oh, nice.
JOHN: Back and forth.
CHRISTINE: Oh.
Oh, oh, oh.
John Begeny!
JOHN: Okay.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
JOHN: That was fun, but we have another game to play.
CHRISTINE: We do.
All right.
JOHN: Guessing the price.
Let's go.
Hey, hey.
PETER: Hey.
Well, welcome back.
What did you think of the house?
JOHN: There was a ping pong table.
Hello.
PETER: You can't go wrong with that.
JOHN: Yeah.
CHRISTINE: Exactly.
And the minute you walked in, you were right in the formal living room that flowed into the dining room and to that kitchen.
JOHN: With another dining space.
Open up these big sliders to this deck.
It's an awesome house.
PETER: Yeah, it's a great space for entertaining.
You can have lots of people over and everybody can sit around the fireplace in different places.
JOHN: So just like the last house, is there HOA?
PETER: There is.
It's part of the Columbia Parks and Recreations Association, just like the last one was.
However, this one only belongs to that association, so you don't have the secondary association.
JOHN: Okay.
CHRISTINE: Okay.
PETER: Uh, and you're looking at about $1,200 a year.
So this is a four-bedroom house with three-and-a-half bathrooms.
About 2,400 square feet, built in 1978.
CHRISTINE: I'm going to say 675.
PETER: Okay.
675.
JOHN: I'm gonna play the game smart.
I'm gonna give you a guess of 550.
PETER: 550.
Okay.
CHRISTINE: Ooh.
PETER: The list price is actually 600 even.
CHRISTINE: Ooh, wow.
JOHN: All right.
Well, there you go.
Yeah.
CHRISTINE: Nice job.
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