Sitting high above the street, this home welcomes you with its charming Victorian architectural details, highlighted with a sunny color palette. The elegant front door is crowned with a beautiful stained glass window, an introduction to the treasures inside. Stunning high ceilings & inlaid oak floors add to the dramatic entry. Incredible natural wood moldings & millwork continue as a theme throughout the entire home. Double French doors lead to the formal rooms and transition to glowing fir floors; a friendly living room featuring one of two wood burning period fireplaces, framed by superb carved wood mantel, stone & original iron grate. The second fireplace warms the spacious formal dining room. The sweet extension off the living room is perfect for a desk. The awesome sunroom is inviting in all seasons with its sylvan views through natural wood clad windows, of the private yard, cutest potting shed you ever saw & coziness of heated slate floors. Spectacular leaded, beveled glass doors lead to a roomy back porch. The kitchen will be the center of your glorious gatherings. The chef will love prepping delicious meals & appreciate the gas range & venting hood, wire finished granite & butcher block counters, generous cabinets, porcelain farmhouse sink & comfortable-on-the-feet cork floors. Friends & family will gather in the generous addition that functions wonderfully as a breakfast room, project, play or family room. There’s even space for a practical mud room & a Dutch-door to the porch! Completing this floor is a perfect powder room with chic tiled floor & pedestal sink. Upstairs features high ceilings & bamboo floors. The front bedroom has captivating westerly views of the city skyline, mountains, sunsets & a sliver of Elliott Bay! The master bedroom has custom built-ins & a romantic window seat. The beautiful tile in the shower is highlighted by the large skylight. For comfort, the tiled floor is heated as is the towel bar! Behind the convenient washer & dryer, the second bathroom has a claw-foot tub, pedestal sink & tiled floor. A 3rd bedroom completes this floor. Downstairs, the basement is high-ceiling, spacious, just carpeted & painted, with good light & numerous spaces for multiple purposes; projects, media, office or workout. There is a 2nd laundry space on this level & great storage. Updates include: water line, gas main, all copper plumbing, all new wiring, gas forced air furnace, earthquake retrofitted, Loewen windows, Cat-5 in addition, Toto efficiency toilets, rebuilt chimney, fir floors refinished in ‘06, exterior paint in ‘05, new interior paint in ‘06, new basement carpet in ‘06. The level yard has been lovingly planted with berries, fruit, herbs & perennials. The long, private driveway has room for several cars to park. Great in-city location, close to downtown, cafés & shops, freeway!