Description

Dreams do come true! Welcome to Boxwood Cottage. A very special, one story Tudor in the fabulous Floral Park neighborhood. Absolutely picturesque, you’ll immediately notice that the attention to detail throughout the property is beyond compare. Located on one of most desirable streets, Heliotrope, this home has many of the original features, as well as many upgrades and has been beautifully maintained. Three bedrooms or two bedrooms and a den, as it is currently used. Enter into the living room with it’s high vaulted ceiling, electric fireplace with mahogany mantle & original Batchelder tile, original hardwood floors and wood framed windows. The formal dining room is open to the living room and has French doors opening to a side porch with seating and a fountain.Notice the hand-painted, detailed ceilings throughout the home and original vintage ceiling lighting and wall sconces. There is a light filled breakfast nook, a built in bar area, gorgeous kitchen with vintage inspired cabinetry, center island with ceiling pot rack, copper utility sink next to the six burner Viking range with grill and convection oven. The dutch door leads to the laundry room with an additional pantry and storage and an English Molly Maid clothes drying rack and back door exit. Down the hall, two bedrooms, two baths, and a hall door leading to the hand-painted basement, a perfect wine cellar. The primary bedroom has a walk in closet and French doors leading to the backyard patio deck. The hall bath has the original built-ins and the hallway has two sets of cabinets. One of the things you’ll notice about the house is the huge amount of storage. The second bedroom with coffered ceilings has a vintage 1/2 bath and closet with a safe. The third bedroom is currently a tv room/den with built ins and a hand-painted coved ceiling. Outdoors, the backyard is shaded by a huge avocado tree with the best fuertes avocados; it is beautiful. Also, there is an orange, lemon and lime tree. it is professionally landscaped all around. The garage features extensive storage including two drop down steps to a second floor attic. The home has the Mills Act and is on the National & Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties. Located in Floral Park, a community of more than 600 vintage homes. It is a great place to live with a variety of community events including the annual Home & Garden Tour, Fourth of July parade and Freedom Fest, neighborhood mixers and concerts, a variety of holiday events, so much fun!