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Buying Here: Forest Hills

08.10.11

"I friendship it. It's the quintessential fall neighborhood and has lots of kids," Mr. Sindorf said.

A covered porch with arched openings and a wood ceiling faces the roadway. Inside, the home is filled with leaded-glass windows, hardwood floors and reasonable light.

The Craftsman-style woodwork begins in the 7-by-5-foot entr, paneled in a warm honey oak.

The 17-by-14-foot dining dwelling off to the right has a bay with a bank of windows that illuminate one of the many decorative fireplaces in the stamping-ground. It features forest green tile and a hefty oak mantelpiece with thick legs and completely, simple lines. The fireplace grate is copper with a Craftsman intention.

The dining room opens up with a double wide doorway to the living margin of equal size. It has a stunning wall of built-in cabinets that flank a wood-excited fireplace whose mantel features dentil molding and a burgundy tile envelop. A pair of large leaded-glass windows exhaust off the handsome wall.

The kitchen, which measures 16 by 12 feet with honey-colored cabinets and hardwood floors that for as the backdrop for a stunning glass mosaic backsplash created and installed for the room in 2007 by local artist Daviea Davis. (Her employment also hangs in the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport). The backsplash depicts a luxuriant tree and greenery. A professional Viking stove with six burners and a center griddle rounds out a fast of stainless-steel appliances. A bi-level mobile center isle seats six and has plenty of storage. Granite counter tops robe all of the surfaces and reflect the light from a large sliding opera-glasses door that opens to a back patio. Recessed lighting and a treble tray ceiling add to the expansive feeling.

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette