Spring Cleaning

We took Bonita off the market last year and are now ready to sell. We are spring cleaning and getting ready to list the house at the end of this week.

Garden Time

It is garden time again at 1403 Bonita Avenue! That means it is time to cool off in the shady, walled garden that runs beside the house. Time to plan the 4th of July cookout, plant pots of flowers for the courtyard garden and sit for hours among the blue and white hydrangea blossoms. A sanctuary in the heat, the Bonita garden is a lovely outdoor living space as the temps climb and summer needs to be celebrated. This small but outstanding garden is entered through an iron gate underneath an arched trellis covered with a thornless yellow-blooming Lady Banks Rose. The Mexican tile opens to a space beneath shady old trees where the temperatures are significantly cooler than the surrounding yard. The garden below the sunroom is a constant favorite of those who have lived in this home, and it has been a delightful place to hang colored lanterns, cook out and entertain family and friends.

More garden photos will be shared shortly, so stay tuned.

An Unusual Master Bedroom

When this home is described as a two bedroom house, that is somewhat misleading. There is a study/child's room upstairs, a bedroom at the front of the house and the master bedroom at the rear of the house that is very large and has a walk in closet. The original master bedroom (now referred to as the sitting room) leads into the master bedroom that was built on to the house in later years. French doors separate the built on bedroom from the original bedroom/now a sitting room. The space is wonderful, and the half bath is located off the sitting room, so the master bedroom is a conveniently contained private space. Previous owners used the original bedroom as a sitting room, but it would be ideal space for an office as well. As you can see, it is hard to define the house as a two bedroom house without some explanation. The photos above show the view from the central hall looking through the sitting room into the master bedroom.

Light Fixture

There is a light fixture in the dining room that is very pretty and casts lovely light. Like the sunroom, the diningroom windows look out over the side garden.

Basics

	Nearby School: Opelika Middle S… Nearby school
Year built:	1930
Added on Trulia:	115 days ago
Total views:	66 (as of 2/1/11)
MLS/ID:	96961
Nearby School:	Opelika Middle S… Nearby school

Entrance

The front entrance to the house is particularly appealing with pots of flowers and/or plants at the front door. A wall flower holder made of Mexican tile currently houses a family of birds that are not being disturbed until the kids take flight and leave home. I hope to get a photo of the nest today to post here. These little birds know what a peaceful and safe place 1403 Bonita Avenue is. It makes a great place for human families, too.

Another view of the Sunroom

Another view of the sunroom from the living room shows how lovely the room is on a sunny afternoon.