Apparently, the fine folks at Panera Bread in Knoxville have decided that this post on my site is porn. Paul was trying to access it while he was using their wifi network and received this nastygram.
I’m so proud to be an official purveyor of pornography.
I think I just got punked by the Randoms ….
With help from YouTube and my digital camera, I put together this video tour of the house we’re selling at 11517 Hardin Valley Road in Knoxville, TN. For an overview of the house and photo tour, click here.
Here’s the video tour …
The Entrance
The view of the house as you pull in the driveway with shots of the detached garage, the pond and the kitchen door entrance.
The Kitchen
Upon entering, you see the kitchen with views of the counters and Jenn-Aire range/convection oven that was purchased in 2004.
The Great Room
From the kitchen, you can see into the great room, which features vaulted ceilings and lots of space. A rounded kitchen counter connects the kitchen to the great room, and it can accommodate barstools.
The Green Room
From the great room, we go into the green room, a two story space with lots of windows that would be ideal for a fountain and plants. We kept a demented parrot there who inflicted the damage you can see in this video. We can negotiate how to handle that …
Hallway, Half Bath
If you turn right after entering the kitchen door, you’ll go down this hallway, which leads to the master suite. There is a half-bath off the hallway with very cool wallpaper called “She’s Too Fat for Me.”
The Master Suite
As you enter the master suite, you’ll see a fireplace that we converted from propane to natural gas. When we ran the gas line there, we also ran one to the wood-burning fireplace in the fireplace room in case you want to convert it to gas. This view of the master suite includes a look inside the spacious closet, which includes a built-in ironing board. Above the closet, there are two 50-gallon hot water heaters that were replaced in 2006. There is always plenty of hot water, even when you fill the jetted tub.
Master Bath
Entering the master bath, you’ll see the jetted tub, glass block shower stall, two vanities and glass block windows next to the tub. It’s a great place for a few potted plants. The vanities are on opposite sides of the bathroom, which makes it easier to maneuver in the mornings.
Fireplace room
You enter this room from the great room, and this takes you into the original part of the house, which was built sometime before the 1890s. It was extensively renovated about 15 years ago, with the kitchen, great room, green room and master suite all being added new at the time. The old part of the house includes the dining room, the fireplace room and two bedrooms upstairs. The fireplace is fairly small but draws very well. We opened it up when we moved into the house and later ran a natural gas line to it. It’s wood burning now but can be converted easily. (CORRECTION: In the video I say we think the book case is original. Not true. The previous owner, who renovated the house, sent me a note saying the bookcase was taken from a house on Gay Street that was torn down in 1991.)
Stairway, Bedrooms
This view takes you upstairs to the west and east facing bedrooms. The east bedroom has a great bay window that overlooks the pond. Both bedrooms offer fantastic views of swallows that nest under the roof of the front porch in the spring.
Upstairs Closets, Bathroom
The upstairs bedrooms share a common bathroom. Each has a large, walk-in closet
The Screened Porch
This was one of our favorite parts of the house, and we spent many evenings there watching the sun set over the pasture next door.
Backyard
This is a view of the landscaping on the west side of the house, the cedar fence that encloses the back yard (which is about 3/4 of the 1 acre lot) and the deck on the back of the house. This is a very child and dog friendly place. The grass is pretty brown due to the drought we had this summer..
Detached Garage
This is an outside view of the detached garage. The garage doors where added new in 2006 and the entire house and garage received new gutters at the same time. There are two bays for cars and a separate area that we used as a dog run. It has a dog door that allows the dogs out into a chain-link fenced area. They don’t have access to the entire yard, just the kennel area. They also have heat and air conditioning inside. There also is a view of the stairs that lead up to the room above the garage.
Garage Bathroom, Sauna
This is one of my favorite parts of the house. In the room above the garage, there is a full bathroom and sauna. We used this area for an exercise room, so it was easy to work out, sauna and shower right there.
Front
This is a view of the front of the house, which is a pretty typical 1890s farmhouse. There still are a few in Hardin Valley that are original. This one is original in the front half (with extensive updates) and new (25 years old, actually) in the back half.