Today is Pi Day–3/14, that is–and being the natural-born mathematician that I am (I can hear you snorting, Mom!) I thought it would be fun to celebrate the date by looking at 3 lovely houses that are for sale with 314 addresses. Take a look!
House #1:
314 Fenton in Charlotte, North Carolina
This elegant house is on the market for $1.795 million. It was built in 1940 and has tons of character.
Love the kitchen, which reminds me a little of the one in the Meryl Streep rom-com It’s Complicated–one of my faves:
The lavender-striped walls in this girl’s room is interesting, the way it fades as it goes up toward the ceiling. My daughter would love this!
House #2:
314 Day Street in San Francisco
This 3-story, 3-bedroom house in San Francisco is on the market for $1.745 million.
It was built in 1909.
I’m crazy about the woodwork and the built-ins.
House #3:
314 Woodland Road in Kentfield, California
This remodeled 5 bedroom, 3-bath house is on the market for $5 million.
The floors are hand-scraped walnut.
(Okay, I have to admit I’ve been thinking about pie ever since I started this post. Anyone else? No? Never mind…)
Many thanks to Lexie over at Realtor.com who gave me the idea for this post! Do you like these houses as much as I do? Have a favorite? You can see the listings with more photos and information for them here:
- House #1: 314 Fenton Place in Charlotte
- House #2: 314 Day Street in San Francisco
- House #3: 314 Woodland Road in Kentfield
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They are all such beautiful houses. I can dream!
Great idea! I love that ombre stripe job too. Never seen that before. Thanks so much for the eye candy
I love, love, love that first kitchen! Happy Pi Day (just a thought–you can also celebrate Herman Cain’s birthday with 999 houses. Or just buy a pizza, it’s up to you).
Ha! That post might take me a little longer to put together…
Love them all!
That NC house is a lot less formal inside than one would think looking at the outside.
I’m a sucker for pictures of houses with the lights on inside like that last one.
I am loving all three of those! That Charlotte house has me written all over it…those horizontally paneled walls in the living room are to die for!
Love the mix of traditional woodwork with more contemporary furniture in the San Fran house, and those floors and beams in the California house are stunning!
Sign me up for that San Francisco house please, with a side order of the California house’s kitchen.
Love them all…. but I could move right in to the first one !!!
~Des
What a clever idea, Julia!
My favourite was the San Francisco house, although all of them had features that were attractive. I liked the fact that it was not fussy, yet kept the period feel intact. I especially liked the small bathroom with the panelling and the pedestal sink. Did you see the window frames in the master bedroom? With that quality carpentry who needs curtains? Also the master bathroom was lovely, luxurious but functional at the same time.
Julia,
I love your blog although this is my first time commenting. I really adore houses and even though my husband and I just bought a new house at the end of 2010, I am still obssessed with trolling the listings.
I just learned about this house in my backyard in Virginia – Dover Hall. Might be worth checking out: http://www.luxist.com/2007/08/16/dover-hall-esate-of-the-day/
Thanks for all your awesome work on this blog! Love it.
Wow! That’s quite a place. Thanks for the link, Sherry!
Pi? Pie? Did someone say Pie???! You can tell I did so well at math, can’t you?
Love the North Carolina home!
Three fabulous houses!!! The fading lavendar stripes in the girl’s room of the first house really stands out. That is REALLY attractive and unconventional!
I would move to Charlotte right now if I could have that house. It’s beautiful.
Wow, they are all gorgeous! I think I’d have to go with that first house even though it is not typically my style. I wouldn’t change a thing!
#3 is my favorite! I love the wood beams and big open kitchen. Glad you liked the idea!
Thanks again, Lexie!
The first house is one of the most authentic French-style American houses I’ve ever seen….right down to the beams, the fountain, and the oeil de boeuf window! Very nice. I wanted to let you know, Julia, that our Irish cottage has sold! I’m afraid it wasn’t through your website, but I feel your help in featuring it gave us a morale boost, and I’m sure those positive vibes helped us to sell! I am grateful. Now I’ll be following your site from France!
Congratulations, Katherine! I’m so happy for you. Best wishes on your move to France!
Yeah, wow … all three are fabulous, but I’ll take house #1! (Speaking of pie … just yesterday I was craving a Hostess lemon pie. I was obsessed with those in college and don’t think I have eaten one since! Until yesterday … I got one!!!!)
Those are all beautiful! And I’m almost always craving pie.
I never thought about it until I read this that I live at a Pi house. Thanks for making me think of that. I don’t think my house would live up to these beautiful houses though. I love looking at the houses you post. I need ideas to help boost my homes coziness so thanks for your postings!!
What a fun idea
I love houses 1 & 3!
What a great idea, Julia. Happy pi day! Love all the houses and think I could move into anyone of them very happypily! Cheers!
y.
I left my heart in San Francisco.
I’m experiencing some serious coveteousness over House #1! Some day… some day…
I could easily imagine myself living in all three of them! They are really lovely!
Happy pi day. I love the first and second houses. They are both beautiful in their own ways. What a fun purple bedroom. It’s perfect for a girl. If I was a kid, that would be my dream bedroom.
Those stripes are amazing! Any hope we might see a tutorial here one day?
Well, seeing as how I have no idea how they did that, I’m guessing not! I’m afraid I’m not much of a DIYer.
I’m guessing they just used different shades from the same palette on the fan deck card. Lovely!
Umm I will take House #1 please….
#3 looks awesome! You cracked me up with your post title. As a homeschool mom I make pie jokes all the time.
~Kim
House number 2, in San Fransisco is my favorite. I was on board with house #1 until I saw the striped room. Not crazy about that.
I’ll take the San Francisco house, please, and yes, I baked a pie in honor of Pi Day! My children wouldn’t have it any other way
I am amazed that there were houses this size in 1940. I thought maybe most people had more modest homes during that time period. Now it’s more common. I wonder how much it sold for back then?
I’m a sucker for #1. Love. Love. Love.
I could move right into #1. Unfortunately, it’s on the other side of the country. Funny thing is, I live right near–exactly between, in fact–#2 and #3. I guess I’ll have to settle for that gorgeous San Francisco house.
How creative of you for pi day! Great homes as always!
I love them all! If I had to pick one though, I couldn’t pass up my favorite city – San Francisco!!
Cute idea! And no wonder I can never find the house I want every time we relocate. Apparently I need to be looking in the $1 million+ market. Too bad our budget won’t support that line of thinking!
Loved the theme of pi. Keep ‘em coming!
I liked all 3 but especially the first one, do they have that model in California?
Karen
my first apartment was very near 314 fenton ave-
john in nc
i love home #1! that bedroom with the horizontal stripes is so fun! i love the fixture above the island too. such a nice element that adds warmth to the room.
Julia,
My fav would have to be the Day Street property in SF. I grew up in a victorian just a few blocks from this house. Oh the memories that came flooding back as I looked at these pictures. Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane!
Lani
I wish we could buy our daughter the San Francisco place. It reminds me a lot of the apartment that she is having a great time decorating. San Francisco architecture is wonderful.
We would gladly help our kids get into their first home, but they have chosen major cities with outrageous price tags for fixer uppers.
You’re so clever to have done a Pi Day post, Julia! We love numbers around here. My youngest son was born on March 29, and his YouTube handle is “LegoLee329.” 329 has always been his lucky number!
That house in Charlotte is absolutely stunning. Looking at those photos makes me want to make my house look older. Yummmm!
I love the charm and character of the 1st home. How lovely to have french doors that open to a view of a fountain. Love the window and bookshelves in that picture too, although I have to agree and absolutely love the woodwork and built-ins featured in the San Francisco home too.
Wow! They’re all incredible. House #1 really stands out for me. I love this website. I could look at beautiful homes all day long. I wish I could make a living at it!
I’m in love with number 3!!
Julia! What a fun post! I know I am late to commenting… I am catching up on reading blogs.
After reading your Pi Post, I just had to comment. My 8yr old son is a math guy as well. This year he was so excited about Pi Day. So we had to celebrate. I also drew a Pi Day comic strip: http://www.gocomics.com/inthesandbox/2012/03/14. 
Thanks for keeping your site fun and creative! It is one of my FAVORITE blogs!! Have a great weekend.
Love it! Thanks, Vicki!
How about any readers in Wake Forest NC that have houses for sale? lol. We’re in the market. Baby #5 will be here in late July.
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