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RENT a Straw Bale Home!

This spacious two bedroom plus, two bath home is available 9/1/2006 for a six month lease.

Enjoy friendly neighbors at RoseWind Cohousing community, in Port Townsend on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Experience the comfort and quiet of a pristine condition strawbale home & try out cohousing and small town life! Walk to beaches, take day trips into the Olympic Mountain National Park, or hop on the ferry to visit Whidbey Island.

CONTACT US at: sstowell@firstraven.com
Contact RoseWind Cohousing Outreach

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The first floor of the house features a large kitchen dining space with doors to a south facing patio & lower lawn with fruit trees. The living room opens to garden & community common land. A hall, bedroom, laundry room, and bathroom with two sinks and an oversize shower complete the 1st floor. Finished wood baseboard and trim is used throughout. The second floor features tall attic-style ceilings & two shed dormers for extra space. It has a second bedroom, bath, office nook, and a large living area which could serve as additional office, play, or sleeping space. View is of the community common land and sunsets. Thick strawbale walls create deep, cozy window seats & ledges, super insulation and a very quiet home which "breathes" for a very healthy living environment. All construction materials were selected for low-toxicity, and low off-gas (e.g. genuine linoleum flooring). This is an artists' home, and features special details throughout. The daylight basement is unfinished space, but provides plenty of well-lit, clean, dry workspace and storage.

Kitchen/dining has a cathedral ceiling, granite countertops, cooking island with hardwood top, maple cabinets, stainless double sink, real marmoleum flooring, a full set of quality appliances.
The first floor living room features a maple flooring, attractive glass front propane heating stove, window seats, and a generous coat closet.
Spacious bedroom has window seats, and two walk-in closets featuring basket-style drawers, shelves, hanging space, and even windows. Bath has a 48" shower, tile floor, two sinks and plenty of built in drawers and cabinets.
Small laundry has full-size stacked washer and dryer, folding table, and hanging space.
Carpeted stairs to the second floor have a charming landing with window seat.
Second floor living space features maple floors, roof windows, large view window, and wide tiled window ledge.
Office space features south facing windows with ledge,desk space, white board, & room for files and bookcase.
Upstairs bedroom features east windows with wide ledge, north skylight, and wall-to-wall low-nap carpeting.
Bath features a nicely refurbished soaking tub, tile flooring, and a custom converted antique oak washstand.

First floor bathroom (shower & toilet are at left)	First floor bedroom taken from one walk-in closet!	Kitchen doors to patio w/cooking island foreground right	Secondfloor bathtub	Secondfloor bathroom (windows at left, closet on right)	Stair landing with window seat

CONTACT US at: sstowell@firstraven.com with rental inquiries!

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Revised 5/2006