Saturday shelterporn

We freely admit that we would love to live in Woodland Heights. Sure, a mansion in Broadacres would be nice, and it would be cool to own a fantastic mid-century house in Memorial — but every time we go to Woodland Heights, we can't help but think about what a cool neighborhood it is. That said, it shouldn't be a surprise that we're featuring a beautiful 1910 Woodland Heights home this week.

The house is one of the oldest in the neighborhood: It was built by William A. Wilson, Woodland Heights' developer, three years after the neighborhood opened. Outside, the house retains its 1910 appearance; inside, a 2007 remodel kept a lot of the interior features intact, but added some modern conveniences as well. That's most apparent in the kitchen, which has a great island topped with Brazilian rainbow granite and a refrigerator and dishwasher faced in wood that matches the surrounding cabinets — stainless steel, as nice as everyone seems to think is, just wouldn't have looked right. At the end of the kitchen is a new banquette set against windows that overlook an enormous, Harris County Tree Registry-listed live oak. The first floor also includes a formal dining room and a living room with a fireplace that still has its original screen. There are other great details, too: Throughout the house, the original red pine floors, cypress doors and vintage hardware remain in place.

Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a master with built-in cabinets and drawers and a master bath that has limestone flooring, a freestanding oval tub set in front of a bank of leaded-glass windows and a "Zen-like shower" (?). The third floor — originally an attic — has been finished as two potential bedrooms linked by a hallway and full bathroom. Another cool feature of the third floor: a balcony, which we imagine provides a pretty nice view of the neighborhood. We wonder, though, whether the purchase price includes the zebra skin in the entry hall? Wow. Bedrooms: four or five. Bathrooms: three and a half. Square feet: 3,245. Price: $899,000.