Locals + Culture

City Oasis Revisited

3/10/2020 | Corigan Kushma
Marcus McDonald

These almost-spring-time temps have us all daydreaming about green grass, patio dining, back yard hangs. Lucky for us all, those delightful things are just around the corner.

calling all city-dwelling, garden-loving, chicken-tending souls...

We snapped these photos during a visit to the oh-so-charming Merril residence almost a decade ago (we can hardly believe it). A few things we love about this Central City oasis? Lofted ceilings, an open floor plan, off-street parking, sculpture garden, and those grape vines starting to creep up the back patio pergola (they're a decade older, too). We're suckers for a home that enables you to make breakfast entirely from the contents of your own back yard, and this one's got our number.

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