A 1911 bungalow, going for just $478,000, may be Seattle's quirkiest home

Going for less than $500,000, this decidedly unique bungalow in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood is truly one-of-a-kind.

For nearly 30 years, 4067 Letitia Ave. South has been home to an artist and his family. Given that it's one of the least expensive single-family homes for sale in all of King County, we shouldn't be surprised that this listing is already pending after less than a week on the market.

Seller and owner Dominique Johns purchased this home in 1994. At the time, the 1911 Craftsman needed work, and Johns set about fixing it up in the artistic style you see now with help from his similarly artistic friends and family.

The monkey painting in the bathroom, as well as the master bedroom fresco, are the work of Rebecca Bird, the artist who painted the 90-foot mural in the Seattle Children's Research Institute "Building Cure" facility on Terry Avenue. The game board ceiling mosaic was done by Johns and his sister, Beth. 

"This was a brother and sister art project," listing agent Erik Stanford of Windermere told the Seattle P-I. "They originally ran out of game boards before they could complete the ceiling, so they had to go to the former Value Village (now Mount Baker light rail station) to get enough games to complete the project." 

With three bedrooms and one bathroom in the 1,264-square-foot home, there is literally not a single square foot that hasn't received some artistic treatment.

And the fact that this Columbia City home went pending in just a week disproves the common belief that a home has to be staged into anonymity to sell. 

Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert.