Considered from the road, the home at 242 Waterhole Highway in Colchester is charming.

A big entrance garden, with sufficient mature timber to please the attention with out blocking the view of the home, is only one issue accounting for its plain attraction. Additionally enjoying an element are the entrance porch, which welcomes friends with its barrel ceiling that covers the walkway to the entrance door, a flat-ceiling porch extension that goes on to cowl a lot of this residence’s entrance earlier than wrapping round to shelter a facet entrance, and the porch’s 12 columns that present a way of power and stability. It’s all a really welcoming and spectacular introduction to this residence, which offers one-floor residing with out compromises.

“I like a house with a entrance porch,” Dana Flanagan, who’s dealing with the sale, mentioned. “It’s good for sitting outdoors on a summer season night.”

This residence’s interesting look could not, nonetheless, adequately put together first-time guests for what awaits simply past the raised panel entrance door, which is flanked by sidelights and highlighted by a half circle window positioned above the doorway. This entrance offers guests direct entry to the lounge, which is separated from the entryway by a knee wall with columns. That low wall kinds a corridor resulting in the kitchen with out blocking the view into the lounge and, by giant home windows and a French door on the rear of the house, a coated deck and patio, a part of an space set off from the remainder of the yard by a white picket fence.

The visible delights from the entry lobby are removed from over, nonetheless. On the proper wall of the lounge, totally seen from the entry, is a large fire with a stone chimney that rises from the fireside to the dramatically vaulted ceiling. Mild pours in from above, even on an overcast day, because of a dormer with a Palladian window that faces to the entrance of the home.

Even the ground performs an element. The polished granite within the entry corridor easily transitions to a wooden flooring with an inlaid border accent that continues into the eating room and the house’s three bedrooms.

To the left of the entry corridor is the spacious kitchen. It options a big island, which might simply seat six or extra folks for breakfast, snacks, or dialog whereas the chef is entertaining or getting ready meals. Along with the big work surfaces, the island additionally holds the Jenn-Air cooktop and a wine cooler.

Alongside the kitchen’s outer partitions are extra counters, a double bowl stainless-steel sink, built-in double ovens, a dishwasher, and a big fridge. The cupboards have raised panel doorways, a crown molding element, and a stupendous pure wood-tone end. Alongside the facet wall is a desk, good for residence workplace features, further space for storing, and a pantry closet. In entrance of the island is greater than sufficient house for a desk and chairs to deal with casual eating. The ground and counter backsplash function tile.

Simply across the nook from the kitchen is the formal eating room. It’s a brief stroll away, but it’s also utterly separate from meal preparation. A big doorway that’s open to the lounge may give diners a view of a roaring fireplace within the fire, or pocket doorways could be closed for a extra intimate eating expertise.

“The format of this residence avoids the cookie-cutter designs [often seen in contemporary homes], nevertheless it actually works,” Flanagan mentioned. “It offers folks a number of alternatives.”

The first suite, on the primary flooring – bear in mind, this home offers the choice of one-floor residing – is giant and spacious. A vaulted ceiling with recessed lighting are amongst its highlights. So, too, are a big walk-in closet and a main bathtub match for a spa. The jetted tub might match two, there’s a double sink self-importance, giant bathe and a separate room for the commode. There may be even a linen closet.

The opposite two bedrooms are roomy, have giant closets, and are served by a separate full bathtub that includes one other double sink self-importance. Including to its flexibility, it permits a consumer to shut off the bathroom and tub-shower mixture from the twin sink self-importance space, permitting a number of customers on busy mornings.

Past the kitchen, a brief corridor goes previous extra closets, a laundry space and a half bathtub earlier than reaching an outsized three-car storage. Additionally reached from this corridor are a facet entrance, yard entry door, and stairs to a bonus room over the storage. It’s fairly giant and will service as a house workplace, a recreation room, residence theater, or health club. It’s really giant sufficient to accommodate all of those features.

“The bonus room could be closed off for privateness,” which is right for adults working from residence. “Or it may well hold noise away if youngsters are enjoying there,” Flanagan mentioned.

The storage, with ample house for 3 autos plus leisure and yard care gear additionally offers safe entry to the unfinished basement, which is exceptionally giant. Its tall ceilings and open format maintain quite a few potentialities, along with such typical purposes as storage and workshop features. The basement additionally has the house’s mechanical methods, together with the central vacuum, four-zone heating – the house additionally has three-zone central air-con – and a water remedy system.

“It is a nice residence for entertaining. It’s giant and splendid and affords one-floor residing,” Flanagan mentioned. “It’s distinctive.”

Information field:

12 months constructed: 2004

Worth: $624,000

Fashion: Giant Modern Ranch Fashion for One-Flooring Residing

Rooms: 7

Bedrooms: 3

Baths: 2.5

Sq. footage: 3,317

Acreage: 1.39

Mill charge: 26.82 proposed

Greatest function: The dramatic floor-to-ceiling fire and huge kitchen; each good for entertaining