Well, it’s Sunday, so Russ and I went out to Open Houses again. We saw a number of things we didn’t care for much, and a second visit to Hidden Meadows put it further down on the list than before, but we did see one house that was quite exceptional. Well, I fell in love with it; Russ says he “liked it, with some reservations.” I admit it wasn’t *perfect* but I liked it well enough to consider it.
In the minus column: the price was 159,900, a bit above what we’re looking to pay. Also, the house was built in 1999, which makes it a bit older than we want.
But…in the plus column…you walk into the “great room” and this is what you see:
Notice the skylights! Notice the fireplace! Notice the deer head! Well, granted, the deer head won’t stay with the house (I asked) but all in all when you came into this room, there was a real “Wow!” factor. Here’s the room from the other direction:
This is the ultimate open floor plan, and the tall ceilings made it feel that much larger. By the way, that’s Russ talking to the realtor, who happened to be someone he knew years ago from church. Small world, huh?
Here’s the master bedroom:
I love the little “nook” under the window, great for a cushioned bench, don’t you think? I also loved the fact that the other two bedrooms were quite “split” from the master. One of those rooms was already set up like an office, so it was easy to visualize…
Of course, I would never put a couch that big in such a small room. (I would, however, put this red couch in the great room I showed you first.) What I also loved about the two bedrooms being in the back of the house was this wide hallway, that connects them to the great room:
There was such a feeling of separation between the master bedroom and these two back bedrooms. Our guests could feel completely comfortable here! I’m sure they (and we) would also feel comfortable relaxing on the covered patio:
Well, sigh…
This house might just be dreaming for us, for now. But it was such a pleasure to visit a house that was spacious, attractive and well-planned, rather than a small silly house like this one in Hidden Meadows, where the very large front window is looking out from…a walk-in closet!
Honest to goodness! Small window in the bedroom, HUGE window in the closet. Who built this house? Dr. Seuss?
Well, that was our adventure today. Next weekend, I’m sure we’ll see something else.
