A Design-First Walk-Through of 3-Bed, 2-Bath “Move-In Modern”
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Step onto the entry mat and the house says it first: “Welcome home.” But the next sentence is spoken in design language—through grain, gloss, glow and geometry. Every choice here was made to erase the line between “updated” and “uplifting.”
1. The Arrival Sequence
No foyer tunnel, no cramped coat-closet squeeze. You cross the threshold straight into an airy, single-level plane where kitchen, dining and living dissolve into one another. The gesture is immediate: this house trusts its proportions and lets you breathe. Two skylights—positioned on slightly offset axes—pull in south-westerly sun until late afternoon, then hand the baton to a warm, indirect LED cove that rings the living zone. Result: the interior feels lit from both heaven and human sources, never glary, never gloomy.
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2. The Heart: Kitchen as Stage
Brand-new flat-panel cabinetry stops just short of the ceiling, creating a crisp horizontal datum that makes the 8-ft ceilings read taller. A 9-ft island—granite wrapped like a charcoal-gray ribbon—floats on recessed toe-kicks so it appears to hover. The stone’s leathered finish catches light like velvet, hiding fingerprints from the daily chorus of cooking, homework and hors d’oeuvres.
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Appliances are whisper-quiet Bosch and LG, but the real flex is placement: fridge and dishwasher are flanked by 30-in pull-outs for Costco hauls and cookie-sheet chaos, keeping the façade minimal.
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3. The Ground You Walk On
Refinished 3¼-in white-oak floors run everywhere except baths. The stain is a custom 50/50 mix of “cappuccino” and “clear,” warm enough for Scandinavian vibes, dark enough to anchor white walls. Boards are rift-sawn for calm, linear grain; every vent and transition is flush—no saddle tripping, no grout lines to break the rhythm.
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4. The Private Wing: Three Bedrooms, One Language
Doors are 8-ft solid-core, painted the same warm white (Sherwin-Williams “Shoji”) as walls, so they vanish when closed. Inside, the trim is square-stock, no crown—modern, but still cozy enough for a quilted headboard. The primary bedroom aligns its king-bed axis with the widest window; morning light lands on the pillow, not the dresser.
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5. The Spa Script: Two Full Baths, Zero Compromise
Both baths are sculpted from the same material palette: matte-white large-format porcelain, graphite fixtures, frameless glass. Bath 1 (en-suite) steals a page from boutique hotels—42-in floating vanity with waterfall quartz edge, back-lit mirror, recessed medicine cabinet hidden behind a full-length mirror panel. Bath 2 (hall) offers a deep soaking tub with a shower tower; the tub’s deck extends to become a bench, wrapping the room in one continuous surface.
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6. Climate as Quiet Co-Star
Forced-air heat pump plus central A/C is expected; what’s delightful is the strategic location of supplies—linear slots tucked under windows, not mid-floor grates—so furniture floats anywhere. A dedicated return in every bedroom keeps doors-closed Netflix binges silent. Smart thermostat pre-wired for Ecobee or Nest; sensor wires already stubbed behind the primary-bedroom wall for future zoning.
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7. The Backyard as Extra Room
Slide the 12-ft glass door and the living room exhales into a screened, tongue-and-groove cedar patio. The ceiling is painted soft sage, a color borrowed from the surrounding maples so the space always feels in leaf.
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A built-in storage bench (with marine-grade hatch hardware) doubles as firewood locker for the central fire pit—ringed in thermal bluestone, ready for s’mores or syrah. Beyond the patio, a level lawn patch leads to a 10×12 shed with barn-door hardware; inside, 8-ft walls and a skylight turn it into a future studio, not just a lawnmower garage.
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8. The Invisible Upgrades
• 200-amp panel with whole-house surge protector and spare 240V for future EV charger.
• Cat-6 ethernet to every bedroom, living room and patio soffit—mesh-router ready.
• Dual-zone LED smart switches—vacation-mode lighting at tap.
• Sound-dampened laundry room with washer/dryer on pedestals; utility sink stubbed for future pet-wash station.
• No basement = no flood anxiety; all plumbing is view-accessible from a 3-ft crawl with vapor-barrier already laid.
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9. The Emotional Math
Three beds, two baths, 1,650-ish sq ft—but the metrics that matter are intangible: the way the skylight throws a trapezoid of sun on the floor every morning like a slow-moving clock; the hush of oak under socks; the moment the kitchen island becomes a buffet for friends who spill outside to watch sparks climb from the fire pit. This house doesn’t just check boxes; it curates days.
Move-in ready? Sure. But more importantly, move-in radiant.
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