ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FOOTPRINT

If a large house and big yard is on your menu, this is not the place. On the other hand, if you are all about a small, environmentally friendly footprint bundled up in a thoughtful and attractive package, we’ll be waiting on the front porch to greet you. 1,174 square feet of intelligent design offers two large rooms on the first floor with a utility room and half bath tucked under the stairs. Intended to be as flexible as you need, the main room measures 10 x 23’7 and has four windows.

The kitchen is at the back with the work station along the rear and south wall, leaving the rest of the 13’4 x 13’6 space free for mealtime. The back door will open to a 22’5 x 14 deck with custom privacy fence so container gardening will be easy and you can sit and watch your vegetables grow. Both sides of the property will be fenced with a gate at each end. Two bedrooms, the office and a full bath make up the second floor. The master is at the front with a vaulted and white-beamed ceiling which gives the room a lofty feel. Three windows invite the light in from the south, west and north so you can leave the lights off and there’s a 11’4 x 5’6 covered porch. A walk-in closet offers ample space for clothes and the bathroom is steps away. The office is in the center with a large window and two solid walls for furniture placement. Second bedroom is at the back and has the same vaulted and white-beamed ceiling as the master. The white walls contract nicely with the polished concrete floors on the first floor and the ebony-stained pine floors throughout.

Everything is on a small scale and that includes the lot. Measuring 22’5 x 84’3, the off-street pavered parking will be out front with a bed of pea gravel on the sides. This block of Twine Street is dotted with mostly small cottages and it’s an easy bike ride to the center of town and an even easier one to the community garden at the Willie Galimore Center. Expected completion is mid-summer. This is one sweet house – check it out.