The brick around the fireplace is painted white and framed with railroad tie-style wood, which gives it a truly rustic-chic vibe, setting the tone for the rest of the house.
FALMOUTH Situated in the beachy community near Falmouth Harbor and the Surf Drive beaches, this pretty home, once a one-story ranch, boasts light airy rooms and rambling gardens. The current owners, who purchased the property in the early 90s, added on a second story and customized the landscape with beautiful blooming perennial gardens and trellises. Two outdoor sheds house the gardening equipment, and a large backyard and a deck make for optimal entertainment.
A sizable driveway brings you to the entryway to a screened porch. This porch is perfectly Capey, with beadboard walls and a shiplap ceiling painted white. The light flows in through windows all around, and it just feels good in here, even in the winter.
EAST SANDWICH The setting is big and beautiful, with a long winding driveway leading up to the house, a rolling green lawn and trees around the periphery. Coast right up the driveway to a three-car garage this home boasts lots of room.
There are two main entrances, so to speak. If stepping in via the side entrance, a long hallway leads to a huge walk-in closet/mudroom. The hallway turns to the left, where we find a spacious half bath and another sizable walk-in closet, with the kitchen straight ahead.
If entering from the front entrance, you’ll find a grand staircase and a formal dining room to the left, and to the right, a family room. Hardwood floors shimmer throughout the home; crown molding tops off the look.
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CENTERVILLE Located in a prime beach spot in an enclave of vacation cottages, this cottage offers the total Cape Cod experience.
“I walk in and it’s like a glimpse from my childhood, with days at the beach, on the river, having ice cream, and everything just feels right,” real estate agent Jennifer Swaylik said. “Even now, in the winter it feels like that.” It’s the whole package, she added.
The cottage features a sturdy living room with a fireplace, for those chillier offseason months yes, you could live year-round here, without all the hustle and bustle of the busy season. “I look at this house and I think it would be perfect for a couple who wants to move to the Cape,” Swaylik said.
OSTERVILLE The current owners have completely renovated just about every square foot of this Osterville home, from floor to ceiling to yard.
“The floor plan has been opened up tremendously,” said real estate agent Kenneth Olson. He was referring to the wall that had separated kitchen from living room, which was removed, creating one continuous flow beautiful updated kitchen flows into open “eat-in area,” which flows into spacious living room.
These hardwood floors of oak are finished with an Early American stain, which Olson said really accents the white trim and the light gray walls.
“It makes it pop,” he said, and we agree. The brickwork around the living room fireplace is painted white, as is that of the dining room fireplace. Yes, there are two distinct dining spaces take your pick. Above the living room is something unique and tailored to what could perhaps be the new normal. It’s what Olson call an “in-home learning center,” a single room with sky