The Mountain Laurel 2

An 18'-4"' x 29' great room with stone fireplace and adjoining dining area face the back for perfect mountain, valley or lake views.  Rough wood trusses vault upward and bring the outside in through large glass doors, transoms, and dormer windows above.  A covered autumn porch and exterior stone fireplace open off the great room.  A large deck off the dining room provides extra entertaining and dining area outside. 

As with the Mountain Laurel, the large master bedroom on the main floor of the Mountain Laurel 2 has its own fireplace has views and opens directly to the covered porch.  A perfect spot for early morning coffee, or listening to late night serenading cicadas.  The master bath is a definite surprise with its separate his and hers vanities, tub, large shower, linen shelf, and walk-in closet.  Just off the foyer, a cozy study sports a high, coffered ceiling and large windows.  The powder room is discretely tucked off the foyer next to a convenient laundry.  A two car garage can be accessed in any weather under a covered breezeway off the kitchen. 

An open staircase leads to the large den below opening to the terrace and shaded by the deck above.  Two bedrooms with private baths open to either side of the den and open to the terrace for easy access to the lake or outside activities.  The covered terrace is perfect for an afternoon picnic with a built in grill and ample space for tables and chairs.  By a lake, this feature makes entertaining easy as dining and entertaining can occur where the activities are and keeps wet foot traffic out of the house!  Additional unfinished space to the front of the basement can be outfitted as desired for convenient storage or upfitted for a media room.

All in all, this is a surprisingly functional house with big features not often associated with houses under 3,000 square feet of space.