This country home was designed and built for a retired couple, focusing on practicality, efficiency, and durability. Most of the living space is on one level, and the layout is very efficient. The main floor is only two steps up from the patio/garage level. The living room features a cathedral window wall that provides a spectacular view of the Olympic Mountains to the south. Windows in the dining room and kitchen provide mountain views. The custom oak kitchen features GE appliances, including range, microwave, dishwasher, and side-by-side refrigerator. A pass-through in the cabinet wall enables easy transfer of prepared food to the dining room, and the kitchen layout allows space for a larger-than-normal refrigerator freezer, if desired. A “pop out” behind the stainless steel sink provides a view window and a handy location for a countertop display of house plants. The high ceiling allows for memorabilia to be displayed on top of the cabinets. The kitchen is kept bright by two skylights. A “mud” room just inside the kitchen door provides for washing up after doing yard work. A walk-in pantry adjacent to the kitchen provides storage for food and supplies, with an earth temperature wine cellar below grade. The master bedroom has a built-in vanity illuminated by a skylight, and both a toilet and a separate tiled bathroom with a spacious glass shower and a jetted tub, illuminated by skylights. A walk-through wardrobe at the end of the master bedroom leads directly to the laundry room, for practical handling of clothing. The upstairs "loft" has views of the tree-lined driveway, and has been used as a writing office, but could easily be converted to a bedroom. There is a high-efficiency LOPI wood stove in the living room. A door through the furnace room to the south porch provides easy access to the separate vented woodshed. Central heating and cooling is via air ducts from a main handler serviced by an outside heat pump. The house and the garage each have 200A electrical service, including a dedicated welder receptacle in the garage. All utilities are underground. Potable water supply is PUD. Water heaters are electric, one for the east wing, and one for the kitchen. There is cable service for Internet, phone, and television. The property includes an irrigation water system, drawing from the Agnew irrigation ditch on Shore Road via a pump and pressure tank. The large insulated garage allows both inside parking for two or three vehicles, and a warm shop area for working on projects. It’s all no-nonsense and practical. Most importantly, the south two acres of the five-acre parcel protect the view of the mountains.
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