Refurbished charm, modern conveniencesmerge
2-story has covered porch, rear deck, garage.
A blend of original refurbished charm with updated modernconvenienceswereall part of the renovations made during the past two years to this two-story house located just minutes fromthe historic Fairborn downtown.
Listed for $189,900 by RE/ MAX Home Base, the aluminum-and-vinyl sided homeat 700W. MainSt. hasabout2,150 square feet of living space. The house is on a corner lot with awrap-around, covered front porch with updated railing. There is also a new 12-by12-foot rear deck, and a twocar, detached garage with a long concrete driveway.
Inside, the home has refinishedoriginalhardwoodfloors, original thick molding around windows and floors, and original hardwareonbuilt-ins and pocket doors. Updated conveniences include the gas furnace, central air conditioning, windows, plumbing, outlets and light switches.
The kitchen has been redesigned and has all new appliances. The bathrooms have new fixtures and flooring. Carpeting was added to the upstairsbedrooms. Wallshave afreshcoatofpaint, andallthe woodwork has been sanded andstained. Anupdatedentry door with transomopens into aparlorroomwithceilingpaddle fan and access to the other social roomswithin thehouse. Originalpocketdoorscanclose offeachoftherooms, allowing them to have a variety of floor plan uses. The front roomhas severalwindows, anoverhead light, a second entry door that opens tothe front porchanda double pocket door entrance into the formal dining room.
Thedining roomhas a builtin china cabinet with glasspanel doors, drawers and lower cabinets. The entire built-in has been refinished to its original charm.
There is a window, hanging light fixtures and a swinging door access to the kitchen. The kitchen’s original floor plan has been redesigned to include an island breakfast bar with a single sink. There is also a dishwasher, a cooking area with rangeandmicrowave and coffee station buffet counter with additional cabinetry tucked near the breakfast nook, which has a built-in bench seat and a single glasspanel door that opens to the rear deck.
A door from the kitchen leads to the unfinished basement, which has glass-block windows, a couple of rooms for storage plus the original coal bin room.
A full bathroom is on the main level, off the kitchen. The bath has vinyl flooring, awalk-in fiberglass shower, a single-sink vanity and a refinished original medicine cabinet with mirror.
Another door from the kitchen opens to the laundry room, which has a ship-board ceiling and vinyl flooring.
Adooropensfromthe laundry roomtothe driveway. The laundry roomis large enough for the washer and dryer plus possible hobby space.
Ahidden staircase fromthe parlor leads upstairs where four bedrooms and a second full bathroomare located. All the bedrooms have new neutral carpeting, oversized single- door closets. The thick molding around the floor and windows have been painted a complementary white.
Offthe upstairs hallway is a walk-in linen closet with builtin shelves and cabinets.
Thefullbathroomfeaturesa tub/shower with a glass-block windowand ceramic-tile surrounds, an updated solid-surface sink and countertop on a bureau vanity with matching mirror and light fixture.