A Western-style home with bars to wet any whistle
2 DUHAMEL WAY, BELLINGHAM
Must-haves for the next buyer of this Bellingham home: Louis L’Amour, Larry McMurtry, and Elmore Leonard. Maybe some Alfred B. Guthrie.
Like the Westerns penned by these famous authors, this Bellingham home offers surprises inside. From the front of the house, this home looks like a single-floor Craftsman, but inside, it reveals itself to be two floors and a “Go West” vibe.
And like the Western expanse, it’s far from spartan: 4,166 square feet.
Located on a cul-de-sac and constructed and furnished by Francis T. Sebio Jr. and his wife, Cindy, from Plum Tree Custom Homes, this house comes with a wide driveway that leads up to a two-car garage and then around to the left to a one-car setup. Hunks of granite form a walkway that transitions to create a columned, covered porch and then an accent wall that flanks a dark wood front door with sidelights and a transom window.
Inside, the 19-foot-long foyer gives off a Western vibe, with a coffered ceiling of pine planks, ceramic tile flooring that mimics an earthen floor, and a wagon wheel light fixture. A door on the right opens to a 133-square-foot office/bedroom with its own wagon wheel light fixture, and stairs descend to the finished lower level.
A wide entrance with natural wood trim leads into the 387square-foot kitchen, where rustic touches abound. It’s an eyeball pleaser with very distinctive design choices, including the wood used for the cabinets: hickory with a wavy grain and a mix of light and dark pieces.
The counters are granite, and the backsplash is brick. The high-end appliances include a gas stove and have a black finish, while the flooring is plank ceramic tile with the appearance of wood. The expansive island is topped with granite, contains a sink and a beverage refrigerator, and offers seating for four aimed at a television and a gas fireplace embedded in a wall clad in granite. The towering ceiling is covered in pine planks, and light pours in from a dormer skylight. The kitchen has a doubledoor pantry and shares an open layout with the dining and living areas.
A light fixture fashioned out of a railroad track beam hangs from a cove ceiling in the dining room. A slider connects to a wide deck that provides shade for a stamped-concrete patio.
A half wall of granite supported by rough-hewn columns marks the entrance to the 488-square foot living room, where there is a vaulted ceiling and more of that ceramic tile flooring that mimics wood. All eyes are drawn to the wood-burning fireplace, which is covered in granite and flanked by pine plank walls. Grab a drink at the wet bar, which features wired-glass doors, a granite counter, and a beverage refrigerator. Five windows pull in natural light.
The half bath off the living area, found behind a sliding barn door, exhibits the same attention to detail: The sink is a recycled Jim Beam barrel.
The laundry room is also behind a sliding barn door, and opposite that is the door to the garage.
Just past the laundry room is the entry to the primary suite. The bedroom is 295 square feet, with a pine plank tray ceiling, a fireplace clad in granite, three windows, and side-by-side walkin closets with sliding barn doors.
The primary bath is full of rustic touches, too. The granitetopped double vanity has rectangular vessel sinks fashioned out of granite. The cabinets echo the ones in the kitchen, and the flooring is ceramic tile that mimics wood. The shower sits behind a glass door and features a ceramic tile surround that looks like brick.
The lower level offers two bedrooms, a full bath, and a family room with direct access to the backyard and the one-car garage. The bedrooms range from 167 to 185 square feet. Each one has a double-door closet and a window. They share a full bath that offers a double vanity with vessel sinks, ceramic tile flooring, a water closet, and a tub/shower combination behind a glass door.
The 828-square-foot family room comes with a long wet bar with hickory cabinetry and a granite counter — a perfect spot to grab a drink and settle down with a paperback Western.
The backyard of the 0.53-acre property includes a fenced-in dog run and a hot tub under a curtained pergola.
Robin Spangenberg of Redfin in Canton is the listing agent. As of press time, an offer had been accepted on the property.
$1,150,000
Style Craftsman-style Colonial
Year built 2021
Square feet 4,166
Bedrooms 4
Baths 2 full, 1 half
Sewer/water
Public Taxes $12,434 (2023)