3,700 sq. ft. Victorian style home with amazing light and fine details like tray and vaulted ceilings, wainscoting, 2 fireplaces, and formal living and dining rooms. Featuring 4 bedrooms and 3½ baths including the stunning 5-piece master en suite with luxurious freestanding soaking tub and heated floors. The huge eat-in country kitchen has a massive island, and there's even a bonus room and a den. This setting is simply overflowing with curb appeal on a parklike wooded lot with fruit trees, garden space and a green house. Enjoy the private deck on the upper level or entertain on the wraparound porch and arbor-covered patio. Located at 36311 249th Ave SE, Enumclaw 98022, this home is listed at $999,000.
Entry & Living Room
This house greets you with the warm, traditional feeling of home. Step through the font door into the classic foyer with deep, rich hardwood flooring that extends through much of the main floor. Sturdy decorative columns frame the entry in crisp white and a grand staircase leads to the second floor.
Just inside the door is the large forma living room with white detailed wainscoting and crown molding. The gas fireplace with its tile surround and substantial mantle creates a focal point, flanked by French doors leading to the yard beyond. The fireplace is balanced by a large built-in bookcase, ready to house your prized volumes and well-styled accessories. All around, windows invite cheerful light inside.
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Family Room & Dining Room
The living room extends the full depth of this home and opens to the more casual family room which overlooks the back yard. This room features light-toned tile flooring, wide baseboards and crown molding, plus a bank of light-filled windows. Recessed lighting highlights the substantial brick fireplace, creating another warm, cozy setting to enjoy a mug of hot cocoa or tea on a chilly evening.
The formal dining room is found opposite the living room, on the front of the home. This space features the same signature wainscoting of the living room and enjoys light from two large front windows. An octagon-shaped ceiling inset creates drama here. There is plenty of space for your large dining table to accommodate a crowd for holiday dinners and special occasions.
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Kitchen
This kitchen is a chef's dream! The light and bright design is the perfect contrast between crisp white cabinetry and the dark tones of the countertops and gleaming hardwood floors. A massive island anchors the space with counter seating to keep the chef company, enjoy a casual breakfast, or even spread out a special project. There's also a prep sink and tons of additional storage cabinetry all around. This kitchen has countertops and storage for days! Roomy cabinets reach to the ceiling and are capped off with crown molding.
Cooking is a dream on the 6-burner stainless Viking stove finished with a white tile backsplash, and there's even a convenient pot filler faucet to make things like pasta for a crowd a snap. You also have a stainless double oven and microwave. The refrigerator and dishwasher are finished to blend with the surrounding cabinetry. There are two banks of built-ins, both with shelving behind glass doors on top and doors and drawers below. The second of the two offers a serving counter, perfect for larger get-togethers.
This is an eat-in kitchen, with space saved especially for your kitchen table. What a beautiful setting for everyday meals and late night chats. The memories you'll make right here! A white tin-style ceiling floats above it all, with recessed lighting and traditional style pendant lights. Here you have access to the patio and back yard through another set of French doors.
Bedrooms & Bonus Space
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The master suite is a luxurious indulgence to return to at the close of each day. This roomy space enjoys rejuvenating natural light and offers space to add cushy accent furniture for lounging or quiet reading. Distinctive neutral carpeting grounds this room and you'll find the same signature baseboards and crown molding found elsewhere in the home.
The highlight of the master suite is the exquisite five-piece master bath with heated marble floors. The same look is repeated in the countertops and on the windowsill by the bath. A traditionally styled free-standing soaking tub creates a dramatic focal point. Sink in for a luxurious warm bath with a favorite book and a glass of wine, or simply gaze out the window at the treetops. A wide custom-tiled shower with a glass door stands beside the tub and features a rain shower head above as well as a traditional shower head. The broad, crisp white vanity houses double sinks and offers room for decorative accessories as well as ample hidden storage.
The upper levels are also home to three additional bedrooms plus a bonus room/office with French doors that open onto a charming private deck. These private spaces feature neutral wall to wall carpeting or hardwood flooring. Well-placed windows keep natural light flowing.
Style that extra outdoor space with cushy lounge furniture and spend your evenings above it all, listening to night fall on your natural surroundings.
Baths, Mudroom & Laundry
On the main floor is a quaint half bath with white wainscoting and crown molding and a deep-toned hardwood floor. A petite pedestal sink and gold framed mirror are in keeping with the character of this home. On the upper floors you'll find two more full baths in addition to the private master en suite. Both feature traditional-style claw foot soaking tubs and pedestal sinks. The more formal of the two has tile flooring and a built-in storage cabinet with glass doors on the top and drawer storage below.
The mudroom and laundry are spaces of pure convenience. The mudroom is picture perfect, featuring a built-in unit with convenient coat hooks, crisp beadboard backing and a handy storage bench for removing shoes after you've been out tending the garden. There is also a convenient counter here with storage above and to the side that makes a great landing place for mail and keys.
Wash day floats by in the laundry room which features a sink and vanity with storage below plus a bank of wood cabinetry over your washer and dryer for additional storage.
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Outdoor Living
The outdoor space here is a world all its own. These 4.77 acres create the feeling of quiet solitude on your faraway estate. The home itself overflows with curb appeal and Victorian charm, with hedges and colorful plantings in the front. The large, airy covered porch wraps around the side of the house, creating loads of space for seating vignettes, vintage rocking chairs and even hanging plants or planters. This is the place to catch a cool summer breeze in the shade.
The back of the home features an arbor-shaded patio plus a fully covered space with an outdoor kitchen that's all about the built-in barbecue grill. Entertain a crowd here with food and drink and games in the yard.
The surrounding property features fruit trees, vast grassy lawns, a large deer-proof garden with its own green house, all surrounded by woodlands. There's even a fire pit nestled among the trees, ready for roasting marshmallows and telling stories. There's even a 2-car garage and room to park your RV.
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Living In Enumclaw
Here at 36311 249th Ave SE, Enumclaw 98022, the feeling of getting away from it all abounds. The Green River and Flaming Geyser Park lie beyond the back yard. Hike the park to discover the geysers here, or take part in the park's other claim to fame: tubing and rafting in the river. Everyday conveniences are about 15 minutes away in Enumclaw. Check weekly supermarket shopping off your list at Safeway or QFC, indulge in a caffeine fix at Starbucks, play a round of golf at Enumclaw Golf Course, or stop for a bite at your choice of local restaurants. For more, head to Auburn and I-5 for conventional shopping and dining options less than 30 minutes from home.
Interested in learning more about this listing? Contact REALTOR® Mark Akers using the form below or give him a call/text at (253) 307-2979!
