Anyone who has watched their neighborhood slowly go quiet — driveways emptying by seven, garage doors sealing shut — knows the particular loneliness of a street where nobody actually sits outside anymore. The Alderwyck Avenue is built around the opposite of that: a covered front porch deep enough for rocking chairs and a second cup, a two-story country exterior that invites a wave, and an open main floor where a neighbor who steps inside feels like a guest, not an intrusion.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 2,245
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor Plan – Main Floor
The main floor centers on a generous family room that opens directly toward the covered front porch, with the kitchen and dining area sitting side by side near the covered deck. A primary bedroom anchors the right wing with direct bath and closet access. Laundry is tucked near the stairwell, which is about as convenient as that placement ever gets.
Floor Plan – Second Floor
The second floor holds two bedrooms, an office, a full bath, and a connecting hall. Bedroom 2 is the largest of the two at 260 sq ft, while Bedroom 3 sits adjacent to its own closet space. Attic storage tucks behind three walls, which keeps the usable square footage honest but practical, and the 49-square-foot hall does its job without pretending to be anything more.
Floor Plan – Basement
The basement is one open space with 9-foot ceilings and a staircase near the center of the north wall. No interior partitions divide it. Small cutouts along the walls suggest window wells, and a notched corner breaks what would otherwise be a straightforward rectangular footprint.
Covered Deck, Manicured Lawn, and a View Worth Building Around
That lower-level walkout patio beneath the deck is the kind of bonus space most buyers don’t expect but never want to give up.
Blue-gray lap siding meets a board-formed concrete lower level, and the natural wood deck railing keeps the whole thing from reading too polished. Fresh mulch beds curve along the foundation in a way that looks intentional without looking fussy.
Shiplap Fireplace Wall and Wide-Plank Floors Before the Furniture Moves In
Light oak LVP runs wall to wall without a seam break in sight. The fireplace surround is shiplap with a gray shelf, flanked by two windows that pull in natural light from both sides, and the matte black ceiling fan hardware ties back to the window trim without anyone having to plan it that hard.
Budget Tip: Skip the area rug until you’ve lived in the space for a season. Open-plan rooms like this one often look better with more floor showing than homeowners expect, and buying too soon usually means buying twice.
Marble Island, Black Pendants, and an Open Plan That Earns Its Square Footage
White shaker cabinets pair with a marble-look island top that’s doing real work here — prep surface, visual anchor, the thing guests lean against while you cook. Two matte black pendants mark the kitchen zone without competing with the stainless appliances, and the hardwood floors carry uninterrupted past the island into the living area, which is exactly what makes open plans feel resolved rather than unfinished.
Material Matters: White shaker cabinet doors are one of the most repainted surfaces in home renovation, so priming the wood properly before the first coat matters more than most buyers realize. If you’re choosing hardware after move-in, pull the existing black bar pulls before ordering replacements since sizing varies by brand even when the hole spacing looks identical online.
Soft Gray Walls and Carpet That Give an Empty Room Surprisingly Good Bones
Gray-green paint keeps the walls quiet without reading cold. Two double-hung windows flood the far wall with tree light, and the black ceiling fan hardware grounds the room before any furniture shows up to take credit for it. Small details carry weight in an empty room: the double closet door gets black hinges to match, and the whole thing holds together.
Color Story: Gray-green wall colors like this one sit in a tricky zone because they shift warmer or cooler depending on the time of day. Morning light tends to pull out the green; afternoon light pushes it toward gray. Paint a large sample board and move it around the room before committing to a full gallon.
Barn-Style Mirrors and Black Fixtures on a Double Vanity Done Right
Sliding barn-style mirror frames on black hardware give this double vanity a farmhouse edge without tipping into full rustic territory. The granite countertop runs the full length, veining busy enough to hide water spots, and matte black faucets sit centered over each undermount sink. Wood-look flooring pulls it together at the bottom without competing with anything above it.
Designer’s Secret: Undermount sinks paired with a stone countertop are easier to keep clean than drop-in styles because there’s no rim to trap water or product buildup. If you’re choosing between the two during a remodel, undermount wins on daily maintenance alone. The tradeoff is that installation requires a solid substrate, so particle board vanity tops won’t hold them reliably.
Covered Porch With a Tree Line That Does All the Decorating
Fresh pine decking and a ceiling fan already in place make this porch genuinely usable from day one. Get a sealer coat on those wood railings before the first season ends, though — at this scale, they’ll weather faster than you expect if you leave it. The tree line beyond the railing needs nothing added to it. Some views do the work themselves.
By The Numbers: Ceiling fans installed on covered porches run more efficiently when sized to the square footage of the space rather than matched to an interior room of similar size. Outdoor-rated fans carry a UL wet or damp listing, and it’s worth checking which rating applies before buying since covered porches don’t stay dry in driving rain.
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The overhead photo shows a blue-gray farmhouse with a covered front porch sitting on a cleared lot backed by dense tree cover. Below it, the floor plan lays out a single main level with a primary bedroom, family room, kitchen, and dining area, plus a stairwell leading to additional living space above. Both decks add real outdoor square footage rather than the kind that exists only on paper.
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