Parents who’ve shared every square foot of a house with their kids for a decade understand the exact value of a closed door. The Juniper Bend is built around that premise, with a walkout basement, a split bedroom layout, a dedicated owner’s retreat, and main-level living that keeps the chaos exactly where you want it.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 1,129
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor Plan – Main Floor
The main level puts the owners’ suite at the rear with a walk-in closet and private bath, well away from the front door. Kitchen, dining, and living areas open toward a covered balcony, while a utility room and covered porch fill out the rest of the floor.
Floor Plan – Basement
The lower level is where the kids live, essentially. A wide family room anchors the left side at nearly 16 by 20 feet, and two bedrooms — each around 10 by 12 — share the right wing with a full bath and storage closet. A covered porch and stairs back up to the main floor complete the level.
History Corner: Ranch-style homes with dedicated lower-level family rooms took off during the postwar suburban boom, giving growing households room to spread out without surrendering the quieter spaces above. The split-level form itself was a direct response to sloped lots that builders couldn’t easily grade flat, letting developers put more house on terrain that would otherwise have been passed over entirely.
Cedar Brackets and a Hillside View Make the Balcony the Best Seat in the House
Board-and-batten siding up top transitions to cedar shake below, giving the exterior genuine texture without overselling it. Those exposed cedar knee brackets are doing real structural work and happen to look good doing it. Gravel paths and daisy borders keep the grounds loose and unforced — the right call for a house this relaxed in its proportions.
Fun Fact: Cable railing, like the style visible on the upper balcony here, got its residential foothold largely through Pacific Northwest waterfront homes, where owners wanted unobstructed water views. It’s now one of the most requested railing upgrades in new construction, mostly because it holds up against the elements far better than wood and asks almost nothing in return.
Smoked Glass Pendants Over a Farmhouse Table That Means Business
Windsor chairs around a reclaimed wood table signal this dining room doesn’t care about being precious.
Above them, a cluster of smoked glass pendants drops at varied heights — globe and cylinder shapes mixed together in a way that reads collected rather than bought as a set. It works because nothing matches too cleanly.
Marble That Earns Its Keep, Wood That Keeps It Warm
Quartzite countertops run across both the island and the perimeter, with veining dramatic enough that the full backslab behind the range reads as one continuous material rather than a seamed afterthought. Light oak cabinetry keeps the whole thing from tipping cold. Three wishbone-style barstools pull up to the island without crowding it, and that bowl of oranges isn’t staged badly, either.
Material Matters: Quartzite gets confused with engineered quartz constantly, but they’re different things entirely. Quartzite is a natural stone — sandstone that hardened under heat and pressure — while engineered quartz is a manufactured slab built from crushed stone and resin. The natural version needs periodic sealing to stay stain-resistant, especially around cooking zones where oils and acids tend to land first.
Step inside and the outdoor views don’t stop competing for your attention even from the sofa.
Warm Wood Slats, a Curved Sofa, and a Room That Knows How to Breathe
Slatted wood panels behind the TV keep the wall from feeling flat without demanding any attention on their own. The sofa’s curved frame pulls the seating arrangement away from boxy without making a whole thing of it. Two round ottomans up front do the job a second chair would have done, with less bulk on the rug. Between the sliding door and the side window, natural light handles most of the heavy lifting — the arc lamp is backup, not the plan.
Rattan Headboard, Sheer Curtains, and a Room That Finally Belongs to the Grownups
Natural wood legs lift the platform bed off a geometric area rug with dusty rose and charcoal accents — quiet enough to live with, specific enough to matter. Matching nightstands keep things symmetrical without going stiff. That houndstooth pillow is doing a lot of work in an otherwise neutral room. And it pulls it off.
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Exterior rendering pairs with a single-story floor plan featuring an owners’ suite, open living areas, and an attached two-car garage.
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