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Come to Middleburg to escape
Imagine waking up in a master suite encompassing the entire upper level of your home, with every inch serving only your purposes. That's how it is in this circa-1780 home.
This home once served as a schoolhouse and teacher's living quarters. The addition of an upper level expanded the original rooms in later years. Recently it has been seamlessly transformed into one entity.
The two rooms on the lower level are separated by french doors. One room could serve as a family or living room and the other as an office, den or dining room. Both have been lovingly restored with the original wood beams remaining. Light streams in through plantation shutter on several windows, falling on exquisite Brazilian cherry hardwood floors.
A half bathroom on the left side of the lower level has a new sink and a Kohler toilet. An entrance to the back deck also is on the left side of the home.
The washer and dryer are on the right side of the home's lower level, hidden behind sliding doors. The entrance to the kitchen at the back of the home also is on this side. The kitchen has tile floors and white cabinets, and stainless steel appliances are on order. A glass panel door leads to the back deck.
A Brazilian cherry staircase leads upstairs and into the master suite. The bedroom has a built-in media center and plenty of windows, and heavily insulated walls help maintain the home's desired temperature.
Through a curved archway is the master bathroom that is an unexpected surprise. It is a real treat -- you will feel you have stepped into a spa.
A toilet and soak tub are raised on a tile platform. The tub has a hand-held showerhead. Across the room is a wall of mirrors that hide two extensive closets. Plenty of windows, more than would be expected in such an old home, provide views of the quaint Middleburg streets at the front of the house. Views of the .23 acre lot, complete with mature black walnut trees, are seen out the windows at the back of the home.
This is not your typical cookie-cutter Federal-style home, and it's waiting for its next dweller looking for a place to escape.
Contact the writer at hhager@timespapers.com
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