VANDALIA
PRICE: $268,900
OPEN HOUSE: None
DIRECTIONS: I-75, Benchwood exit to N. Dixie Drive, west on Little York Road, left on Brantford and right on Cricket Woods Drive
HIGHLIGHTS: About 3,000 sq. ft., built in 1982, tri-level brick home, 4 or 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half-bath, in-ground swimming pool, 2-car attached garage
FOR MORE DETAILS: Donna Knauer, RE/MAX Alliance Realty, (937) 239-3066
The tri-level floor plan of the brick home at 2754 Cricket Woods Drive in Vandalia creates cozy gathering areas and extra rooms, which lend themselves to versatile uses.
Owner Yuohonia Gilbert has made regular updates to this 1982 Vandalia home.
“We replaced the pool system heater and filter in 2008,” Gilbert said. “This year we replaced the filter in the (drinking) water filtration system.”
“The heating system was replaced in 2006 with one that is a size larger than required for this size home,” Gilbert said.
Other updates since 2002 include the replacement of the roof, the water heater and energy-efficient skylights.
Listed for $268,900, the home offers more than 3,000 square feet of living space.
Sidelights and a half-moon window in the front door allow natural light into the central entry, where the floor is covered with earth-toned ceramic tile.
A vaulted ceiling rises above the open living room, which benefits from a skylight.
“I like the openness and the light — it makes you feel good to walk in,” Gilbert said.
One wall in the formal dining area has an open space at the top to make use of light from the kitchen skylights.
The family room steps down from the entry. Neutral carpeting and walls are part of the décor along with a wood-burning fireplace set in a full-wall, brick facing and painted to blend with the neutral décor. Two louver-doored closets with shelves flank the TV alcove.
Nearby is the study/office, which has built-in shelves and an adjacent half bath and could be uses as an extra bedroom.
Under a cathedral ceiling, a textured end wall in the breakfast area complements earth-toned ceramic tile, which extends into the kitchen.
“I love the kitchen area and this room. You can utilize this part of the house for entertaining without ever going into the other parts,” Gilbert said.
Sliding-glass doors open to the patio and pool area.
“I like the yard and the trees,” she said. “It’s three-quarters of an acre so you have room to roam on the outside as well as inside.”
Landscaping was refreshed in 2008. Gilbert said she enjoys the lilacs and the miniature Japanese maple in the front flowerbed, which overlooks a sloping front lawn.
“I sit out on my front porch a lot,” she said.
“The back is wooded, so you really can’t see the neighbors. The yard goes beyond the fence about 20 feet,” she added.
The woods create a natural barrier beyond the privacy fence around the pool and patio. A shed near the pool provides storage space for equipment. A second concrete area can be used as another patio or a basketball court.
Oak cabinets surround the U-shaped workspace in the kitchen. The semi-circular counter at one end doubles as a breakfast bar. The porcelain double sink is set under a window overlooking the pool. Appliances include the dishwasher, replaced in 2006, and the refrigerator.
A hallway moves past the laundry room, a full bath and access to the garage to an extra room, which is ideal as a bedroom if utilizing this area as an in-law suite. The exit door in the laundry room allows swimmers to have direct access to the bath.
Three more bedrooms and two more full baths are located on the upper level. The main bedroom suite benefits from a walk-in closet and a private bath, where there is not only a tub-and-shower combination, but also a separate shower and a vanity topped by wall mirrors.
Features in the hall bath include ceramic-tile flooring, an oak vanity and tub and shower.
One of the remaining two bedrooms has a walk-in closet and a shelf for collectibles, while the other has a wall closet and an extra storage closet recessed into the wall.
“I’ll miss the neighborhood — it’s quiet and serene here, and there is little traffic,” Gilbert said.
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