The nuts and bolts
4 bedrooms
2.5 bathrooms
2,264 square feet
.37 acres
House proud
Built in 1943, this house has been in the hands of the same owner for more than 30 years, who put her own creative stamp on the home.
“The owner is a lighting designer who has taken it from a tiny shack and over the decades has transformed it,” says Nora Conant, the Douglas Elliman agent who representing the listing. “It resembles the original house in no way whatsoever, inside or out. This is for someone who wants a beautifully crafted home.”
What’s the plan?
The main level features a 185-square-foot living room with a Rais wood-burning stove of Scandinavian design in an open format plan with the kitchen and dining area. French doors lend access a 1,486-square-foot patio and the dining area features built-in window seating. There also is a bedroom, a flexible room/study and one and a half baths on this floor. Numerous ways to access the exterior spaces, including a 182-square-foot screened-in porch, give an easy in-and-out feel to the home. The second floor offers a 322-square-foot primary bedroom with a sitting area, private balcony and walk-in closet; a second guest room and two rooms the owner has set up as creative work space/studios. The large studio has access to a small deck. The lower level offers 625 square feet of space, divided into a large main room, a 13.10 x 12.20 smaller room and the mechanicals room.
What’s cooking?
The 145-square-foot kitchen is completely bespoke, featuring handsome wood cabinets, imported terra-cotta tiled floors and counters, open shelving and a counter that seats two. The appliances include a Viking range, Sub-Zero refrigerator and a Bosch dishwasher.
What else?
The home overlooks an undeveloped field, a rural road and protected wetlands, and the bay.
Amenities and more
- Heated salt-water swimming pool
- Outdoor shower
- Wood-burning stove
- Screened-in porch
- Garden shed
One cool thing
The home is full of unique, creative touches, such as selective wallpaper, custom shelving, warm rubbed-wood finishes and numerous scenarios for outdoor entertaining or relaxing.
Agent’s callout
“This has human scale and is not a show-off kind of house,” Conant says. “This is a house for someone who wants to feel like they’re in a complete environment with space and light, created by someone who lived here, thought about and made use of the space.”
Location, location, location
The home is one mile outside the village—“a low-traffic area with no road noise, which is harder to find, and has incredible light,” says Conant. Orient Point 3.5 miles away. Of local interest are the Orient Beach State Park, Harbor Road Beach park, Long Beach Bay Tidal Wetlands Area and the Slaves Burying Ground, protected land owned by the Oysterponds Historical Society.
Details
The home at 1075 Narrow River Road in Orient lists for $2,800,000 and the details can be seen here.
