This house faces south and has the morning sun in every room. The home has high ceilings making spectacular decorations easy in the formal living room, music room, and dining room all on the first floor. The home also has high ceilings in the master bedroom on the second level.
The 3,973 sq ft home is deceivingly cozy in that there are two additional bedrooms on the third level, a lady’s dressing room with vanity, and a man’s walk in dressing room off the master bedroom. A second level, spacious den/sitting room has a working fireplace. Big and cozy is hard to come by, but this home does it so well. You feel right at home the moment you step inside.
There are also two smaller rooms on the second level that easily serve as an office, computer room, reading room, or a studio as used by the current owners for the oil paintings because of the wonderful light that hits the room all day.
Off the kitchen is a den perfect for two with room for an eating area and two lounging chair, and to make it very cozy, a working fireplace.
There are 5 other working gas fireplaces in the home.
Off the den there is a spacious utility room for the extra freezer/refrigerator, garden tools, and room for bicycles etc. A lawn mower is not needed.
The garden is mature with azaleas, camellias, evergreens, and 120, (yes) 120 rose bushes. The current owners say that if the new owner wants them, they will leave them. If roses are not wanted, they will move them out.
Off street parking is available for at least 4 cars and that‘s “worth its weight in gold” in Charleston.
A further attraction is that the current price is $1,865,000.
Truly though, you can only really appreciate this home once you come and see it for yourself. The subtle things that can’t be caught in a picture are really a significant part of what makes this home so great.
Updated: 16 September 2009
Some buyers are looking for a "fixerupper" in the
Charleston area.
12 Orange Street is really ready for occupancy.
Of course, cosmetic changes can be done for the pleasure of new
owners, however, the current owners have worked hard to be sure
everything works, and transition could be accomplished with little or no
effort.
Outside painting has been done within the past year and
one section as recently as January 2009.
Kitchen, den, master math, powder room, computer room
have all been painted in the past few months. Other touch up
painting has been done.
Installed in the past few months: New compressor
in ice maker, new dishwasher, new fan in 3rd level h/ac, and new h/ac
compressor on 1st level.
