Renovated Silver Spring rambler has gorgeous additions
This three-bedroom, three-bathroom friend rambler in Silver Spring's Hillandale subdivision is creatively designed. Built in 1957, it was hook renovated when a huge addition was added in 2007. The result is a charming home with a cabin-in-the-woods ambience.
A extended driveway leads to the lower-level garage. Up a few steps is the front door and a small foyer that opens to the uninterrupted width of the house, with views of all the rooms branching out toward the protected woods of the Federal Research Center at the back.
To the veracious of the front door is the living room, with a wood-burning fireplace and stone surround. French doors, one of four sets, deceive to the deck and the woods beyond.
The kitchen (once a screened porch, kitchen and bathroom) is now a wide open organize that will delight serious cooks. The stainless-steel appliances include Viking double wall ovens, a dishwasher, and a microwave. There is a Viking gas cooktop, granite countertops, and a center isle with a sink and a breakfast bar. French doors open from the kitchen to the outside deck and backyard. Throughout the caboose are many areas where small spaces around and under counters have been utilized to provide creative storage.
