1113 Apple Pie Ridge Road

Custom-designed by architect Crawford Horne and built by local builder Ritter Homes, this 3 BR / 3.5 BA home draws on Frank Lloyd Wright's belief that a house should live as easily outside as in. You feel it the moment you arrive towering mature trees, rooflines with a character all their own, perennial gardens that come back fuller every year, and a fenced yard with a driveway gate that makes the whole place safe for children and pets. This is a light-filled home, and a warm one. Step onto the covered Trex porch and into a welcoming vestibule, then through to the great room, where a stacked-stone wood-burning Rumford fireplace sits between beautifully scalloped built-in shelves and cabinets. A clerestory and a full wall of windows wash the space in morning and evening light. Keep an eye out for the squares the architect threaded throughout in the windows, the cabinet doors, the molding above each doorway. Off the great room, the kitchen is as comfortable as it is well appointed: breakfast space, granite counters, stainless appliances, and a few leaded-glass cabinet doors that catch the light. Follow the hardwood floors to the primary suite tray ceiling, gas fireplace, windows on every side, and a private Trex deck of its own. Pocket doors open to dual walk-in closets and an updated bath with walk-in shower, soaking tub, and windows that make the room feel like a retreat. At the other end of the home, the laundry, two more bedrooms with an adjoining full bath, a studio wrapped in square windows and skylights, and a screened porch shared by the studio and a bedroom an easy circuit for kids, guests, or quiet mornings. The oversized garage handles both vehicles and real storage. And below it all, a full unfinished walk-out basement with full-size windows, a full bath, and a workshop plenty of room to shape a family room, playroom, or gym. Updates: Trex decking (2024), roof (2024), partial bath remodels (2024), new water pump (2021). See documents for "Things We Love About This Home."