Nestled in the quiet, family-friendly (including Fido; it’s dog-friendly too!) Willow Lake neighborhood on the northeast side of Raleigh, this open and airy home is ready to be your personal hideaway from the hustle and bustle of the day-to-day. As you cross the threshold into the house, you are immediately greeted with cathedral ceilings and large windows, flooding the common areas with light and lending the space a breezy, almost buoyant feeling, inviting you to kick your feet up and relax.
The spacious living room is as suited to unwinding after a long day as it is to hosting game nights with your nearest and dearest or having folks over to watch The Big Game. Meanwhile, the gas log fireplace speaks to the space’s ability to transform to match the ambiance of a romantic night in or the coziness of enjoying hot cocoa next to the fire while watching those first snowflakes tumble from the winter sky. The living room runs seamlessly into the dining room. Large enough for hosting dinner parties, the dining room still maintains the airy, relaxing feel that you can enjoy on your own with your morning coffee. From the dining and living areas, the back door opens out onto a large deck, complete with a screened porch, perfect for hosting a cookout or enjoying your favorite cocktail or mocktail as you wind down for the evening. A ramp leads from the deck to the flat backyard that is just right for a game of horseshoes or tossing the ball around.
The semi-open kitchen is perfect for everything from on-the-go lunches to Saturday morning pancakes to holiday feasts. The kitchen offers an efficient work triangle, tons of counterspace, abundant cabinetry, a bar, and even a window over the kitchen sink. Its being slightly separated from the living room helps keep extraneous traffic to a minimum while still being open enough have some helpers in the kitchen. In this kitchen, the cook is never cut off from the action—whether that’s the intro of your favorite streaming show or the play that turns the tide of the game or even those “oh, you had to be there” moments that has everyone shaking with laughter.
Around the corner from the kitchen, sits the pass-through laundry room that provides access to the large, two-car garage and to the stairway leading to the bonus room upstairs. The bonus room has an arched window, plus two skylights with louvered shades, making it a sunny retreat perfect for morning yoga studio, a playroom, a space for creating art, you name it. Up here, in the bonus room, you will also find two walk-in attics, making it much easier to stow away things like holiday decorations or that one box that always moves with you but, somehow, never manages to get unpacked.
On the other side of the house, you’ll find the private retreats. Down the hallway from the living room you’ll find a full bath and two spacious secondary bedrooms boasting large windows of their own—one of which also has a vaulted ceiling and an arched window! But the real showstopper is the primary bedroom and its en suite. With a cathedral ceiling and large windows letting in tons of diffuse natural light as they look out to the screened porch, the primary bedroom is your personal sanctuary. The spa-like en suite bathroom features a dual vanity, a soaking tub and separate walk-in shower, and a capacious walk-in closet, allowing it to accommodate both quick, morning routines, as well as lengthy, soothing soaks in the tub to decompress after a long day.
This home’s location is both far enough from the busyness of downtown to have some peace and quiet and near enough for reasonable commute times and easy access to all the amenities Raleigh has to offer. Each of the assigned public schools are accessible in under 15 minutes. Healthcare professionals will appreciate that three of the area hospitals—WakeMed Raleigh Campus, WakeMed North Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital—are 20 minutes (or fewer) away. The commute to UNC REX Hospital is a reasonable 30-35 minutes. Research Triangle Park, and its many tech, biotech, and pharmaceutical campuses, is roughly a 30-minute commute; convenient for frequent flyers, Raleigh-Durham International Airport is also roughly 30 minutes down the road.
Learners of all ages will appreciate the proximity to Marbles Kids Museum, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the North Carolina Museum of Art, all of which can be accessed within 25-30 minutes. Folks who like to stay active will appreciate how nearby various parks and activity centers are: Buffaloe Road Athletic Park and Aquatic Center (9 minutes); River Bend Park (12 minutes), featuring a playground, access to the Neuse River Greenway trail, and a launch site for canoes and kayaks on the Neuse River; and REX Wellness Center of Knightdale (12 minutes), boasting an indoor pool, group exercise and private training, yoga, and more.
Shopping, dining, and concert venues are also easily accessible from this home. Publix and Lowes Foods are accessible within 6 minutes, making it a snap to do both larger grocery runs and simply stopping by to pick up an ingredient or two. Triangle Town Center—with anchor stores including Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue—is a quick, 13-minute drive. Catch performances of all kinds—ballet, stage play, symphony, rock concert—all over Raleigh—from Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts and Meymandi Concert Hall (26 minutes), to Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (22 minutes), Red Hat Amphitheater (24 minutes) and The Ritz (20 minutes), to the Lenovo Center (30 minutes). Drive a short 20 minutes away to enjoy a brunch with your favorites at STIR; head downtown for a Mediterranean lunch with your coworkers or a client at Taverna Agora (25 minutes); hit up Wonderland Kitchen (24 minutes) for dinner and irreverent cocktails/mocktails with your friends.
This beautiful, open and airy ranch, in a peaceful neighborhood—with quick access to so many of Raleigh’s amenities—is ready and waiting for you to call it home!
The spacious living room is as suited to unwinding after a long day as it is to hosting game nights with your nearest and dearest or having folks over to watch The Big Game. Meanwhile, the gas log fireplace speaks to the space’s ability to transform to match the ambiance of a romantic night in or the coziness of enjoying hot cocoa next to the fire while watching those first snowflakes tumble from the winter sky. The living room runs seamlessly into the dining room. Large enough for hosting dinner parties, the dining room still maintains the airy, relaxing feel that you can enjoy on your own with your morning coffee. From the dining and living areas, the back door opens out onto a large deck, complete with a screened porch, perfect for hosting a cookout or enjoying your favorite cocktail or mocktail as you wind down for the evening. A ramp leads from the deck to the flat backyard that is just right for a game of horseshoes or tossing the ball around.
The semi-open kitchen is perfect for everything from on-the-go lunches to Saturday morning pancakes to holiday feasts. The kitchen offers an efficient work triangle, tons of counterspace, abundant cabinetry, a bar, and even a window over the kitchen sink. Its being slightly separated from the living room helps keep extraneous traffic to a minimum while still being open enough have some helpers in the kitchen. In this kitchen, the cook is never cut off from the action—whether that’s the intro of your favorite streaming show or the play that turns the tide of the game or even those “oh, you had to be there” moments that has everyone shaking with laughter.
Around the corner from the kitchen, sits the pass-through laundry room that provides access to the large, two-car garage and to the stairway leading to the bonus room upstairs. The bonus room has an arched window, plus two skylights with louvered shades, making it a sunny retreat perfect for morning yoga studio, a playroom, a space for creating art, you name it. Up here, in the bonus room, you will also find two walk-in attics, making it much easier to stow away things like holiday decorations or that one box that always moves with you but, somehow, never manages to get unpacked.
On the other side of the house, you’ll find the private retreats. Down the hallway from the living room you’ll find a full bath and two spacious secondary bedrooms boasting large windows of their own—one of which also has a vaulted ceiling and an arched window! But the real showstopper is the primary bedroom and its en suite. With a cathedral ceiling and large windows letting in tons of diffuse natural light as they look out to the screened porch, the primary bedroom is your personal sanctuary. The spa-like en suite bathroom features a dual vanity, a soaking tub and separate walk-in shower, and a capacious walk-in closet, allowing it to accommodate both quick, morning routines, as well as lengthy, soothing soaks in the tub to decompress after a long day.
This home’s location is both far enough from the busyness of downtown to have some peace and quiet and near enough for reasonable commute times and easy access to all the amenities Raleigh has to offer. Each of the assigned public schools are accessible in under 15 minutes. Healthcare professionals will appreciate that three of the area hospitals—WakeMed Raleigh Campus, WakeMed North Hospital, and Duke Raleigh Hospital—are 20 minutes (or fewer) away. The commute to UNC REX Hospital is a reasonable 30-35 minutes. Research Triangle Park, and its many tech, biotech, and pharmaceutical campuses, is roughly a 30-minute commute; convenient for frequent flyers, Raleigh-Durham International Airport is also roughly 30 minutes down the road.
Learners of all ages will appreciate the proximity to Marbles Kids Museum, the North Carolina Museum of History, and the North Carolina Museum of Art, all of which can be accessed within 25-30 minutes. Folks who like to stay active will appreciate how nearby various parks and activity centers are: Buffaloe Road Athletic Park and Aquatic Center (9 minutes); River Bend Park (12 minutes), featuring a playground, access to the Neuse River Greenway trail, and a launch site for canoes and kayaks on the Neuse River; and REX Wellness Center of Knightdale (12 minutes), boasting an indoor pool, group exercise and private training, yoga, and more.
Shopping, dining, and concert venues are also easily accessible from this home. Publix and Lowes Foods are accessible within 6 minutes, making it a snap to do both larger grocery runs and simply stopping by to pick up an ingredient or two. Triangle Town Center—with anchor stores including Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue—is a quick, 13-minute drive. Catch performances of all kinds—ballet, stage play, symphony, rock concert—all over Raleigh—from Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts and Meymandi Concert Hall (26 minutes), to Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (22 minutes), Red Hat Amphitheater (24 minutes) and The Ritz (20 minutes), to the Lenovo Center (30 minutes). Drive a short 20 minutes away to enjoy a brunch with your favorites at STIR; head downtown for a Mediterranean lunch with your coworkers or a client at Taverna Agora (25 minutes); hit up Wonderland Kitchen (24 minutes) for dinner and irreverent cocktails/mocktails with your friends.
This beautiful, open and airy ranch, in a peaceful neighborhood—with quick access to so many of Raleigh’s amenities—is ready and waiting for you to call it home!
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Harris Creek Elementary School - 6 minutes
Roseville Middle School - 11 minutes
Roseville High School - 11 minutes
WakeMed Raleigh Campus – 19 minutes
WakeMed North Hospital – 18 minutes
Duke Raleigh Hospital – 20 minutes
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts - 26 minutes
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek - 22 minutes
NC Museum of History - 23 minutes
Marbles Kids Museum - 24 minutes
Triangle Town Center - 15 minutes
Lowes Foods - 6 minutes
Harris Teeter - 12 minutes
Publix - 6 minutes
Publix Super Market at The Shoppes at Heritage Village - 13 minutes
Rex Wellness Center - 12 minutes
River Bend Park - 12 minutes
Buffaloe Road Atheletic Park - 9 minutes