$244,950

Some homes announce themselves. This one simply receives you. Start outside. A privately fenced patio sits partially covered, half in shade and half in open sky, with mature pines rising just past the fence line. Morning coffee lives here. So does the last hour of daylight. Shade that holds through August and September is its own kind of luxury. Step in and the living room opens ahead, gathered around a wood-burning fireplace in white-painted brick, with the stair lifting away to one side. Sliding glass doors along the far wall draw that patio light back inside and let it settle across the room. The kitchen rewards a second look. A deep apron front farmhouse sink sits low in granite, framed by warm shaker cabinetry and the quiet glow of under cabinet lighting, the kind of light that makes evening prep feel unhurried. Dining is given a room of its own rather than a corner of something else. Laundry, too, claims a dedicated space just off the kitchen, no borrowed closet, no compromise. Upstairs, two generously proportioned bedrooms rest beside a full bath finished with a double granite vanity, so mornings never have to be negotiated. Mississippi carries you east to I-225 at Exit 7 and west toward Cherry Creek. Covered carport parking. Pool, clubhouse and fitness center on site. A home that asks very little of you, and gives back all afternoon.