Architectural Style at the Right Price-2 bd/1 1/2 bath/+loft

Unique, immaculate, great location 2-bedroom plus loft studio or third bedroom.  If you are yearning for great design and function - this is a must see.

The history of 1702 Folsom in Eau Claire, Wis., begins in 2005 when the half-acre-partially wooded property was built by a local designer/builder who builds luxury homes in and around the Chippewa Valley. His vision was to create a footprint of a home with a luxurious interior that followed the traditional theme of carriage houses built in yesteryear.

Special care was given throughout the home to details that begin with indoor and outdoor lighting where copper accents are strategically placed on the garage and porch lights and architectural three-panel doors with transom lights are found throughout the home while well-designed windows bathe the home in light. The home is like new and cared for, enjoyed by only one owner. The first level includes an oversized and clean 24x24 garage. This garage has insulation, drywall, includes windows, a side door, and has enough space for two vehicles plus a workshop or storage areas for bikes and hobbies.

As you enter the gathering space from the front door, you enter the great room - a shared gathering space that opens to a well-appointed kitchen with stainless steel new appliances, shared with a dining area and living space as well as a half bath whose flooring features hand-selected Amish highly-finished and polished hardwood oak floors. It is not only beautiful, but functional and warm. The wooden floors continue throughout the upstairs loft and hallway.

You can sit by the gas fireplace in the late fall and winter or exit to an attached patio in summer and early fall where you will face a woods filled with woodpeckers and robins and infrequent deer sightings. On a moonlit night you may be privileged to view two quiet deer leaving tracks in fresh snowfall outside of your window as they return from their unknown destination. This great room is an intimate gathering spot that respects the architectural footprint of a carriage house. And yet, it reflects contemporary offerings, such as wiring on both levels for a flat-screen television and an unexpected carriage-house design of a leaded glass window in the half bath purely for artistic reasons.

But is when you enter the second floor on the open, monumental, staircase surrounded by natural light that you are part of an open space that can be left to your imagination and vision for  use as your personal retreat, a third bedroom space, artists loft or playroom for children. A built-in desk area with computer wiring is tucked into a wonderful upstairs spot. Also, an upstairs porch leads you outside to a perch where you can pull up a chair and drink your morning coffee or read a book as an afternoon escape.

The cathedral ceiling in the kitchen side of the great room continues upstairs along with an arched ceiling lit hallway that leads you into the first bedroom, a luxurious master suite that houses a large walk-in closet with room for a king-size bed and a seating area or home office. A second large bedroom offers a cathedral ceiling and wonderful natural lighting and is large enough for a king-size bed or two twins.

The bathroom is tiled, fresh, a high ceiling, tub and shower and two pedestal sinks with matching medicine chests. Hidden behind two doors is a washer and dryer for convenient second-floor laundry needs. An open-railing finished staircase leads you to a lower level that is made ready for additional living or bedroom space and a rough-in for a full bath.

This home is energy efficient.  In fact, this last year the monthly electric and heating bill was under $100 per month. Taxes are under $3,000 per year. A bus stop is nearby along with plenty of stores and restaurants that are within walking or biking distance. If you are looking for a home you can be proud of and one that reflects your professional taste, this is a home you may love. You need to see it.  Call us today or email jgeurink@uwec.edu for more information.