20 Beach Plum LaneEastham, MA 02642Price: $829,000

Located just steps from the beach and available for the first time, this enchanting 2BR/2BA year-round retreat combines colonial and modern design elements, which endow the home with a handsome and distinctive visage. Unlike the slew of revamped mid-century cottages that come to market, this home was built from the ground up in accordance with contemporary construction requirements. Its outstanding condition, attention to detail, and material quality are evident throughout, with Andersen windows & doors, multiple skylights, and recessed lighting. Designed with flexibility in mind, its intuitive layout will cater to your lifestyle needs, including a 2nd floor 10x12 ''office'' (w/closet), which the sellers have used as a 3rd sleeping space... As you step inside, the sunlit open-concept living area exhibits a lovely confluence of colors, tones and textures that blend seamlessly with the cozy warmth of a floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace, providing its visual signature. The well-appointed kitchen features modern appliances, ample storage, and barstools for casual eat-in dining. Adjacent, a spacious and deeply appealing 12x22 screened porch expands the home's living area, offering both a serene sanctuary and summertime sublimity. It's here that a nascent love for the Cape's laid-back lifestyle may fully blossom... Upstairs, 2 restful bedrooms, including a large 10x20 primary w/vaulted ceiling and center-hinged patio door to a 6x10 balcony, flank the aforementioned 10x12 "office", which could equally be a study or media room. Did I mention the beach? A vanishingly short distance of just 500 feet leads to an association bayside beach where blue waters billow and evanesce, gulls ever wheel and cry overhead, and the sun, rich as wine, funnels into the horizon. You'll enjoy sun-soaked days, refreshing swims, and sweet surrender... Updates include a recent roof (2022), a convenient storage shed, and a new range (2022), all of which should reduce downstream costs for its new owner. A finished 11x11 Owens Corning "bonus" room, located in the full basement, is perfect for gaming or as a child's play space... The alchemy of inspiration and execution, 20 Beach Plum Lane, could be your gateway to a lifestyle of relaxation and adventure. Happy house hunting!