FALMOUTH – Here is a fine home with which to greet the New Year. Not to say that the house is “new,” exactly; it was built in 1900, and for more than a century remained a simple one-level, two-bedroom dwelling.

About a decade ago, things changed. The house was expanded to its present 2,604 square feet. And then very recently – as in, fall 2017 – the interior was completely, beautifully renovated. To walk in now is exactly like discovering a new house.

Southwesterly exposure and subtle, well-chosen wall colors ensure brightness throughout. The main level is open-concept. A maple-floored great room/living room – note its oversized bay window with seat – at the back, flows through a lovely granite-and-stainless kitchen, to a big dining room with a paneled cathedral ceiling.

There’s a carpeted office/studio off the dining room, and a pretty half-bath off the family room. The first-floor master suite has both a dressing room connecting to the bath, and a walk-in closet. Upstairs, a Jack-and-Jill bath with an oversized shower enclosure serves two lofty-ceilinged bedrooms with skylights, fans, and exposed beams.

The basement provides a bonus. In addition to generous workshop and storage rooms, there’s a large, daylight, family/recreation room, with a Jotul propane stove for heat.

There is plenty of space to add a garage on the level and partially wooded 0.55-acre lot, which has deep screening on both sides, and woods out back. On the day of a recent visit, there were rabbit tracks in the back-yard snow.

The home at 130 Blackstrap Road, Falmouth, is listed for sale at $389,900 by Marie Flaherty of The Flaherty Group in Westbrook. Annual taxes are $3,575 (2017-18).

For more information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Marie at 400-3115, 776-9160 or at marie@tfre.com.

Exterior photos by Diane Maines. Interior photos by Derek Davis. The Friday feature home is produced by the Marketing Department of the Portland Press Herald. Send feature home suggestions to jrolfe@pressherald.com.

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