Milford
Stone and navy siding on the outside, stacked stone fireplace and dark-stained built-ins on the inside. A single-level plan with an open kitchen, pebble-stone primary shower, and freestanding tub that punches above its weight.
From the street, the navy horizontal siding and stone veneer work together in a way that's deliberate but not fussy. The stone wraps the porch columns and the base of the facade, and the siding runs clean above it — no transition trim trying to mediate between the two. Concrete driveway and walkway pour straight and flat to the covered entry, and the house numbers in brushed metal sit against that dark siding where you can actually read them from the curb. Quiet house on a quiet street, and it doesn't need to announce itself louder than that.
Step through the front door and you're looking at a sputnik-style chandelier hanging in a two-story entry with black metal railings running up the staircase. The white front door with its square glass panels throws light deep into the foyer, and the light wood-look flooring carries straight ahead into the main living space without a single transition strip. That railing is clean — thin square balusters, no scrollwork, no ornamentation. It's one of those things where the simplicity only works if the welds and the spacing are precise, and they are.
Dark stained cabinetry against the light flooring gives the kitchen enough contrast to feel grounded without going heavy. The island is sized for actual meal prep, not just for looks, with a granite countertop that has enough overhang on the back side for stools. Stainless appliances, recessed lighting on a clean drywall ceiling, and the cabinet hardware is matte black throughout — consistent with what you saw on the stair railing and the front door. I would venture to guess most people walk into this kitchen and feel the main level's 1,982 square feet all at once, because from the island you can see the great room, the dining space, and that covered deck out back through the slider.
The stone accent wall in the great room runs floor to ceiling with a linear fireplace recessed into it and a TV niche framed above. Dark wood built-ins flank both sides, and the shelving depth is right for books and objects rather than just decorative filler. Three large windows flood the room with natural light, and the ceiling fan is mounted high enough on the flat ceiling that it moves air without crowding the space. You sit in this room and the stone gives it weight, the windows give it openness, and the built-in cabinetry gives it somewhere to land your eye.
The primary shower is where the material choices get serious. Large-format white marble tile covers the walls in a stacked pattern, and the floor shifts to black pebble stone — each piece rounded and set tight enough that the grout doesn't dominate. A built-in niche is lined with that same pebble stone, which means the waterproofing behind it had to be right before a single tile went up. Matte black rainfall showerhead and handheld fixtures keep the hardware consistent with the rest of the house. From my perspective, this is the room that tells you the most about how the whole home was built.