This Southern cottage is at the top of a half-acre tree-filled lot in Ashford Place, one of the loveliest established neighborhoods on the east side of Athens, just minutes from the UGA campus and very near the new UGA School of Veterinary Medicine. The house was most recently renovated in 2016, with an open floor plan on the first floor, with a flow from the living room to the dining room to the kitchen. with all LG appliances. The downstairs floors, except the tiled bathroom, are all hardwood, and the upstairs floors, except the tiled bathroom, are bamboo. There is no carpeting in this house. The east-west orientation allows the most beautiful sunlight to flood the rooms morning and afternoon. The kitchen and dining room windows look out onto the back lawn, with two decks and an old brick path around two sides of the house and extending out into the yard. A new row of Black Diamond crepe myrtles along the wooden fence with grow to join the crabapple tree, the mature crepe myrtle, a tulip poplar, a large elm, and oak and pine trees. The new kitchen has wide Carrera marble countertops, numerous deep drawers, two pantries and a large, deep and modern stainless steel single sink. The remodeled master bathroom has marble counters, a European walk-in shower, double sinks and vanities, a large closet and skylights. Upstairs are two large bedrooms, both with double closets and dormer windows. This house is near the community salt water pool and beautiful all-purpose manicured field, used for games and exercising dogs. Ashford Place also boasts two ponds, surrounded by walking paths used throughout the year by the neighbors, a friendly mixture of all ages.
