118 Ewing Rd Ocean View, DE 19970

Breathtaking bay views in this Bayside Hamlet home! This 2-story home is perfectly positioned! It backs to picturesque canal with views to beautiful open water, and features classic cottage colors of dove-gray with white trim along with wrap-around decks, myriad of windows and endless bay breezes. Driveway leads up to and wraps around to undercover parking and scenic backyard. Front door opens to character and charm! Herringbone-style brick floor and driftwood-look paneling are paired with white wood beams. Dominating one wall is floor-to-ceiling stone FP with double alcoves adjacent, one for stacked wood and one for electronic equipment/decorations. DD closet sits on one wall, while opposite is access to garage and wraps to laundry room. Sizable pass-through with extended countertop and where bar stools can tuck under looks into efficiency-style 2nd kitchen with desk area, along with cabinets, deep sink and lots of counterspace! With refrigerator and microwave intact, it s perfect set-up for morning coffee, easy lunches, and afternoon snacks! Off kitchen is lavish bath with dual-sink vanity, plus huge alcove with ceramic tile steps, multiple ledges, succession of mirrors and jacuzzi tub. From kitchen multi-hued slate hall leads past DD mirror closet and access to workshop and side door, and back to 2 sets of glass sliding doors. Wrap around to laundry room and access to garage. Step through glass sliders and backyard is postcard-ready! Enchanting brick patio is enveloped in low-lying green hedges and brilliantly-colored flowering plants, while wrought-iron benches line edge. In center of patio is brick column with cast-iron bell. Pretty green backyard with ribbon of walkway seemingly drops off into beautiful canal! Its idyllic! Steps from patio lead up to deck. Just inside is elevator that whisks you up to sun-dappled, open-floor plan, 2nd-level with panoramic views of water! Step off elevator into driftwood-floored, all-windowed, vaulted-ceiling sunroom. Lemon-yellow paint contrasts beautifully with dark-wood exposed beams running across entire ceiling, while doors sit on opposite ends of room and lead out to wrap-around deck. Relish uninterrupted views to lushly-landscaped backyard, pleasant canal and expansive water beyond. It another world! Kitchen is past sunroom and features dark cherry cabinets, Corian countertops, cream appliances, and pass-through window to sunroom. Tan ceramic tile floor features decorative inset accent in coral, burgundy and teal colors. Stunning! Adjacent to kitchen is DR with bay window with wide ledge, where potted plants are bound to thrive, providing beauty and splash of color. Past DR is front door, where smaller decorative inset from kitchen is repeated here, offering lovely continuity. Generously-sized FR has soaring ceiling with dark-wood exposed beams, its size confirmed by 2 ceiling fans. 2 sets of glass sliders and triple window grace one wall, and as if that doesn t provide enough natural light, 3 arc windows were added above. Its spectacular design allows for abundant sunlight to stream in, not to mention stellar water views that are a given! Step out onto deck to get fresh coastal air! Tumble-marble ceramic stone floor-to-ceiling FP has dark wood mantle and alcove above, and is situated so FR and DR can enjoy its beauty. This level offers hall bath along with 2 secondary BRs, both spacious and sunlit. One BR features private bath along with glass sliders to deck, perfect for guest suite! Carpeted steps lead up to hardwood upper-level foyer with mini-Palladian window, ideal for sitting/reading nook. Secondary BR resides on this floor with beautiful views. Sweeping MBR boasts DD entrance, walk-in closet, glass sliders to private 3rd-level deck and unmatched water views! Private master bath touts ceramic tile floor, striking lime-green bidet/tub/shower, while pocket door leads to 2 cherry vanities with lime-green sinks and gold hardware. Dramatic! Extraordinary home on Ewing Rd.!