A Bruce A. Corson designed, Easy Access Housing Design Award winning home located in the Sonoma wine country. This design includes a formal, accessible front entry as well as paths and brick paved ramps to allow full access to the outdoor areas. 

This inspiring home accommodates the needs of an active family life along with barrier free living. The corollary details allow the accessibility-related features to be anesthetically de-emphasized along with providing a living space for day to day life to remain vibrant and active. The main living area floor plan is thoughtful to minimize wheelchair turning requirements during the daily use of this light and bright home. ?

Excellent opportunity to own a fabulous turn key home close to downtown Healdsburg. This gorgeous home boasts cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors and plantation shutters. The spacious kitchen features gleaming white cabinets, granite countertops and breakfast area. Large dining room and family room with gas fireplace and french doors. Huge wrap around deck with views of mountains. Large backyard with brick patio and easy care landscaping.

Light and bright spacious home with cathedrail ceilings and fireplace in living room. Large kitchen with tile counter tops and pantry. Beautiful french doors leading to private backyard. Great sun for gardening and entertaining. Easy access to 101.

Home gardening has become more than a hobby for many Americans in recent years. These ideas from DoItYourself.com can provide some guidance on how to create or upgrade your own garden.

Edible gardens — According to the National Gardening Association, vegetable gardening rose 20 percent in 2010 from 2009. Salad-type vegetables, such as radishes, lettuce and spinach are common, but many gardeners also grow crop vegetables like potatoes, corn, beans and squash. These are easy to grow, they only need watering and some weeding before harvesting, and they can be stored and served in countless ways.

Go organic —  Many gardeners use non-chemical fertilizers such as compost, compost teas and animal manure to help plants grow. Inexpensive and easy to use, compost can be created from yard refuse and home vegetable peelings. Compost teas are made by steeping compost to create a tea-like substance, and animal manure that’s allowed to compost for a year provides nutrients.

“Feel good” gardens — For some, gardens are a place for calm, quiet reflection. Water gardens include a pond or fountain to create a calm, serene environment, while sand or “zen” gardens are small enough to place on a desk or table and include different types of plants, rocks and sticks to mimic the natural environment.

Vertical gardens — New planting systems make it possible to insert vegetation into outside walls. Succulent plants are ideally suited to growing vertically since they often dwell on cliffs in nature and don’t need much root space. Fruits like grapes and kiwi can grow along walls and fences, and some vegetables like beans, peas and some squashes can be trained up a trellis.

Whether used to grow food or to enjoy nature, gardens have evolved to reflect the changing lifestyles of American families.

Views of the sparkling Pacific Ocean and Klamath River are spectacular from this classic farmhouse with separate 1,000 +/- square foot guest house situated on 1.75 acres. Surrounded by gardens just above the Klamath Lookout. An exquisitely designed 3,000 + square foot home is a stunning work of art with 3 inch solid redwood, gorgeous bay laurel myrtle wood plank floors and a stone fireplace center piece. Your chef will relish the panoramic views from the gourmet kitchen with a six burner wolf range, stainless steel appliances, custom butcher block, antique pot belly stove, chinquapin hardwood cabinets, and walk in pantry/wine cellar with striking eight inch stained-glass church doors. The open floor plan flows easily from kitchen to dining, living room and outdoor living area. Open beam ceilings throughout; don't miss the smoke house, green house, chicken coop and detached four car garage. Witness the grandeur of sunrises and the tranquility of sunsets in your own private paradise.

Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability. Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows. Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates go up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home!

While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life. It's important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial "comfort zone." To that end, it may be more important to lock in today's relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future.

Please give me a call if I can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today's market.