2 Waldport - Royalwood

Builder: Greentree Homes

Selling Price: $297,900 Plus GST and Land

Type: Bungalow

As you walk into this house, the first thing you notice are the 14 ft. ceilings. Although this house is a bungalow, they utilized the space by raising the ceilings, making the home feel even bigger. Throughout the house there are dark hardwoods and in the carpeted areas there is a shag carpet. I have to say, I love that shag carpet has made a return! I have it in my current house and love it.

Off of the foyer there is a den with grand French doors , a formal dining room and a hallway to the bedrooms. As you continue through the house, there is a kitchen, dinette and family room combo. This would be a great area for entertaining! Nice and close to the food, with plenty of room to sit!!

Down the hallway to the bedrooms, there is also a laundry room with a garage door entry. There are two bedrooms in this house, one being the master. The master has a grand ensuite with soaker tub and separate shower. Across from the bathroom is the walk in closet.

The basement is unfinished with a lot of potential. One aspect I must comment on is that although the basement is unfinished, the floor is painted. I too, have an unfinished basement with a white painted floor. This makes the basement a lot more appealing and cleaner looking. A nice option for a family like ours who wants to use the basement (for all of our girly toys), but don’t want to finish the basement yet.

To me I see this house as perfect house for empty-nesters, retired couples or a 1 child family. It is very roomy, although it only has 2 bedrooms. If you are intrigued by Greentree Homes, their Louisville style home is perfect for a growing family. It has lots of entertaining room, 3 bedrooms and a 1550 square foot basement with tons of potential!


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54 Edenwood Place - Royalwood

Builder: Maric Homes
Selling Price: $529,690 Plus GST and Land
Type: 2-Storey


This house shouts, “Come on in,” with its grand entryway and huge double doors. Right off the hop, there is a cozy room with double French doors. This is a nice room that would be perfect for an office, a reading room, or in my case, a toy room (those toys have to go somewhere!)

The house features dark wood trim and hardwoods throughout – something I noticing is the new trend. Gone are the days of white trim accenting against the dark hardwoods. Oh, it is always so tough keeping up! Honey...I have a new idea for our house.

There are many rooms off of the huge foyer. You can enter into the main living area, which consists of the kitchen, dining room and livingroom. If you go the other direction, you will find the laundry room, 2 piece bathroom and an entry to the walk-in pantry. (I love this pantry. There was no cost spared as the shelves are done in a dark wood instead of the usual wire shelves. This means that items will actually stand in the pantry, instead of falling through the wire spacing!!) It’s these little touches that are so nice.

You have to see the gas fireplace in this house! It is covered with vertical cultured stone and includes an area for the TV. It is very unique looking, as it also is rounded!! What an fun accent wall! Hmm...the ideas I get when I go into these show homes!!

The upstairs is very open and features a master suite with ensuite bathroom and 3 more bedrooms. HUGE! There is dark, shag carpet throughout (great for hiding any kiddie spills) and another bathroom. Oh my, 3 bathrooms to clean and I haven’t even gotten to the basement...

The basement is as open as the main floor and also features a beautiful brick fireplace/t.v. credenza. The plush shag carpet continues and yes...there is another bathroom!! I figure if I lived in this house, I would definitely need some help cleaning it (like from my husband)...well at least for the bathrooms. I don’t know about you, but I hate cleaning bathrooms!!

This is a must see – very unique features in this house and it is big – so try not to get lost in one of the bathrooms!!


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58 Edenwood Place - Royalwood

Builder: Gino's Homes
Selling Price: $349,600 Plus GST and Land
Type: Bungalow


Once again, Gino’s doesn’t disappoint. You walk through a huge double door entry way into a semi-enclosed foyer. It is a very unique area, in that it is partially separated, yet open to the living area. Hard to explain – you will just have to see it yourself!!

Throughout there is beautiful dark wood trim, which continues onto the kitchen cabinets. The island had an upper glass level to it – very nice touch. I love the layout of this house. Bungalows are my personal style – kids rooms are on the main level so they can go play in their rooms while you cook dinner (or while you watch the Young and the Restless :) ) You don’t have to have a play room, as the toys can actually be in the bedrooms. You can always hear the kids too (you just have to lock yourself in the bathroom to get a break from the noise :) ) Bungalows are great.

Anyhow, back to the house.

The main living area off of the foyer includes a kitchen, a dining room and a family room. It is an open concept house, but it is very intimate feeling. I was speaking to the sales representative and it is easy to see that Gino’s takes pride in the functionality of their homes. Whether the house is worth a million dollars or half a million, they are all carefully crafted and very warm and inviting!

The bedrooms are in a separate area of the house. This is a great feature, as the kids can’t hear anything that is happening in the main living area (you know, for all that partying us parents do when the kids finally go down...zzzzzz)

The master bedroom has 3 big windows on the one wall and has a huge walk in closet. The ensuite was amazing, with a separate glass shower, soaker tub and quartz vanity/countertop. Something you may not think you would like, but surprisingly very nice, is a large full length window in the bathroom. Adds some interest to a bathroom for sure. I really liked this!

As you leave the master, there are two more bedrooms with double door closets, and main floor laundry. As you continue through to the end of the hallway, you realize that you are back to the foyer. The hall wraps around back to the front of the house – how fun! My kids would love to chase each other around in this house!!

This house doesn’t disappoint. I definitely recommend it for a family similar to mine. Not too big so that the kids get lost, but big enough for you to ‘lose’ the kids :) . Although I just moved into my house less than a year ago, I have already told my husband that my next house will be a Gino’s!! (He just loves it when I talk about moving again...)

Happy viewing!


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74 Eastoak Drive - Royalwood

Builder: Gino's Homes
Selling Price: $896,000 plus GST and Land
Type: 2-Storey


Where can I begin? This house has everything you could dream of. Right away you are greeted with a beautiful brick exterior and driveway, all of which are in rich, warm colors. These colors are complimented by the dark, rocky landscaping and touches of greenery... All of these sights draw you to the grand entryway of the house.

Do you want to see the house yet? Just wait...it gets better!! Once you enter the house, you fall in love immediately. Beautiful dark wood trim, shiny quartz countertops, sparkling tiled floors. AMAZING! The main floor features an open concept kitchen, dining room, and living room. The living room has a double sided gas fireplace which is shared with this cozy room just off of the living room. I could totally picture myself using that room as a ‘just mommy’ space – a nice glass of wine, latest novel and NO kids!! Well I can dream, can’t I?

Did I mention the HUGE coat room yet? This is the best, most functional coat room I have ever seen! It could literally hold all of my students clothing articles plus more. I‘ll need to see if the school could invest in something like that for me!! Gino’s is all about custom made!

Alright, let’s hit the second floor. The railing all the way upstairs and throughout is equally as impressive. Solid, clear glass that overlooks the family room – although I would hate to have to keep that glass clean!! Oh the fun my two girls and dog would have!!

You enter the master through massive double doors. There is a wall of windows overlooking the FANTASTIC landscaping (which I haven’t gotten to yet – but just be assured it is worth waiting for!!) There is also a HUGE deck off of the bedroom. The ensuite has no door, which with kids is great for me because I don’t get any privacy anyhow, however it has a beautiful glass separator. The ensuite features a double vanity, a massive tiled shower, a Jacuzzi tub and a toilet in a separate area.

There are two more decent sized rooms with double closets – plenty of room for all of those shoes ladies...or in my situation – TOYS!!!

The basement is just impressive as the rest of the house! Huge (do you notice e that’s a common term used to describe this house) and very open, it features a separate exercise room, a fully functioning kitchen (that I don’t personally need – one kitchen is enough for me to clean), an area for a pool table, 3 piece bathroom, media room and another bedroom!! I told you it was impressive!! You can also walk out to the AMAZING backyard.

Alright let’s talk about this back yard. First off, it overlooks a lake, so you get that wonderful nature feel everyday when you look out the windows. You walk out onto a huge (there’s that word again) stamped cement patio, that leads you to a beautiful kidney shaped pool. This pool makes a statement – lights, a waterfall, crystal blue water. What more can I say – aquatech did an amazing job! The pool is surrounded by very modern landscaping featuring boulders and beautiful greenery. There is a smaller portion at the edge of the yard that contains grass. My husband wouldn’t mind this – less grass to mow!

Of course I chose to see this house first – the sales representative at the house said it right – shouldn’t I have saved the best for last? Oh well, it was fun. I hope the rest of the homes live up to my expectations (which have been set pretty high, thanks to GinoJ). I don’t know if I will ever live in a house like this, but a girl can dream, can’t she?

Enjoy!! I sure did!


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