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About this house rental
A modern farmhouse townhome on a quiet street in southwest Raleigh. Three bedrooms upstairs, a flex room on its own downstairs, and a main floor built for the part of the trip where everybody finally slows down.
THE MAIN FLOOR
Open front to back. Light comes in through the windows facing the deck and moves across the room over the course of the day, so the space feels different at nine in the morning than it does at six in the evening. Both are good.
The living area is where people land. The sectional is deep enough to actually sink into, and it faces the gas fireplace, which is the thing that turns an ordinary night into staying in on purpose. Nobody fights over a seat.
The kitchen is open to it, so whoever's cooking is still part of the conversation. The island has stools, and that's where the standing around happens. The dining table seats eight — the brightest part of the house at midday and the hardest room to get people out of at night.
THE FLEX ROOM
Set apart on the main floor, with a door that closes on everything else. Desk, small sofa. It's where you take the call you couldn't reschedule, or read while the rest of the house is awake and loud. On a trip with a group, having one room that isn't shared with anyone matters more than people expect.
UPSTAIRS
It gets quiet fast up here. Three bedrooms off the hall.
The primary sits at the back, away from the street, with a king bed and blackout shades and its own bathroom — calm, unhurried, the kind you don't rush through after a long day out. It's the room where you sleep past your alarm without meaning to.
The other two bedrooms share the hall bath. Plenty of room for kids, friends, or the second family, and everyone gets a real bed and a door of their own.
OUTSIDE
A covered deck off the back, shaded, with a comfy chairs. First coffee of the morning, last conversation of the night. Quiet enough that you can hear the neighborhood not doing much.
WHAT'S HANDLED
Fast WiFi, in-unit laundry, full kitchen, driveway parking, central air. Nothing you have to think about.
WHERE YOU ARE
A still street minutes from NC State and Cary, with I-40 close when you want to head out. Downtown Raleigh and Umstead State Park are both an easy drive. Come back and the quiet is still here.
Stay a few days. You'll leave more rested than you planned to.


