New Listing! Spacious, family-friendly home in an excellent location for your next Charlottesville getaway. This 3 bed, 2 bath (sleeps 8) house is located on a quiet street in the Belmont neighborhood conveniently close to the Downtown Mall, UVA Grounds and I-64 for quick access to the areas vibrant attractions and wineries. Start your mornings with the sunrise over Carter's mountain while gallery-white walls and a lovingly curated collection of original contemporary African art leave you energized and inspired. Furnished to welcome couples and families with children alike, your Charlottesville stay will be worry free! If you can't completely leave work behind, a fully equipped office space for two will make telework a breeze.
Renewing green welcomes guests at the door and signals the start of your stay. The main level of the home offers spaces for gathering with a large family room sectional (plus sleepers sofa), dining table for eight, plus kid's table! The open concept kitchen keeps everyone together with space for many cooks. Through the dining room glass doors, guests will enjoy outdoor patio seating plus a propane grill. Office space for two is just off the kitchen as well as a powder room. Up the stairs on the second floor, guests will find the Primary bedroom with King bed, private balcony, and dual-sink vanity bathroom with separate shower and tub. This level has two additional bedrooms, a second King bedroom and Twin bedroom with two twins, that share a second full bathroom. There is also a laundry closet on this level that guests may use. The top, third floor is a generous flex space with a large sectional, TV and room for play.
The homes gallery-white walls are the perfect backdrop for an incredible collection of primarily East African paintings. In the living room, guests will find vibrant pieces including Life is Beautiful by Nigerian artist Nike Okundaye, a framed batik of women in traditional Ugandan gomesi dresses by Lukandwa Dominic, and Friends in Love by Ronnie Ogwang (Uganda). Fresh Kenyan landscapes by Coster Ojwang bring the outside into the dining room and office where you'll also enjoy a large abstract painting by Deng Chol (South Sudan). The bedrooms feature works by Yisak Sahle (Ethiopia), Michael Soi (Nairobi), Lulu Kitolo (Kenya, Pamela Wingard (US), Zekiros Teklehaimanot (Ethiopia). The third floor features a view of the Indian Ocean by Fred Abuga (Kenya) and a dreamy-blue circle-of- life opus by John Bosco Muramuzi (Uganda). You'll also find many original pieces by the children of the house scattered throughout - a reminder that we are all born artists.
