Cool Listing: This Reston Home Feels Like a Tree House - Washingtonian

A mid-century-modern post-and-beam home sits on a wooded lot in Reston, with glass walls that create a treehouse-like sense of living among trees. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,500-square-foot house includes a split entry visible through a glass facade, warm wood ceilings, a soaring fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Glass doors open from the living room to a large deck overlooking the backyard. A screened-in porch connects to the breakfast nook, upper-level bathrooms include skylights, and a second downstairs living area opens to a fenced-in backyard. The owner describes morning coffee and reading on the deck or porch as transformative, with privacy from mature trees and easy access to nearby trails and bike routes.

"Located on a wooded lot in Reston, this mid-century-modern post-and-beam house with glass walls surrounded by trees gives the illusion of living in a particularly chic one, with features that will impress both your inner child and your discerning adult taste."

"Adjacent to the three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,500-square-foot home's oversized wooden front door is a glass facade that allows you to see directly through the home's split entry to the wooded backyard. Inside, there are warm wood ceilings, a soaring fireplace, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows. Beyond the living room, glass doors lead to a large deck that overlooks the backyard."

"More connection to the surrounding nature: there's a screened-in porch off the breakfast nook; the upper-level bathrooms feature skylights; and the second living area-located downstairs-opens to the fenced-in backyard. "When the weather's nice, I'm sitting on the deck or in the screened-in porch," Harrison says."

""I take an hour every morning before work and drink coffee, read the newspaper, listen to NPR, whatever. And it has been transformative." Just off the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, the house is about a 20-minute bike ride to both downtown Reston and Vienna. And because the home backs to Reston parks and trails, but is insulated with privacy by mature trees, Harrison says it makes her feel like she's on vacation year round."

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