5678 W Gate House Ct, Boise, ID 83703

Jazz hands ready, 5678 W Gathouse Ct. is a high quality home on a quiet cul-de-sac in northwest Boise. This was built with the kind of proportions still feel considered- the layout was sized to the sunlight rather than to a spreadsheet. Custom cabinetry shows the hand of someone who understood joinery and grain.

Solid stock, not the thin-faced panels that telegraph their shortcuts after a few heating cycles. The systems have been quietly brought current: paint, electrical, sewer, HVAC, water heater. Nothing flashy, just the work that keeps a home from becoming a project.

Hardwood runs through the main level, bamboo through the second. The great room uses exposed beams and a high ceiling plane to pull daylight deep into the floor plan; wood framed windows and sliding doors are high-end, refined and placed where the geometry actually needs them.

Counters are granite, a peninsula scaled for daily use, upstairs the primary bath has a freestanding, clawfoot tub under a skylight and a subway-tiled shower large enough to melt away the day's worries. Outside the yard is low-input and high-output. Wildflowers and ornamentals adorn pathways and sculptures.

The neighbors are the sort who notice if you need a hand. It's a house that rewards paying attention to the details that most people walk past. The kind of place that doesn't need to convince you; Shed and shade included.