Cape Girardeau ranch home offers private backyard and above-ground pool

If a three-bedroom ranch with above-ground pool and private backyard are what you're after, this could be the home for you.

This property has a backyard privacy fence, retaining wall, flower beds bordered in pavestone and a full maintenance-free deck floor at poolside.

The backyard has a brick patio and flagstone path. Rosebushes and a well-established butterfly bush that has frequent visitors create a pleasant scene in the backyard.

Inside, the kitchen has a garden window with shelf and a brick hearth with wood-burning stove. Herb gardening can become a new hobby or you can just fill the deep window with decorative accents. The extra light from the window adds to the kitchen's homey atmosphere. A large mantle at the hearth allows plenty of room for photos and accent decorating. There is counter seating. A half wall of paneling adds interest in the 10-by-13-foot room. A decorative rail goes around the top of the cabinets.

Oak cabinets and a window above the sink are in the kitchen, which has access to the two-car garage and backyard.

A workbench and access to the partially finished basement are in the garage. Utilities are enclosed in a heated closet in the garage. The basement offers a private area accessed only from the garage. A finished family room with wood-burning stove is surrounded by partially finished rooms and a full bath. Two unfinished rooms, including a tool room with shelving complete the basement -- a great getaway.

A full bath off the kitchen leads to the 13-by-14-foot master bedroom with textured walls and a backyard view.

Two other bedrooms are 11 by 11 feet and 10 by 10 feet. Textured walls and neutral wallpaper make them easy to maintain and move-in ready.

The living room features a large bay window with window seat, neutral carpeting, a chair rail dividing the wall covering and a brick wall.

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335-6611, extension 133