Captains Quarters Road, Prospect, Kentucky
Decorating with a theme can sometimes go a little overboard, but when you're living in a home inspired by a lighthouse and on Captain's Quarters Road, you're allowed a certain amount of leeway.
You can hang lanterns next to a boat-shaped bookcase in your bunk room...
...mount a whimsical mirror shaped like sunglasses in your bathroom...
...and indulge in a sink hugging octopus:
When you have an octopus sink under a rope mirror, you're pretty much committed to a nautical look. There's no going back.
That's why the view from the foyer seems like it's not living up to its full potential:
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The living room and kitchen are to the right of the stairs, branching off of a corner fireplace.
There are 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths in this 2,200 square feet home, with an unfinished attic that could be turned into a living space. This place is bigger than it looks!
This shower alone lets you walk laps while you're scrubbing:
Speaking of exercise, that brings us to the stairs to reach the front door. Don't worry, there's also an elevator behind that red door:
There's an elevator but nothing else, which seems like another missed opportunity:
You know how I am about missed opportunities. I want to decorate them:
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In this case I'd want red upholstery, to match the home's red roof:
{source}The home has a great spot along the Ohio River, with a view of the Lewis and Clark bridge and Indiana just across the way:
It was modeled after the Thomas Point Lighthouse in Maryland, which was built in 1875:
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The listing is here.
