A great home for family and entertaining. This open floor plan colonial also features an expansive and open backyard space. With a traditional colonial entrance, the double foyer and staircase welcome ?with hardwoods throughout first floor to your left you immediately move towards the generously-proportioned living room that opens to the dining room creating a very welcoming entertaining space with natural light front and back. The eat-in kitchen features all the details you desire from recessed lighting, granite countertops, stainless appliances to an island made more interesting with pendant lighting. The kitchen opens to a family room so the chef never misses a moment of family time or entertaining! The centerpiece of the family room is the custom detailed fireplace mantel and woodwork that dramatically draws the eye floor to ceiling ? again, natural light bathes both the kitchen and family room. From the kitchen, a large, multi-level paver patio beckons you outdoors, sit and enjoy this deep, fenced and private treed backyard or find your way to the in ground pool and patio area -all this and yet there's still room to play, run and garden! Back inside the home, the first floor is completed with a powder room bath, laundry, office and access to the garage and a partially finished basement. The second floor offers a beautiful, large, master bedroom with en-suite bath and three additional, generously proportioned bedrooms and a hall bath. This home offers convenient access to Rt 130 and Rt 295, shopping and dining and yet is tucked in a small enclave of homes that give you a sense of getting away from it all. This is short sale and is being handled by a short sale attorney