Set on 1.65 lush acres in Ancient Oak, a community on the edge of Darnestown adjacent to Seneca Creek State Park, this stately 1979 home has been greatly enhanced with many upgrades plus a spectacular screened porch featuring a hot tub.

The enticing porch also boasts a mahogany wood floor, a beamed bead-board cathedral ceiling with skylights, and access to the woods-backed yard that includes a patio and extensive landscaping.

From the large front stoop, double doors open to a tile foyer with a coat closet. To the left, the formal living room has crown molding and a door to the screened porch.

This space opens to the dining room that also has crown molding as well as chair rail and wainscoting.

Adjacent, the updated kitchen has a warm feel with maple cabinets, wood floors, Corian countertops, recessed lights, and a cozy, sunny breakfast nook thanks to a bay window. A pantry and white-tile backsplash finish the room.

A powder room is off of the kitchen and has a custom built-in cabinet with a granite top, and Travertine tile flooring. The laundry room is nearby and has storage cabinets and a back door.

Off of the breakfast nook, the sunken family room has a vaulted ceiling, a brick fireplace, recessed lights and a wet bar with a granite countertop. French doors access the rear patio. Another door accesses the attached, two-car garage.

A den with crown molding and a double-door entry sits to the right of the foyer, rounding out the main level.

The home's four bedrooms are all upstairs; three have ceiling fans.

The master suite has generous closet space including a walk-in in the dressing area leading to the ceramic-tile bathroom. The dressing area also features a granite-top double vanity and a window.

The hall bath serves the smaller rooms and has tile floor, a granite-top vanity and a linen closet. A hall closet completes the upper level.

The lower level offers a recreation room with recessed lights and storage closets; a game room with A bead-board ceiling; and a large workshop area with built-in benches and storage space, as well as an outside entrance.

The property has many mature trees, shrubs and flowering bushes, providing a peaceful retreat year-round.

Specialties of the house

Address: 13133 Brandon Way Road, Gaithersburg

Style: Colonial

Lot size: 1.65 acres

Price: $669,900*

Estimated taxes: $7,962

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half

Contact: Sandy Wills, W.C.& A.N. Miller, a Long & Foster Co., 301-428-9300, 301-229-4000

*List price for homes may be subject to change.