Cape Cod Times, January 3, 2021
EASTHAM – You know that feeling when you walk into a home and it just feels perfect? That’s how we feel about this Eastham vacation home.
It’s one of those 1950s Cape Cod vacation homes reminiscent of yesteryear, with those old, solid hardwood floors, paneling on the walls (painted white) and a great hearty fireplace right in the middle of the open floor plan. The entire floor plan flows around it, creating perfect gathering spaces.
You walk into a living room with wide floor boards and lots of windows. A silhouette of a tree is painted on the walls, giving a fun modern vibe. This is actually one of two living room areas that open to each other. The kitchen from here flows to the right, boasting a cathedral ceiling and granite countertops, and we love the solid feel of painted white brickwork – this would be the back of the chimney, with the fireplace around the corner in that second living room space.
The kitchen first opens into a dining area, featuring sliding glass doors that lead out to a sizable back deck. Then, we circle around to the other living room, anchored by that fireplace. Though a vacation home, it can be lived in year-round, and this fireplace would be so cozy with a roaring fire. Three bedrooms – two smaller and one primary – line the living room areas. One features fabulous painted white paneling and a lovely window seat.
We love this home, and it sits in a quiet vacation enclave less than a half-mile from Thumpertown Beach.
This once was one of the Cape’s thriving “revival” enclaves in the mid-1800s, a Methodist community where people would come from as far as Boston to camp and worship. According to coastalneighborhoods.com, the “thumping and hollering” of these visitors led to the coining of the name Thumpertown.
ituated between Sunken Meadow and First Encounter beaches, Thumpertown features a long, steep staircase leading down to the beach, and you can walk seemingly for miles in either direction, taking in the sunset.
–Marina Davalos
