36 Shadow Mountain Rd, El Prado, NM 87529

Views, views, views! Tired of living a cookie-cutter life in a cookie-cutter house in a cookie-cutter neighborhood? Ready for a life that’s more authentic and a home that reflects your heart and soul? This adobe home set on 1.02 acres in Upper Colonias, a neighborhood renowned for vast views of the mountains, offers a warm welcome. From the hand-carved doors to the living room fireplace mantel with its stepped sides traditional Southwest features (viga/latilla ceilings, Talavera tile, and Saltillo tile floors) to the landscaping and generous floor plan, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a home with more privacy and more appealing details. Though the home has numerous entrances, we invite you to enter through the patio door into the living room, which has a unique cutout in the wall that is shared with the kitchen and dining area, adding to the flow of the home. To your left are the kitchen and dining room. The warmth of the wood cabinetry, Saltillo floors, and wood stove make this a perfect space for entertaining. The opposite end of the kitchen flows into a sunny sitting room. Stainless steel appliances include a Maytag dishwasher; a Wolf range, oven, and built-in microwave; and an LC Inverter Linear side-by-side fridge. The kitchen is outfitted with sturdy concrete counters—and check out the inlaid counter just outside the sitting room. (Step down into the laundry room, which has a utility sink, a Samsung front-load washer and dryer, and an on-demand water heater. ) Beyond the living room, you’ll also find a downstairs master bedroom, a guestroom, and a full bath, which includes a Jacuzzi tub, custom double Talavera sinks, punched-tin light fixtures, and plenty of storage space. The guestroom across from the bath has a private entrance. Casement windows at either end of the room allow for excellent air flow. The master bedroom at the end of the hall has wool carpet (as does the upstairs bedroom, which is en suite), a walk-in closet, a picture window with a casement window below it, and a sliding window on the side wall. As you will find throughout the home, hard-trowel plaster gives the walls a sleek look. The guest suite upstairs offers fabulous views overlooking the garden and mountains, built-in bookshelves that are accessible from both the bedroom and the stairs, and a vaulted viga ceiling. Again, casement windows offer great cross-ventilation. The bath has a glass shower and a window overlooking the sloping Pro-Panel roof designed to look like Spanish tiles, garden, and patio. On your way back downstairs, check out the banister—repurposed hand-carved bedposts. The property includes a fantastic, fully insulated studio with a Pergo-style floor, beams, and loft storage space. The studio has an electric Convect Air wall heater, a cute little railed deck, and a barn-style roof. The property has latilla fencing for privacy (the backyard is completely fenced), drip irrigation, a sprinkler system in the immediate backyard, a large walled patio, a ramada with a built-in banco, and a partially covered back porch of flagstone, with flagstone steps leading to the patio. The backyard includes five adobe walls and extensive rock work. The flagstone table will stay with the property. (Other furnishings are negotiable and will be handled on a separate bill of sale. ) Currently the home is on propane, but the neighborhood has agreed to connect to New Mexico Gas Company regarding installing natural gas pending the company’s approval. There’s also an adobe well house, which has a utility sink, hot water, and electric. This home is inviting, comfortable, stylish, and unique. The only cookie cutters you’ll find around here are the ones you’ll use for baking in that terrific kitchen. This property has an outstanding rental history and reviews on Airbnb. The consistent occupancy pays the current seller's mortgage.