1822 Walnut AvenueWilmette, IL 60091Price: $1,390,000

This bright and spacious East Wilmette home with fresh decor is nestled in the McKenzie District on a quiet tree-lined brick street, offering a true 5-bedroom layout with incredible space, flexibility, and amenities. The first floor is made for entertaining, featuring a large living and dining room with a wood-burning fireplace, a full bath, and a 5th bedroom/den/office with French doors opening to the family room adjacent to the kitchen, which overlooks a generous backyard and deck. The massive "Cook's Kitchen" boasts a breakfast bar, over 23 feet of Zodiaq countertops, Alderwood cabinets and shelving, 2 sinks, a 48" Viking double-oven with 6 burners, griddle, professional hood, and a newer dishwasher. Upstairs are 4 large bedrooms, including one added during a 2005 expansion that features hardwood floors, a bath, corridor, and linen closet - a door to this wing could easily be added - plus another large bedroom with an adjacent full bath potential for easy primary suite incorporation, all with ample closets, walk-ins, and custom shelving throughout. The lower level offers 2 large recreation rooms with recessed lighting, a laundry room with powder room, cedar closet, walk-in storage closet, and great storage space, while the home is further equipped with separate HVAC zones, 200-amp electric, a security system, underground sprinklers, and a 2.5-car garage off the freshly paved alley.