Cool Spaces: Alabama fans living the island life in paradise on Ono Island
By Brian Kelly | bkelly@al.com
Orange Beach, AL
There aren't a lot of beach homes that offer both a view of the sea and a view of a river.
Imagine enjoying a cup of coffee gazing out at the Gulf of Mexico in the morning from a front window, then sipping a salted margarita at cocktail hour from the deck overlooking your boat slip and gentle river waters in the back.
One raised beach home along River Road on Ono Island in Orange Beach, Ala. offers just such vistas. The home boasts more than 4,000 square feet in all, with four bedrooms, four baths and a great room with 16-foot vaulted ceilings.
And because it's built on the island's highest elevation, it features a ground-level space, a rarity along the coast. That lower space is all about the Alabama Crimson Tide. Yeah, it's a man-cave for the Alabama fan. Heck, that room alone makes this a cool space.
And you can step from there straight to the sandy backyard shaded by a stand of trees along the Old River.
If there's a theme in this home, it's this: living and loving the island life. The entire place reflects the theme, especially the two covered decks.
And you can own this beach house for around $700,000. Hey, it's under a cool million, so it's kind of a steal. Should you decide to buy, you'll always been living on island time.
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