The kitchen’s openness contributes to its atmosphere as the heart of the home. Sharing the great room’s 14‑foot ceiling, the kitchen enjoys a sense of spaciousness. It also enjoys an extensive amount of cupboards, both in the island and the sink area as well as filling one side wall, that includes a wine rack. Above a wide expanse of window is a pot shelf, and items displayed thereon can also be enjoyed from the great room it faces. The kitchen’s ample work area is enveloped within the L‑shaped island that defines the room’s boundaries without closing it in. Along one side of the kitchen lies the dining area, open to views of nearby mountains through the bay window at its further end.

Two hallways, side by side, open from the great room near the front door. Beneath ceiling articulation reminiscent of the step pattern in the entertainment wall, one short hallway ends at the double, glass‑paned doors of the front room, used as an office, and the other hallway makes an abrupt turn and leads to the bathroom, smaller bedroom, laundry room and, at the end of the hallway, the master bedroom.

Of note in the central bathroom is the window of glass block on the east‑facing wall, its shape in the stepped pattern of the great room’s architectural features. The walk‑in shower is tiled, like the sink, in a tile that compliments that of the floor.

In the bedroom adjacent to the bathroom, the window is again a focal point, here a bay window faced to capture the sunrise. This room also features a pot shelf that provides display space on the wall opposite the window.

Across the hall from the bedroom is the laundry room, a room of its own that does not double as a hallway to the garage. During the day, it enjoys natural light as well as a view of surrounding terrain through its west‑facing window.

Past one more door that opens to the attached two‑car garage, the hallway ends at the master bedroom. This is a spacious room, designed with the walk‑in closet separated from the master bath so that it is well away from steam that so often builds up in a bathroom. Another nice feature of the closet is the extensive amount of storage available, as the ceiling is the full height of the bedroom itself and shelves are built in to utilize that space. In the master bath is another glass‑block window, again in the stepped design. And the room includes a sunken, jetted tub as well as another walk‑in shower.

Double doors open from the master bedroom to the home’s second porch, which wraps around the side and rear of the house and features a second set of double doors at the great room. An open patio in this rear area, which features a built‑in barbecue, is bordered on two sides by the covered porch.

Behind the main house lies another block‑construction building that includes a one‑bedroom, one‑bath guest house; a second garage that can hold three cars and is outfitted as a workroom; a 40‑foot RV garage; and a three‑stall barn with a tack room and each stall with a turnout.

Occupying two‑and‑a‑half acres, the property also includes nine additional horse stalls with covered areas, a hot walker, and auto walker and a round pen, and is surrounded by corral fencing with block posts.

This Desert Hills home, listed at $895,000, is offered for sale through ERA Artizan Realty and is represented by Ana Woods (623) 587‑1670 and Tracy Capote (480) 488‑7717.