202010th Avenue South

Two rooms flank the entry at the front of the home. To the right is a guest suite with its own bath, and its shower is tiled floor to ceiling in a deep blue. Visitors settle in here on the main level, comfortably removed from the rest of the home, so a long weekend with company never feels crowded. Directly to the left, an office sits behind glass French doors, wrapped in windows under tall ceilings, so work can happen without taking over the house. A mudroom sits just off the guest suite for coats and bags.

Farther down the hall, the home opens into the rooms where most of life will happen. The dining room is on the left, and open shelving lets it flow straight into the great room, where five windows bring in daylight and a gas fireplace anchors the far wall. Across from them is the kitchen, generous in every sense. It is built around an oversized quartz island and fitted with Bertazzoni appliances, and the cabinetry is two-tone, warm natural wood below and white above. A breakfast nook sits just off to the side. Around the corner, a butler's pantry and a powder room keep both the overflow and the guests out of the cook's way. Whoever is cooking stays in the middle of the conversation rather than off in a corner. On an ordinary weeknight it is simply a beautiful place to make dinner. On game day, or when everyone shows up at once, it becomes the reason people linger.

From the breakfast nook, a private hallway leads away from the gathering rooms toward the back of the home. The primary suite waits at the end of it, well apart from the rest of the home, and it feels more like a retreat than a bedroom. Three large windows look out over the pool, so mornings start with coffee and a view of the water. The walk-in closet is generous, lined with built-ins and roomy enough to dress without rushing. The bath carries the same sense of ease, with a double vanity, a freestanding soaking tub and an enormous shower with a bench, tiled from floor to ceiling.

Halfway down that same hall, a laundry room finished in the same tile as the kitchen keeps the everyday close at hand, with plenty of linen storage tucked inside.

Upstairs, the home spreads out. The staircase rises from the entrance to that hallway, past its own accent wall, to a landing where a curved wall leads toward the bedrooms. Two of them sit along the hall, and each has a closet and a private bath with a tiled shower. A powder room and open linen shelving sit nearby. At the far end, toward the back of the home, a flex space with a large walk-in closet stands on its own. It can be a fifth bedroom, an upstairs family room, a place for movie nights or a home gym, and it sits well away from the open rooms downstairs. A second laundry close by is a detail you will appreciate every single week.

This home was rebuilt to the studs in 2020, with a new roof, new HVAC, new plumbing and new electrical throughout. The finishes are fresh, and so is everything behind the walls, which is exactly what you want to know before the moving boxes arrive.

Once the inside has had its say, step out onto the covered back porch. This is where most people go quiet for a moment. The porch is fully screened, and its oversized screened barn doors open wide to the courtyard below. A white concrete patio surrounds a heated saltwater pool, eleven by twenty-five feet, framed in tile and fitted with an automatic cover. Beneath a louvered pergola, the outdoor kitchen has a built-in Blackstone griddle, a natural gas hookup and a wet bar with its own mini fridge. Surround sound is built in, and a projection screen on the patio turns any evening into movie night. A seating area gathers around an outdoor fireplace, and a putting green runs along the side of the home. The backyard is low maintenance by design, so your Saturdays stay yours to enjoy. An afternoon swim drifts into dinner outside, the fire comes up as the sky goes dark, and nobody seems in any hurry to leave.

At the back of the property, past the pool, there is one more surprise in store. A wide staircase climbs to a guest house above the two-car garage, with its own private entry. The kitchen carries the same Bertazzoni appliances and backsplash tile as the main home, so the two homes feel like they belong together. The bedroom rises to a vaulted ceiling, with sconces mounted on either side of the bed, and the bath is finished in tile. The guest house also has its own laundry. It works beautifully for guests who plan to stay a while, or as a home office where work finally has a door you can close at the end of the day.

Below it, the two-car garage offers room for storage and an easy walk across the courtyard to the main home. In 12 South, private garage parking is a real advantage, and you feel it every time you come home with groceries or pull in on a rainy night.

When you want to get out, the neighborhood is right there. Stroll down 10th Avenue to the taco spot that will quietly become your Tuesday tradition, or wander over to 12 South for a Saturday morning coffee, an hour in the shops, or dinner and a glass of wine on a Thursday night. It is all within walking distance, and the cars can stay in the garage. This is a walkable corner of one of Nashville's most sought-after neighborhoods, and it is easy to see why.

Eventually you head home, past the white picket fence and up onto the porch. The front door opens, the house unfolds in front of you once again, and it feels exactly the way it did the first time. It feels like home.