This ranch style patio home in 26 Oaks is 1 of only 7 stand-alone homes that rarely come on the market! Designed for true maintenance-free living, this beautifully updated home offers peaceful outdoor spaces, including a welcoming front patio and a covered back deck nestled among mature trees. Inside, the inviting floor plan is ideal for both everyday comfort and effortless entertaining. The 2,226 sqft main floor features formal living and dining rooms, and the family room with gas fireplace and wet bar. Natural light fills the kitchen from the skylight above the island. With a breakfast nook, tons of cabinetry, slab granite countertops, and a walk-in pantry, the kitchen is the heart of this home! The spacious primary bedroom suite includes a walk-in closet with built-ins, and an updated 5-piece bath. Rounding out the main floor is a large guest bedroom, updated 3/4 bath, and the laundry room with utility sink & storage cabinetry. The 2,215 sqft walk-out basement has 1,914 finished sqft and features a generous family/recreation room with wet bar, 2 large bedrooms, an updated 3/4 bath, a cedar closet, and plenty of storage space. Fresh interior paint and brand new carpeting throughout. New furnace and A/C in 2025. Entire home central vacuum with crumb catcher in the kitchen. Oversized, 2 car garage and plenty of visitor parking close by. If you're looking for low maintenance living in a beautiful community, this is it! The HOA maintains the grounds and provides snow removal to your door! This is truly maintenance free living at its best! Experience all that Applewood has to offer! Shop & dine in Gold's Marketplace, Applewood Village, Colorado Mills, and Denver West. Enjoy Applewood Golf Course, the Club at Rolling Hills, Wheat Ridge Rec Center, hiking on South Table Mountain, or one of the many parks in Applewood. Ever-growing Clear Creek Crossing is home to the new Lutheran Hospital, Lifetime Fitness, and a future food hall & biergarten. Convenient highway access.