Elevate your lifestyle with this unique and exciting home offering 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, lots of outdoor living space, and so much more! Kitchen offers gas range with gas oven, tile floor, counter bar, and mountain views from the sink window. Walk out from dining room to wood deck with mountain views and raised kitchen garden bed - an amazing entertaining space. Laminate flooring carries through the living room and separate dining room. Main level bathroom features tile floor, tile tub shower surround, and pedestal sink. Take the cool spiral staircase lined with bookshelves to the lower level. Here you find the main bedroom featuring an attached walk-in closet with stacked washer and dryer. Lower level bonus room has interior doors to close it off for use as a private office or guest room as desired, plus this space walks out to the streetside patio and gardens! Established plants on site include lilacs, roses, clematis, iris, basil, peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, and so much more. Enjoy views of Red Mountain, The Incline, the Cliff Dwellings, and Cave of the Winds from the front porch, back deck, living room, and kitchen. Furnace, water heater, and attic insulation are all new in 2022! Double pane vinyl windows are energy efficient too. The awesome location is walkable both to hiking trails and to downtown Manitou! Just go a few blocks uphill to Intemann Trail and Iron Mountain Trail with links to Ring the Peak Trail, or head downhill into the heart of Manitou Springs' shopping, entertainment, and pedestrian district. This is an inspiring artists' residence previously owned by award winning surrealist painters/gallery owners Liese and Kris Chavez, who have been an integral part of the local art community for over a decade. This special home has views, history, uniqueness, and character with plenty of space - but not too much - in just the right location near outdoors and entertainment.