Charmingly updated and well-maintained quintessential brick colonial on one of Rock Creek Forest's leafiest original blocks. Spacious living room with wood-burning fireplace. Enclosed three-season side porch surrounded by camellias and flowering trees, with access to fully fenced back yard. Formal dining room (with chair rail, crown molding, and a coat closet) leads to the updated kitchen with traditional white cabinetry, slate floor, granite counters, and updated stainless steel appliances and access (for people and for dogs) to the fenced side and back yards and patio, as well as to a new concrete driveway with off-street parking for three cars. Kitchen area includes a separate pantry room with a pot rack and space for a breakfast table or chef's workstation. On the upper floor, find 3 bright bedrooms - each with a ceiling fan, multiple wood blind-shaded windows, and two exposures - and a hall bath as well as pull-down access to the insulated storage attic. The spacious primary bedroom spans the width of the home, overlooking the trees and mature perennial garden of the back yard, and has two large, lighted closets (one Elfa-outfitted). On the lower level, there's a recreation room (or home office or guest room - up to you!) with natural daylight, a stylish newer full bath with walk-in shower and multiple Kohler shower heads, and numerous lighted closets (also Elfa-outfitted). A large storage, laundry, and utility room in the front has new vinyl flooring and convenient shelving. The interior has been freshly painted, and updates include all new copper plumbing, refinished hardwood floors on the main level, and a Nest thermostat. Deep, fully fenced-in backyard with mature plantings (easily maintained with the house's underground irrigation system) and a storage shed, as well as room for expansion. Invisible dog fence protects flower beds. Two blocks from Rock Creek Park trails, stables, and playgrounds. Three blocks (easy walking distance for children) to one of Montgomery County's newest elementary schools, plus the Grubb Road sports club, shops and restaurants. In bounds for RC Swim and Tennis club. Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school cluster. Walkable to Ride On or Metro buses and houses of worship.