Location, location, location! This generously and tastefully upgraded four bedroom (+ loft), 4 1/2 bath home with a full suite downstairs is nestled within the Strada community of Orchard Hills. It is a 5-minute walk to nationally recognized Northwood High School. 5 minutes further and you are at Canyon View Elementary. Enter your next home through a secure gated patio that allows you to leave your door open for added light and airflow. Enter the kitchen and great room, featuring an oversized island perfect for family causal dining, conversation and fostering great family bonds. Invite your friends over and they are certain to circle the island as you finish cooking in the professional grade kitchen. The great room features ample space for a more formal dining experience. Tasteful built-ins and an accent wall of reclaimed barnwood from colonial New England set this house apart. The private backyard and its Zen ambiance created by bamboo, succulents, stone, wood-detailed walls, and the fountain invite a relaxing morning coffee or evening glass of wine, and always beckon on weekends for a good book and nap. Evenings also invite you outside with the custom concrete fire table and bistro lights across the patio. The upstairs is loft perfect for desks and studying, or for the children to watch their tv while the parents relax downstairs. All four bedrooms are en suite with their own bathroom. Enjoy the local park with basketball court, playground and swimming pool just two blocks away. For the family looking for the perfect home to send their kids to world class Irvine schools, yet live in the luxury and comfort of Orchard Hills, race -- don’t walk -- to 71 Quarter Horse. This home won’t be available for long.