Most Auburn travelers don't notice the right-hand turn of Cedarcrest Circle.
But down this small stretch of road are storied white houses, towering brick 5-bedroom buildings and in construction future-homes, buildings comparably mansion-sized when looking at the standard view of apartment living.
Anna McCauley's family owns one of these white-storied homes. She lives there with two others and a rabbit, Peter.
McCauley, junior in communication, and her roommates are this small-paradise's first tenants. They moved in August 2013.
The patio features full seating and an outdoor fireplace. The entrance through blue French doors reveals a kitchen decorated to be a focal point.
In the kitchen, whites contrast with the chrome of high-end kitchenware and accentuate the hanging red chandeliers. Symmetrical shelving highlights a full stove and cooktop set. These white shelves hold pure-white dishware, which McCauley and her roommate, Meaghan Murphy, junior in actuarial sciences, admit can be pretty tough to keep clean.
"I love it," McCauley said, in spite of this small hassle.
Walking further into the building reveals a lofted ceiling over a living room decorated with blue, silver and red accents.
Subtlety is the specialty of this room, allowing the contrasting black and white of the tiled fireplace topped by the television to remain the focal point.
McCauley's mother, Debra Wilbanks, decorated this space, with color-schemes inspired by Kate Spade; something Wilbanks calls a "clean, transitional look."
"We always have a ton of people over," Murphy said. "It's fun."
The 2,400 square-foot house has four bedrooms, including a master bedroom occupied by McCauley who's added a chaise-lounge and desk.
The bathroom reveals double sinks. To the left is her closet and to the right is a stone walk-in shower.
The master's small hallway leads into a full dining area adjoining the kitchen.
Off the dining area are two doors, one to the half-bath, the other, the garage.
The walls are gray, but large windows and whitewood-paneled ceilings give the room plenty of light.
Upstairs are three more rooms and another two bathrooms.
The roommates love their hidden home. They appreciate their grand kitchen; it's allowed them to teach themselves how to cook. The best part though, they said, had to be its proximity to both downtown and campus, of course.
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