SHOREVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD along the mid-peninsula shoreline of San Francisco Bay is a sweet, little single-level home with charming indoor features, lovely outdoor living spaces, and a golden opportunity for a downsizer, or first-time homebuyer.

Originally built in 1950, the layout includes a stately living room with 10-ft ceiling and wood-burning fireplace, eat-in kitchen with iridescent linear tile, dining room that opens to the back deck and patio, and two bedrooms with corner windows. Rich looking floors, stylish light fixtures, a newly painted interior and exterior, and an enlivened landscape with new lawn, extensive pavers, colorful blooms and charming garden vignettes--all vivify the indoor-outdoor experience.

In a central Bay Area location, midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, East Bay and the coast, the home is within strolling distance of parks and schools, less than two miles from Downtown San Mateo, and only a few minutes from outdoor activities that will light your fire.