$189,000

Fifty shades of gray? Not here. This house skipped the memo, and we thank it for its bravery. Behind a picket fence on Indy's near east side, this 1.5-story is what happens when a Pinterest board grows up and gets a mortgage: bold color, LVP floors and black interior doors. The moody green den has a shiplap electric fireplace, floating shelves and a library ladder up to a loft for reading the real Fifty Shades of Grey. Full transparency: that den is the 4th bedroom, and I'm telling you now instead of pulling the classic listing-agent move of leaving you disappointed. The kitchen is HGTV with a sense of humor: sage cabinets, butcher block, subway tile, exposed brick, stainless appliances, a walk-in pantry, a breakfast bar and a dining nook. Upstairs, sloped ceilings, a mini-split and a string-lit sleeping nook give off Ewok-village energy. Out back: deck, privacy-screened lounge, brick fire pit, pond, garden beds, shed and gated parking pad. (Okay, the siding is gray. Nobody's perfect.)