Easton Open Houses This Weekend: A Former Artist's Studio And A Seven-Bedroom Colonial, Sept. 26-27

EASTON, CT — Easton's open-house weekend is short but full of character. One home comes with a bonus room over the garage that, according to its listing, served as a professional artist's studio filled with natural light, plus a workshop below with soaring ceilings. The other is a custom-built Colonial with room for a crowd: seven bedrooms, about 3 private acres next to protected watershed land, and on the market for the first time.

Two Easton homes are holding open houses Sept. 26 and 27, with prices from $1,145,000 to $1,250,000, according to Zillow.com.

Saturday, Sept. 26

28 Drewbarrie Lane, 9 to 11 a.m. — $1,250,000. Set privately among mature trees on 3.54 acres, this 2000 home was designed around living well in every season. The four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home has 4,548 square feet, an open kitchen, dining and great room, and separate bedroom wings for privacy. Outside are a solar-heated pool, a pool house, an expansive stone patio, a detached barn and a covered parking structure. For makers, the bonus room above the three-car garage served as a sunlit professional artist's studio. The workshop below has soaring ceilings and a vehicle lift.

45 East Common Road, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (also Sunday, until 3 p.m.; check the listing for the start time) — $1,145,000. First time on the market, this custom-built 1972 Colonial has been maintained by its original owner. It sits on about 3 private acres next to protected watershed land. The seven-bedroom home with four full and one half bath has 3,782 square feet and a highly adaptable floor plan. There are plenty of rooms for a home office, playroom, gym or guest quarters, including a setup the listing suggests for extended family or an au pair. It also has a heated in-ground pool and a natural gas whole-house generator. The home is part of an estate and is being sold as-is, with no seller disclosures available.

Make a weekend of it: Saturday is an easy one-two. Start early at Drewbarrie Lane, open from 9 to 11 a.m., to see the former artist's studio and workshop, then head to East Common Road when it opens at 11. If you miss it Saturday, the East Common Road Colonial is open again Sunday.

Open-house times and listing details from Zillow.com as of Sept. 23. Schedules can change, so check each listing before heading out.