Beautifully updated ranch-style home located in the highly sought-after and most popular Centennial Lane School District, set on a peaceful 0.5-acre flat lot in the Ridge Lake community of Ellicott City. This move-in ready residence offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and 1,444 finished square feet, featuring a bright open-concept layout with luxury vinyl plank flooring, recessed lighting, and fresh paint throughout (2025). The updated eat-in kitchen (2025) showcases quartz countertops, white cabinetry, stainless steel appliances (approx. 2 years old), two pantries, and a breakfast bar, opening seamlessly to the living room with a wood-burning fireplace and access to the vaulted screened-in porch. Hardwood flooring flows through the formal dining room and all main-level bedrooms. All 2.5 bathrooms were updated in 2023, offering modern finishes and comfort. The fully finished walk-up lower level (2025) adds valuable living space with a recreation room, white brick wood-burning fireplace