Commune with nature in this thoughtfully designed, one-of-a-kind estate in Milton's prestigious North Valley. Upon entering the gated drive you understand the Seller's commitment to nature. Simply put, this property is designed to celebrate the outdoors. The diverse gardens took the owner 24+ years to cultivate & were recently featured on the 2023 Milton Tour of Homes. Featuring 11,500sf of finished space, the home was custom built with equal attention to detail, offering three levels of comfortable living space plus over 1,000sf of outdoor space including covered front porch extending the length of the home, 2 back decks, a cozy courtyard garden and 10 seating platforms around the grounds. The design is based on the 1996 Olympic Southern Living Dream Home; the Seller enhanced the Colonial-style adding the simplicity of authentic Shaker influences featuring heart-pine floors sourced from a South Georgia reclaimer, figured-birch cabinetry from North Carolina furniture maker Dana Hathaway, authentic black-smithed hardware, and soaring 12-16 ft ceilings. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the home with east-west light accentuating the outdoors. Exceptional built-in shelves for collections & artwork, plus authentic Shaker millwork of 12"x1" baseboards with 1/4 " bead, deep windowsills, door & window molding. Historically accurate Colonial paint colors, authentic stenciling, and handmade reproduction interior and exterior light fixtures provided by Period Lighting, including 19 large-scale chandeliers, 11 hallway chandeliers & 16 sconces. Main floor has generous master suite with jacuzzi tub, double vanity, separate dressing room and private deck w/hot tub. Flanking the foyer are the library and banquet-sized dining room. A fireside living room centers the home with wooded backyard and bouldered stream views. The open design features dramatic 16-ft vaulted sunroom with two walls of windows, rear deck, courtyard garden access, and impressive floor-to-ceiling river-stone masonry fireplace. Open the deck door to enjoy the sounds of the 7-ft river-rock waterfall that emanates from under the deck into a garden stream. Kitchen with granite countertops provides easy flow for every-day tasks and entertaining, breakfast bar, separate cooking island w/six-burner gas range & chrome pot filler.. Also find: SubZero refrigerator, Dacor double ovens, 2 dishwashers, 3 sinks & beverage center w/ice maker & small SubZero. The main farmhouse sink overlooks the courtyard garden. Walk-in pantry w/built-in wine & spice racks has arched heart-pine doors w/black-smithed hardware. Upstairs are 4 large bedrooms w/en-suite baths; one with fireplace and extensive built-in shelving. At the end of the hallway is a large, bright bonus room, the perfect flex space for study, play or hobbies; hallway windows offer exceptional garden views. Terrace level has two masonry fireplaces, one river stone & one brick. It also has a cherry Williamsburg reproduction cage bar, serviced by a full kitchen. Game room, media room, exercise room, TV room, bedroom, pockets of flex space, full and half bath, in addition to a workshop accessible by a second rear driveway complete the terrace. Outdoors, 3.83 acres of native plantings are interspersed with more than 120 Japanese Maples and a collection of American-Asian conifers & deciduous trees, providing shelter for local and migratory animals & birds. Stroll the walking trails to enjoy the varieties of camellias, native oaks, hickories, osmanthus, perennials & annuals. The woodland area features seven orchard-stone viewing platforms, and fire pit with central drain and electrical. Entire property is enclosed with nearly invisible deer fencing, and irrigated by well water. River stone surrounds the bottom portion of the home's exterior. The cedar-shake roof completes the natural aesthetic of the property. All of this in North Valley, the heart of Milton and quickly accessible to shopping, dining, recreation and an equestrian lifestyle.
