Picture yourself in this grand Blue Ridge Mountain home, sunlight streaming in from the wall of windows in the great room and the true dormer windows throughout. This home was built for durability, longevity, and style. The foundation is pre-cast concrete by Superior Walls(R). 2 x 6 framing with an R-21 wall and R-39 roof of 30-year architectural shingles. The exterior facade is Hardie(R) Board fiber cement. Gather with family and friends in the open floor plan, featuring vaulted ceilings constructed of true solid beams over an airy, spacious great room and kitchen. Engineered hickory floors are pre-finished and nailed down and have a lifetime warranty. The stone fireplace features gas logs and a mantel constructed of 200+ year old cypress, sourced from a historic New Orleans warehouse. An ample granite peninsula and bar delineates the kitchen from the great room and dining area. This generous space seamlessly merges cooking tasks with conversation and connection. Quarter sewn oak cabinetry and granite counters extend into the butler pantry. Stainless appliances, including a GE Cafe Series dual-fuel 6 burner range and double oven, Bosch dishwasher, and under-counter ice-maker. *Off the great room is a magnificent deck, built of performance focused materials, overlooking the pastoral valley below. Supporting the deck and roof system, from the ground to the roof, are single, solid 10x10" vertical beams. Massive scissor truss beams support the two-story vaulted ceiling. The deck floor is composite; the rails are wire cable, and the top rails are single continuous beams, on each side. *Your primary bedroom suite is a personal haven and retreat. Relax on your private screened porch. Cool blue walls and marble surfaces create a spa bathroom experience with a soaking tub, and walk-in shower. *An extra-large mud+laundry room features a custom built alder bench and drawers with Manzanita burl root pegs, creating a rustic, but artistic, organized drop zone. A utility sink and durable tile floor are practical and easy to clean. Above the 2-car garage is a large finished room accessed via oak stairs in the garage. *Work from your home office or create a personal library in the large spare room, featuring custom built bookcases and a desk. *Guests and family can choose from multiple bedrooms, including two bow windowed rooms, overlooking the valley. In the walk-out basement, two of the rooms have closets and are used as bedrooms by seller. A large room that opens to the concrete stamped patio and back-lawn is used by seller as a home gym and music studio. (The home's septic system is permitted for 3 bedrooms.) *The downstairs den/recreation-room has built-in bookcases and cabinetry for tv and media equipment, a mini-fridge, and microwave. *A beautiful 16 x 40 saline pool, surrounded by lush landscaping, a privacy fence, and over 650 sq ft of concrete pool decking, is your summertime oasis. Park your UTV in the extra-large basement work-room. How would you use this versatile space? - In-law Suite - Woodworking Shop - Home Bar - Game Room - Wine Cellar - Theater / Media Room - Extra Storage - Workout Room / Home Gym - Kids playroom *Accessed from the basement, a concrete vault room is underneath the front porch. The ceiling is reinforced metal topped with the concrete porch floor, the walls and floor are concrete. The door is fireproof metal. This magnificent 4.3 acre compound is centrally located in The Coves Mountain River Club, a 3,200 acre gated community, on 5 miles of the Johns River. This outdoor lifestyle community includes a grand clubhouse, fitness center, trail system, vineyard, dog park, pickleball courts, picnic pavilions, kayak access points, community garden, 2 equestrian centers, and more. Minutes away from Lenoir, Morganton, Blowing Rock and the Blue Ridge Pkwy. Pisgah National Forest and Wilson Creek Wild & Scenic River area are just outside the gates.
