For Sale By Owner

Nationally known Artist's Home, Studio, and Gallery for sale!
This wonderful home/business opportunity is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the beautiful North Carolina mountains of Ashe County. This very unique 2261 sq. ft. home boasts 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths. The master bath is huge and has 4 skylights, a large shower/ steam room, and a whirlpool tub overlooking a serene valley full of cattle. It also has a walk-in closet with a dressing area. The cozy den and kitchen have gas logs in a double fireplace. The dining room has french doors and a side porch which overlooks a meandering stream. The kitchen has tons of custom made solid wood cabinets, a chef's nook and tiled cabinet tops. The old time spring room(which still operates)is adjacent to a spacious laundry area/wet bar area and a bright sunroom with a flagstone floor. The landscaping is magnificent and includes stone terraces and walkways with perennial flower beds. There is also a hardwood forest which backs up the yard and trout pond. The well house will provide plenty of water and has a 25 gallon a min. well.

There is also a 416 sq/ft Artist's studio built in 1989 with exposed beams, 3 sets of picture windows, central air and heat, a loft and a spacious deck with an arbor which overlooks a beautiful view.

A new 2 story garage was built in 2003 which contains a 676 sq. ft gallery above. The gallery has wood floors, central heat and air up and down, a large deck and balcony and is covered with native stacked stone on the foundation. the garage floor has a work area, track lighting and a faux finished floor.

There is a 684 sq ft woodworking shop with lots of cabinets, work tables, good lighting, heat and a central dust/air filter system.

Below is a 684 sq/ft barn with stalls, a pasture, a mountain view, waterfalls and a wonderful grassed meadow for the horses.

There is a very unique English garden and picket fence covered with roses all around, 4 pair of gates, a circular herb/flower garden with stacked stone, 28 veg/flower beds, graveled walkways,a quaint garden shed and a huge composting system. The garden is wired and lit and includes an irrigation system.

This home has been featured in home tours, garden tours and has been professionally decorated and photographed. It truely is one of the most unique properties you will see. It is perfect to continue as an artist's studio and gallery or could be a wonderful bed and breakfast or antique shop. It would also be a perfect multi-family retreat. The business has been very successful for years and is well known for the exciting activities related to the gallery. Come visit the most desireable and growing area in the Blue Ridge. This could be the opportunity you have been waiting for