Stunning Rustic Elegant 3BR Western NC Mountain Home

Experience breathtaking views from every room of this mountain retreat. Spectacular, private and serene best describes this 2.7 acre property with natural stream.

A screened porch located streamside creates a wonderful outdoor living area complete with stacked stone fireplace.

From the moment you enter the home the open floor plan enthralls you with the massive timbers stained a warm cherry, soaring tongue & groove ceilings and floor to ceiling stacked stone fireplace and custom log mantle. The timbers create a warm & inviting feel.

The kitchen features Dacor Epicurean Pro stainless steel appliances including a gas cooktop, raised vent, electric oven & convection microwave, custom cabinetry, granite countertops, and a wet bar with sink & beverage/wine cooler completes this kitchen that entertains a crowd easily.

This home features a double master floor plan.  One master bedroom suite is located on the main floor and another on the second. The Master on the main floor features a large bath with tiled shower, double vanity sinks, cabinetry, and warming drawer (for those chilly mornings when warm slippers, towel or robe is required). The upstairs Master Bedroom Suite features a tiled bath with jacuzzi tub, shower, double vanity sinks & granite counters. An adjoining Loft area can be used as a library or home office. The guest bedroom on the main floor connects with an adjoining full bath with tiled shower and copper pedestal sink.

Additional details include :

• Kohler plumbing products
• Oil rubbed bronze plumbing fixtures
• Custom mission style lighting (some created especially for the home)
• Hand distressed hickory wood floors
• Solid wood doors with bronze Baldwin door hardware
• Granite countertops in kitchen and all baths

This energy efficient home is a hybrid timber frame home, framed with structural insulated panels (SIPs) that provide R40 roof and R-24 walls, exceeding Energy Star standards. The exterior of the home features wood siding, stacked stone, cedar shakes and natural tin metal roof. An expansive back deck with locust log columns and custom onyx lighting faces the views of five mountain ranges, ponds and pasture.  A long driveway from the road to the house provides great privacy and a peaceful setting.

The ever changing mountain views are mesmerizing and will make you forget life's stresses. Approx. 2580 heated square feet (1800 s.f. main floor, + 780 heated second floor) plus an unfinished approx. 1800 s.f. poured concrete walkout basement awaits your imagination (additional bedrooms, recreation, theatre, office, workout room, workshop, wine cellar, etc.)

The house is located in a rural mountain community just 5 miles from downtown Franklin on the way to Highlands/Cashiers, NC. It features community well water, LP gas fireplace starters, & an energy efficient Heat Pump. 

This home won 3 Residential Design/Build Magazine's Excellence Awards in 2007 for * Best Custom Home,* Best Timber Frame Home and *Best Vacation Home.  We've professionally decorated the home in warm colors of greens and golds, bringing the outdoors in. It is completely furnished and outfitted for vacation rental. Furnishings, & accessories available at an additional cost.

Nestled in the southwestern corner of North Carolina, Franklin serves as the southern gateway

to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Great Smokies.  It's convenient location to major cities make

it a favorite retirement and relocation spot for people of all ages.  Franklin is located between two popular scenic gorges, the Cullasaja and the Nantahala.  The

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Disclosure:  Co-owner, T. Neal Pringle, Jr. is a licensed commercial real estate broker in the State of North Carolina