Set Your Sights

Written By: Wiley Sloan | Issue: 2016/07 - July

As you approach the stone pillars, gates swing open to welcome you home.  Birds are singing, the late afternoon sun glimmers off the decade-old trees on the distant vista.  All the cares of the week melt away as the serenity of the mountains encase you.   

Located on Bowery Road just a few short minutes from town, this enclave reminds you of  Europe.  Stone accents meld with the wood siding reminiscent of a fine English Manor house.   

Attention to detail gives this home a character all its own.  Wide-plank antique floors, raised paneling, moldings galore all attest to the pedigree of this home.  Cross the entry hall, pass the staircase leading upstairs with its wrought iron railings, your eye is drawn to the glimmering chandelier peering down from the second story of the galleried library.  The warm coals of a low fire glimmer across the hearth in the living room.  Through the Palladian window your eye is drawn to verdant greens of Whiteside Mountain and the valley below.

You hear distant laughter and you seek out where friends and family have gathered.  You cross the Carolina Room encased in walls of windows, and there on the stone terrace you discover that you are the last to arrive home.  Tales of the day’s adventures permeate the air. 

The sounds of chefs laboring in the gourmet kitchen with its large island and scads of custom cabinetry alert you that hors d’oeuvres will be here soon. As night approaches the chandelier in the formal dining room beckons folks to dinner.  Oh, what fond memories have been shared around this table.

One of your favorite things about this house is the fact that there are two suites suitable to be called “Master” suites.  Just off the Library is a large bedroom with a sitting room/office area encased in windows. Steps away through a French door is a screened porch that also leads into the expansive living room.  With walk-in closet and sumptuous master bath, who couldn’t feel pampered here?

There is another just as impressive suite upstairs with large bedroom with  sitting area.  The large bath includes double vanities, a tub and separate shower plus closets galore.  You even have your own laundry with walls of cabinets.  No need to worry. Your guests are treated just as regally.    They have their choice of three beautiful guest suites to call their own.

There is even more.  The terrace level includes the wine cellar, a catering kitchen and sun room that connect to a brick terrace with fireplace, plus a media room extraordinaire.  Above the double carport is a wonderful guest suite, the perfect private hideaway for young newlyweds or folks who want a little less family time.     

This home awaits the family that sets their sights for the best.  Words cannot describe the beauty and detail.  Come see for yourself.    Call Terry Potts at Country Club Properties at (828) 526-2520 or visit ccphighlandsnc.com.