The Grand Master of Lake of the Woods

Description:

With private street presence, screened from view, this 5580* sq ft home has been updated and upgraded with quality craftsmanship, high end fit and finishes and state of the art systems throughout. Boasting 5* bedrooms (4 bedroom septic) including 2 master suites (one upstairs and one downstairs), 3.5 baths, bonus room, handsome cherry study, 700+ bottle temperature controlled wine room with external humidity readouts, two separate dual built-in student study stations (one adjacent to the kitchen and one upstairs) and a spectacular year around outdoor entertainment room off the family room and kitchen. The double door entry with etched glass windows leads to the 2 story foyer with sweeping bridal stairway, alabaster and iron chandelier (motorized to lower down for ease of cleaning) and walnut inlaid hardwood floors. The formal living room is off the foyer and features a tall coved ceiling, chair rail detail and marble surround fireplace with gas starter. The formal dining room is on the other side of the foyer and features a white painted built-in buffet and china cabinet with white limestone surface, chair rail detail and double crown molding. The hallway off the foyer to the kitchen features a lovely butler's pantry with slab granite surface, cherry cabinets with under counter lighting and oversized cherry dentil moldings. The newer powder bath is across the hall and features cherry linen cabinet, pedestal sink and new Japanese Toto echo flush toilet. The kitchen has been remodeled and enhanced with custom furniture cherry cabinetry with brushed nickel hardware capped with oversized cherry dentil molding, beautiful slab granite surfaces, professional appliances including a Thermador top of the line range (6 burners plus a griddle), with a professional 4 exhaust motor stainless Vent-A-Hood, Sub Zero refrigerator, island with breakfast bar seating and prep sink with purified water spout, walk-in pantry with auto-on light, 9-foot ceiling height and radiant heated tile flooring. The adjacent breakfast area features abundant windows looking out to the patio and a hidden planning desk. Off the kitchen you will find the mud room with built-in shelving for shoes, hats, coats and the laundry area with slab granite, white cabinetry (with built-in laundry hamper) and large utility sink. Additionally off this hall way is the secured temperature controlled wine room which holds more than 700 bottles of wine in solid clear heart Redwood (no knots) racks and slab granite counter. The informal gathering room off the kitchen is very spacious and features hardwood floors, 9-foot ceilings with cherry dentil molding, floor to ceiling stone wood burning fireplace with raised hearth flanked with cherry cabinetry (to house your sound and entertainment system equipment) and rear channel speakers in the ceiling. Also in the family room is the cherry built-in dual desk station with high tech cabling Cat 5e network wiring. French doors off this area lead to the spectacular outdoor family room, an extension of the interior space, this functional and attractive room (supported by steel posts on concrete foundations) features Pennsylvania Blue Stone flooring, vaulted tongue and grove cedar lined ceiling with recessed lighting, built-in speakers and 3 heaters (on timers). The beautiful stone floor to ceiling stone gas fireplace sets the ambiance for entertaining family and friends year around or just relaxing with a good book on a rainy day. The built-in stainless bar-b-que and beverage refrigerator complete this space. Additionally there's an uncovered extension of the patio to the right for those seeking the sun. A few steps from that patio lead to the grassy play yard and the walled vegetable garden with 10 raised garden beds within a stone wall (individually irrigated and on an automatic sprinkler system), the large garden shed with potting area and pebble paths that lead to the other areas of back yard. A stone path off the outdoor family room to the left leads to the a grassy side yard as well (it's here you'll find the room that houses one of the newer HVAC systems). On the main floor off a hallway from the family room is the wing with the main floor master suite and separate hall to the study. This private owners suite features a tall coved ceiling with hand painted mural in the center with crown molding, designer paint and newer textured carpet, 2 walk-in closets with built-ins and a newer en-suite slate bathroom with soaking tub, oversized slate shower with seamless glass, slab granite vanity with 2 sinks, towel warmer and built-in cabinets and a linen cabinet. Off this hallway is the generously sized working study with extensive cherry built-ins, built-in desk area, large closet, cherry dentil molding and built-in entertainment area (out of view in the photo). Upstairs you will find the 2nd master suite, generously sized which features tall coved ceiling and a 'baby station' with a sink, beverage refrigerator and microwave. The large en-suite bathroom features his and her marble vanities, 2 walk-in closets, vaulted ceilings with up-lighting, marble surround shower, abundant built-ins, etched glass privacy window, marble surround cast iron soaking tub and marble flooring. Two adjacent bedrooms overlooking the front grounds are extremely large and feature tall ceiling heights and share a newly updated tiled bathroom. The back hallway leads to the 2nd built-in desk stations and the bonus room across with French doors, vaulted ceiling, reinforced floor (with 12" joists), and large storage closet. At the end of this hallway is the 5th* bedroom with closet (plus an over-sized storage closet) which would also make a great 2nd office area. Additional highlights of this home include extensive cherry wood work on the main floor with fluted door trim and dentil crown moldings, 2 HVAC units each with an electrostatic air filter, HEPA filters and UV germicide devices, 2 air conditioning units, automatic Generac generator, newer shake roof, new carpet, many lights on motion sensors, wired for sound system (2), security system with 4 control panels, central vacuum system and high tech cabling throughout (the FTTH Fiber-To-The-Home for internet and phone service, the fiber goes into the telecom box in the garage).