Sewanee, Tennessee Home For Sale: May 2013

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

We Are Selling Our Sewanee, Tennessee Home

We have been called back to West Virginia! Jerry (my husband) took a new job as The University of Charleston/Beckley and Martinsburg Regional President and Chief of Staff in Charleston. Selling our home will be difficult since this has been our home for a decade. Our family and extended family live in middle Tennessee so this is not an easy move. We have enjoyed the domain and all that it has to offer here at The University of the South, the community of Sewanee, and our many friends here. The wonderful benefits of this area make our home a valuable piece of real estate to us!

Our home is nicely situated next to Lake Cheston (found on the map link below) where we stroll, exercise, play and watch the annual 4th of July fireworks. We have access to connecting trails for the lake and we are minutes from the Equestrian Center, Gym, campus, ball fields and Perimeter trails all over the 13,000 acre woods. http://www.sewanee.edu/sop/pagePictures/trail_map_large.png The Perimeter Trail offers many beautiful bluff views and terrain that is great for hiking, mountain biking and running here on the Cumberland Plateau. The trail can be accessed within a few minutes from our home. It features beautiful creeks, waterfalls, lakes, overlooks, interesting geological features, and plenty of deciduous forest for bird watching. If you like spelunking then you will enjoy the caving and climbing sites that are easily accessed from the trails too. It has been a joy to live here.

The house has around 4000 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms with another large bathroom roughed in downstairs in the basement. There are two gas fireplaces. There is a craft room, a room for lawn equipment in the basement, a two car garage and lots of storage in this home. We put in an instant hot water unit with a pump so there is endless hot water. I happen to love this feature! We have an agriculture water line and a separate water line for the regular interior water utility needs. That way you can water landscaping or wash cars without extra sewer fees. We have a hot and cold water line in the garage and a pet washing area in the basement. Feel free to contact us with any additional questions or to setup an appointment. Please no realtor contacts at this time unless you have a solid buyer.

We are listing our home at $473,000.00

Please contact us via email: GayleForsterDesigns@gmail.com

The Exterior Of Our Home

A welcome from our three, "flown from the coupe , grown children. Showing the entrance to our home.

This is the view of our home as you enter Wiggins Creek. It has a stone and brick exterior. With low maintenance landscaping due to the river rock verses mulch option that we chose.

It is a bit hard to see the two deer in the yard but we often have deer that hangout. If you enjoy nature you will see plenty of them here.

Kitchen and Butler's Pantry/Bar

This is the stove back splash that is painted on tumbled marble tile to match the border in the kitchen and there is a pot filler faucet above the stove.

This is a view of the kitchen from the eating area where the windows are and where the table is situated. The island in the kitchen is on rollers and is easily moveable. The counter tops are granite and are black, dark browns, gold veins and green with nice rounded edges. The kitchen has natural oak wood floors. Stainless gas convection stove and Kitchen Aid stainless convection microwave and Kitchen Aid stainless dishwasher.

This is a view of the kitchen showing the custom oak panels covering the Whirlpool refrigerator, with matching cabinets.

The Butler's pantry/bar view from the dining room with glass front cabinets and lighting, granite countertops to match the kitchen and bar refrigerator with built-in wine storage.

The Butler's pantry/bar view from the dining room into the kitchen showing the eat-in kitchen area.

View through the butler's pantry/bar into the dining room.

View of the kitchen table area and the eat-in bar with overhead dual sided glass cabinets. This view is from the family room.

Dining Room

Showing the light fixture and medallion on the ceiling over the table area and nice large window with curtains that will remain with the home.

Nicely trimmed out dining area with oak wood floors and room for a eight chair table

This is a view of the dining room from the foyer showing the 2 foot deep recess for a china cabinet or you could install shelves.

Family Room

A view of the family room from the living room showing part of the kitchen and back French doors that access the deck on the back of the house. We have a very open sun filled home.

Another more expanded view from the living room looking into the family room. This is a very open floor plan and great for entertaining.

A view of the family room and part of the living room from the kitchen. This view includes the gas fireplace with oak mantel, easy access electric outlets for equipment or decorations, cream colored marble tile surround and oak book cases. There is a built in storage behind the big screen TV that has oak cabinets that close it off. They match the rest of the cabinetry.

A view from the doorway leading from the foyer into the family room.

Living Room

This is a view of the living room from the family room. It has oak wood floors and two French doors that access the front porch and two windows on each side of the couch area.

Entry Level Bathroom

This is the entry level bathroom next to the kitchen. It has oak cabinets and the countertops are travertine marble with brushed nickel faucets and light fixtures with a large vanity mirror. I recently updated the paint in this bathroom to a neutral color that matches the marble nicely. And there is no longer a painted border in this bathroom. It is back to plain and simple.

This is a very roomy glass door shown with brushed nickel accents and fixtures. It is travertine tile with built in storage and seat area.

Entry Level Bedroom/Office

This room has built in oak cabinets with built-in desk and oak bookshelves for plenty of storage. It is nice for a guest bedroom with a closet and has the bathroom located between this room and the kitchen.

Foyer and Stairway To The Top Floor And Upstairs Hallway

A wide view of the foyer as you enter the house from the front door to the upstairs.

A view as you enter the front door of the house.

The view of the foyer from the living room into the dining room, a view of the front lead glass door design and details of the stair rails.

The view of the foyer from the living room into the dining room. The foyer has travertine tile flooring.

A view of the foyer entrance and landing above the front door. And details of the wrought iron spindles and oak handrail on the stairs.

The foyer entrance view from the upstairs hallway. Lead glass door with a nice design and mahogany door with side lights and brushed nickel handles.

Upstairs hallway with oak floors.

Upstairs hallway.

The Deck

The deck has built-in seats and a nice view of the pine forest behind our home. The sunrises on this side of our home and it is delightful!

We are bird watchers and have invited many to our deck for our enjoyment.

Master Bedroom

The Master bedroom no longer has a leopard print tray ceiling. I updated the ceiling back to, "ceiling white". I felt that it was time to change the décor and I don't believe that my husband ever liked it anyway! He is into fairly plain and simple décor.

A doorway view of the master bedroom.

The master bedroom has cream Berber carpet and micro-suede curtains that can remain.

Master Bathroom

Doorway view from the master bedroom into the bathroom. There is a deep whirlpool tub, surrounded by travertine tile. All fixtures are brushed nickel with travertine tile floors.