Description

A beautiful custom built mountain home located in the Forest Lakes Subdivision on a dead-end street and within walking distance of 40 acres of BLM land. The home is situated on two acres and overlaps the 2 acre lot below it. The views are spectacular, a rare treat in this area! One can see down the valley to the town of Bayfield, the farms along the way and Ludwig Mountain. The home is built with Aspen tongue and groove ceilings and walls. The living room has an efficient Grizzly wood stove that works wonderfully to heat the main level, if desired, all winter. The open floor plan flows from the living room to the dining room to the kitchen. The kitchen includes a breakfast bar, a wood topped island and a pantry closet with a very large spice rack. The kitchen window offers views of deer and turkeys and the wooded property. The main bedroom is very large and comfortable. The main bathroom was completely remodeled 4 years ago with a walk-in shower and marble counter tops. The 3/4 wrap around deck is deep and offers East, West, and Southern views and allows for numerous guests to sit and enjoy the beauty of the property. About 4 years ago roof extensions were added to prevent snow and ice from collecting on the side decks, allowing for four season use. There are 2 bedrooms in the lower level, one was used as a guest room and the another as an office. The office has an exterior entrance that allows for business operations with privacy. The family room is long and allows for a media area and a game area if desired. It has patio doors that take you out to the porch. There is a full guest bathroom downstairs. The laundry is unique as it includes a laundry shoot from the main bathroom down to a laundry basket next to the washer and dryer. The property has a nice two car garage with door entries on both the East and West sides and to the upstairs guest quarters. The guest quarters are located above the garage and are complete with ceiling fan, bathroom and a propane stove. The view from the guest room have been dubbed a Ravens View, it is stunning! The guest room can be used for guests, as an additional room for family or as additional income as it has its own entrance and a gate to separate its deck area from the main deck. Off of the deck there is a fenced in dog yard. The dog yard is perfect as there is a dog door in the sliding glass door from the living room, access to the covered deck and gates on the deck and the dog yard. The driveway is asphalt and was put in 4 years ago that makes snow removal so much easier and aids in melting snow. There are 3 parking areas including the garage and two graveled side parking areas. There is an area off of Deer Ridge Dr. to park and a parking area on the West side of the house. There is plenty of parking for an RV and boats, ATVs and other toys. The storage shed off of the driveway is labelled Bunkhouse, complete with carpeting and a window. There are 2 hot water heaters (a 50 gallon in the house and a 40 gallon in the garage for the guest quarters). There are 2 separate propane tanks (one 250 gallon for the garage and a 500 gallon for the house). Heat is provided by a propane forced air furnace (just serviced in July 2024), a wood stove (main area), electric baseboard heat (lower level rooms) and propane wall mounted heat in the family room in the lower level (installed 2 years ago). Carpet was installed in the bedrooms and new laminate wood flooring installed in the great room, dining room, kitchen, baths, utility room and lower family room about 4 1/2 years ago. There is easy access into BLM and the San Juan National Forest for excellent hiking, hunting and biking. There is a private lake, Lake Simpatico, in the subdivision with fishing, kayaking and paddle boardin. There is no HOA. Forest Lakes Metro District (FLMD) maintains the streets, plows in the winter, maintains the District water system and trash service. The property has been mitigated with trees cu

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Listed by: Deni Niethammer