Your sanctuary in the woods, 15 minutes from downtown Winston Salem! A retreat on 2.5 acres, singularly lovely home feels like you’ve entered a healing zone with zen-style landscaping and woods surrounding the house. Built in 1981-1983, the house has been lovingly renovated with green materials and warm features throughout. Perfect respite and work space for artists, yogis, alternative wellness practitioners or others, the home includes a studio. A toxic chemical-free zone, landscaping is 100% biological-friendly. Building materials include no or low VOC's, non-toxic glues and pre-finished materials with out-gassing in the factory. Old, dirty fiberglass insulation was removed in basement, crawl and attic and these areas were completely cleaned and re-insulated with soy-based bio foam. Asphalt shingle roof was replaced with standing seam metal roof that has a 50 year plus lifespan, and building wrap was installed when home was re-sided several years ago with beautiful natural red cedar siding. The entire house was outfitted with all new triple pane Pella casement windows with hidden blinds and roll down screens. The home has two IPE wood decks - one at front of house and other at studio door. Two ponds with water gardens are part of the landscaping that includes special rocks and plants. Most of landscaping is with perennial plants; many unusual to this area. Special trees planted by owners including Katsura, magnolia, Japanese Maples, dogwood, redbuds, river birch, flowering plum, weeping mulberry, peach, and fig. Butterfly and bee-loving plants are part of the landscaping as well as veggie and herb garden. Hidden down a long gravel drive off of the street, the home is completely surrounded by woods for total privacy. Neighbors own adjoining woods providing a rich natural environment. Deer, rabbits, species of birds including blue heron, owls and other birds of prey and fox are neighbors. An underground fence was installed for the dog giving lots of room to roam but not take off into the woods. An automatic irrigation system was installed for the garden; paths and a meditation walk were created as well as areas to sit and relax. An open air pavilion was renovated with a custom roof fabricated to match the metal roof of the house. Pavilion is tiled and has an overhead fan and electrical outlets. A new metal shed is at the back of the house. The basement is unfinished and has several rooms with windows, perfect for the addition of a family room, office, guest quarters or bedroom. The master bedroom is large and bright and the house includes a sweet attic bedroom with a half bath, perfect for a child or guest. Adjoining the studio is a room currently used as an office that can be a bedroom with its own bathroom. The floor plan is open and airy with wood trim and vaulted ceilings in both the living room and the studio. The studio has two brand new skylights. The kitchen is completely renovated and unusual materials make it unique with kevazinga veneered eucalyptus and maple cabinet fronts, jadestone countertop and wood ceiling. The home is outfitted with recessed ceiling lights, contemporary lighting fixtures and dimmers for all wired lighting in the home. A circular window is the focal point of the living room with unique curved low shelving and recessed window seat with exotic wood veneer. Flooring in the home includes two types of cork floors, pine plank and maple floors. Security system provides 24/7 monitoring. An older, well-established neighbor, the setting is peaceful and serene in its natural setting. Formerly the outskirts of WS, this zip code is an upscale residential area. It is not usual to find a property so close to downtown that feels so remote when you come home. Always cooler, more peaceful and restorative than anywhere you may be coming from, you take an easy breath and feel all the tension leaving your body driving down the lovely wooded drive to arrive home!
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