Privacy and tranquility can be yours with this meticulously maintained Craftsman style home, still the original owners! This estate is situated on 2.2 beautiful acres with 5,270 finished square feet. The home offers 6 Bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a fully-finished basement, 18' x 36' in-ground pool, 21 x 24 custom-built cedar pavilion with large masonry fireplace and Pennsylvania bluestone flooring, and even a condo for the chickens. You can't get all this with new construction! Edgar Strickland Ln is in a quiet and peaceful location 1 mile outside Milton, in highly sought after southeast Cherokee County. The home is south-facing so it allows maximum year round lighting. The entire property has 4 board fencing with a private, gated entrance.
The owners had this home custom built in 2003, but it has been thoroughly maintained over the years, and has also recently been updated and professionally decorated. Not only has the home's interior been well-kept, but the owners have done extensive landscaping, and had professional landscape lighting added to increase the aesthetics and value of the home.
When you walk through the double wood front doors, you're greeted with a 2-story foyer and calm living room with fireplace. The main level features a large owner's retreat with sitting area, on-suite with spa-tub, frameless glass shower doors, separate vanities and large walk-in closet. The spacious kitchen has custom built solid maple cabinets, quartz countertops, breakfast bar, eat-in area, large pantry, and a gorgeous keeping room with vaulted/wood-planked ceiling, stacked stone wood burning fireplace with built-in book shelves. Off the keeping room is an additional bedroom/play room. The laundry room could become a full bathroom, and laundry room relocated to the basement- plumbing outfitted. There is a large closet in the bedroom. Additionally, there is a beautiful half-bath with shiplap walls available for guests on the main level.
The second level of the home offers three additional spacious bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Two bedrooms have beautiful solid oak hardwood floors and share a Jack/Jill bathroom. The other bedroom has a private on-suite bathroom. The upper level also includes a centrally located work/study area with built in desk and shelves.
The steps to the basement are open and bright, and feel as though you are entering another living space as opposed to a typical dark basement. The terrace level is a full, daylight walkout with 3 separate entrances providing a very bright living area with views of the pool, pavilion and gorgeous summer flowers. The basement could be used as an apartment/"in-law suite" with its over-sized bedroom, private bathroom with walk-in shower, a kitchenette, and living room. The additional features of this area include a "movie" room, gym with professional grade flooring and mirrors, and an extra "multi-use" space with garage door access. There are several areas/closets for storage, and a fantastic workbench.
When you're ready to enjoy the outdoors, you have plenty of options whether it be sitting in the shade in Adirondack chairs, planting a garden in the raised garden beds, grilling on the extended back deck, having lunch on the back covered patio, swimming in the pool, enjoying watching the game under the pavilion, swinging or sliding on the playset, feeding the chickens, or whatever suits you, this homes offers so many options for everyone.