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Come home to Sunset Farm this adorable cottage home with finished basement on 10 diverse acres is the perfect rural retreat. The home has three bedrooms and three full baths, open floorplan with vaulted ceiling, office nook and family room, plus a lovely screened porch with hot tub overlooking the pasture.
The clean faade gives way to a light filled interior as you enter the home. Vaulted ceilings, tall windows, and an open floor plan give an unexpectedly airy feel to this home. The great room spans the depth of the home, with room for two complete seating areas one facing the lovely fireplace with antique wood mantle, and the other facing the dining area and kitchen. The dining area has room for a farmhouse table seating 8 or more. The well-laid out kitchen has plenty of oak cabinets and counterspace, plus a deep farm sink.
The screened porch is just steps away you may settle in...
The screened porch is just steps away you may settle in with a good book while you watch the chickens or horses play, or enjoy the hot tub and watch the sun set over the horizon.
The master bedroom is tucked privately away to the left, and has a private bath and its own balcony overlooking the pasture. The main level also has a second bedroom and full bath plus laundry closet.
Downstairs youll find a third bedroom with full bath, an office nook, and a large family room featuring three walls of cubbys and bookshelves perfect for games, books, toys or showcasing that special collection. There is also a large storage and utility room on this level.
Guests will enjoy the private exterior access on the ground level. The cottage has nearly 2100sf of beautifully appointed space on two levels. There are several options for parking a paved pad near the screen porch, plus an enclosed one car garage with carport. Note the landscaping details wood lined drive with #8 gravel, steps leading to the garage, patio. The 16x 32 pool with two-tier deck is perfect for entertaining as well as family barbeques.
Youd be hard pressed to find 10 acres with so many natural attributes soaring hardwoods, fruit trees including plum, apple, and peach, fenced pasture, clear flowing Wildcat Creek, and, of course, the incredible sunsets. Youll relax as you navigate the well maintained mile long driveway coming home to all the pleasures of rural life. Love farm fresh eggs? The custom coop with ten laying boxes and pen are in place just add your chickens and be prepared to be entertained. Each spring migrating ducks will find your small pond the perfect place to raise ducklings. The pond has three fountains, and is stocked with minnows and blue gills. There is also a small Koi pond. Gardening is easy with the twelve raised beds, fenced to protect your crops. Throughout the year something will always be in bloom you have knockout roses galore, a lovely gardenia bush and angel trumpet near the screen porch, plus daffodils, tulips, iris, hyacinth, morning glories, wisteria, and more.
The property is set up for horse keeping, with about 2 acres of fenced pasture, a 60 round pen, and a 2 stall pole barn with solar lighting. Old logging roads cross the property, making rides throughout your land a real pleasure.
Sunset Farm is just 5 minutes from downtown Watkinsville and the UGA Equestrian Center, and about 15 minutes from the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Watkinsvilles unique eateries and creative arts spaces have earned it the title Artland of the South. Progressive Farmer consistently gives Oconee County a top spot in its list of "Best Places to Live" in the US, citing its outstanding schools, FFA, and 4-H programs. Oconee County has also been called one of the top places to retire, with easy access to arts and culture in nearby Athens, Watkinsville, and Madison, and excellent medical facilities nearby. Oconee County property taxes are quite reasonable averaging just under $1000 per year per $100,000 in assessed value. Sunset Farm is enrolled in the Conservation Use program through 2015, saving you nearly $2,000 per year in property taxes.
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