328 High Knob Rd, Blue Grass, VA 24413

PRICE REDUCED!  $725,000This stunning custom home on 48.3 private acres offers million-dollar views into Highland County's famed Blue Grass Valley. Situated with a southern and western exposure, this modern Arts and Crafts style sustainably built residence is all about bringing the outdoors in with nearly 360-degree views ranging from an expansive south-facing vantage of the Valley to northerly views of Snowy Mountain, westward views of Lantz Mountain, and southeasterly views of Devils Backbone.This one and a half story residence with full basement and garage features locally harvested materials and custom craftsmanship. Its two-story fireplace, chimney, and foundation were designed and built by a local stonemason from rock handpicked from nearby Jack Mountain. The home also features locally harvested maple woodwork throughout, including custom trim, custom office cabinetry and bookcases, and custom Amish-made five-panel interior doors. Almost all of the woodwork in the house is handmade. A beautifully crafted staircase made of hickory, maple, and poplar curls alongside an expansive great room with cathedral ceiling and two sets of French doors opening onto a covered porch with westward views of Lantz Mountain. The centerpiece of the room is a two-story stacked-rock stone fireplace with remote-control powered gas logs and handcrafted mantel of Douglas fir. The home also features an eat-in kitchen with custom Corian countertops, maple cabinetry, and porcelain tile floors as well as a French door refrigerator, gas range, and dishwasher. Opening off the kitchen is an elegant dining room with handcrafted maple plate rail, velvet jacquard wallpaper, and French doors opening onto the sundeck. A large first-floor master suite is surrounded by windows with some of the best mountain views in Virginia and features a sitting area, full master bath with window-surrounded whirlpool tub for two, porcelain tile floors, maple cabinetry, and oil-rubbed bronze fixtures. The master suite also has three closets, one of them a full walk-in. Brazilian hardwood and cherry floors are found throughout the home. A custom office space designed and built by one of Charlottesville's foremost cabinetmakers features three walls of built-in bookcases and cabinets of locally harvested maple stained mahogany as well as a decorative tin tray ceiling with ambient lighting. A half bath and laundry room with double sink round out the first floor while the second floor features two spacious bedrooms, a full bath, as well as extensive storage and walk-in attic space. The home also has a full basement wired for finishing with wood-burning fireplace and roughed in third full bathroom. Attached to the home is a one-and-a-half car garage and adjacent utility room for storage of lawn and gardening equipment. Designed for sustainable and low-maintenance living, the residence features an energy- efficient and cost-saving three-zone geothermal WaterFurnace HVAC system with auxiliary electric heat. The system pulls warm air from 200 feet under the ground to heat the home in winter and pulls cool air from the earth to run the air conditioning in summer, providing low-cost heating and cooling. (The homeowner has copies of utility bills available for perusal.) The geothermal system also powers one of the home's two water heaters, thus heating water for kitchen and bathroom use without need of electricity when the HVAC unit is not being called on to heat and cool the home. The home's facade is maintenance-free James Hardie fiber cement in board and batten, cedar shake, and lap-siding style. The house also features a beautiful stacked-rock stone foundation, composite decking, rails, and columns, and a commercial steel roof with snowguards. The residence's construction virtually eliminates any need for exterior maintenance. The homes four sets of French doors and more than three dozen windows feature energy efficient double-paned, argon-filled glass, and the framing features extra