8599 County Road 501, Bayfield, CO 81122

Vallecito Valley views can be enjoyed from this beautiful custom home that sits on over 23 private wooded acres that back to nearly 1,000 acres of BLM land. From the moment you turn in at the "totem pole" entrance, you know you are entering a quality property. The home has over 4,790 sq ft filled with unique touches that were designed and built by a true artisan. As a former yachtbuilder who was responsible for the interior finishing of custom boats including a 150 foot-long yacht, this owner/builder has included that sort of thought and attention to detail expected by that type of client. As you enter through the handbuilt front door, the entire home was used as his palette. The great room floors are from vertical grain fir, trucked in from Washington state. Your eyes are immediately drawn to the 2 strategically placed round windows that frame the views of the Vallecito Valley. You will be warmed by a massive woodburning Rumford design fireplace that feels like it belongs in a ski lodge. The massive single-piece stone hearth was harvested from the property. It will be a pleasure to entertain in the great room using the wet bar set in lacewood, flaming birch and rosewood also handcrafted by the seller. On the other side of the great room is a dining room that is open to the kitchen but will accommodate a large dining set and chairs with a charming antique New England Belanger wood fired cook-stove, and while it's likely not up to current code , the sellers use it to cook on and for added warmth. It will be a pleasure for any chef to prepare gourmet meals in this kitchen, which has all slab granite countertops, an Italian fireclay country sink, a maple island with plenty of storage for pots and pans and all maple cabinetry. The appliances are all JennAir stainless steel and there's a large pantry located nearby. Also on this main level are a large bedroom and a bath with tile from Santa Fe plus an authentic old door from Maine that has a different pattern on both sides. As you go up the stairs to the second level, your eyes are drawn to the incredibly beautiful fir staircase that consists of over 1800 separate pieces of wood that was again lovingly built by the seller. Upstairs is a great sitting area, known as "the hanging room" due to it's "no post" design and it being suspended by a single steel cable. You will be able to cozy up by the Kiva style woodburning fireplace in the master bedroom that also has beautiful Valley views. The master bath has a Phillip Stark designed soaking tub made by Duravit, a high end German company. The shower is made from beautiful slate as are the countertops. Above the bedroom is a space, accessed by custom-made wooden ships ladder, that makes for a great yoga studio or can simply be used for added storage. The lower level of the home has the laundry room, again with lots of storage, a large bedroom, (that could be a media room or partitioned off into an additional bedroom) a full bathroom and a dry bar with an under-counter refrigerator. In addition, you will also find a charming wine cellar room, where the owners enjoy dinners with friends. This room is entered through an antique door from Pakistan. If you have creative carpentry in your blood, there's a woodworking shop nearly 500 ft. in size which could easily be finished out for additional living space.