Every creative person needs a creative space in which to do their work. That may need to be a mental space as well, but the physical workspace environment is always important.
How about a country home in lovely Lake County with a 1500 sf fully open studio or work space with vaulted ceilings and handsome solid oak flooring?
Here you can do your thing, whether it is in the arts or the technology sector, or perhaps you just crave a space that does not hem you in, and allows you to fully express your creative approach to life.
All whilst you are on a private double lot of 0.28 acres backing onto a 21 acre reserve parcel with park-like oak forest. So, you have the seclusion and quiet that fosters equanimity and the balance that supports your full productivity.
The home is over 3000 square feet in total, on two levels with what can be four, or even five, bedrooms and three bathrooms. However, the room nearest the bottom stairs could also be developed with a kitchen, for a fully self-contained living space on the lower level.
The large studio space is on the main level with the quality kitchen off that, with the same wood flooring.
Before entering the home, as you come down from the road, you go through a covered deck with transparent roofing flooding it with natural light, which could become an atrium, and into the entry foyer where you can go into the studio or work space or into one of the two small rooms on the upper level, each with its own full bathroom.
These can be either bedrooms or offices, depending on your requirements. Doors connect them for convenience, and one comes off the kitchen. On this upper level of about 1800 square feet, there is a circular flow, conducive to having this whole floor supporting the creative enterprise in the large work space.
Obvious possibilities are the performing arts, for dance, theatre or music. But also the high ceiling and ample light make this perfect for artists in the visual or sculptural arts who need a larger space than you ever typically find in a home, but with that ambience rather than having to go into a more industrial space, where purchasing the space might be out of the question anyway, and you don't want to have to afford the high rents.
It can also be a home business accommodating a lot of team members for some sort of start-up or ongoing enterprise.
There is plenty of both off-street and on-street parking, and there is the possibility to develop additional parking as well to accommodate customers or staff, as well as your family. Loch Lomond Rd is a quiet, but very accessible country road, and the property has high fencing to give additional privacy.
The property has central heat and air conditioning as well as a wood stove in the studio space to keep that cozy feel in the cold days during winter months.
Off the studio are not just one, but two decks that open onto the back of the property when you, or your co-workers, or clients, need a bit of a break and some fresh air. You can look over the large forested parcel the property backs up to or look over your own garden. This level is a well-appointed and very full space for your creative endeavors, which may very well be served and enhanced by taking advantage of such a space in a beautiful natural environment.
You might prefer to use the large studio space as a loft-like great room for your life-endeavors encompassing both work and play, because aren't they both the expression of your being altogether, so why not have a whole space for both?
The home was built in 2000 and is in excellent and well-maintained condition. In 2015 the lower level was developed, with interior access from the studio, adding two more bedrooms and a fabulous spa-like bathroom as well as another room that could be developed into a second kitchen creating a full apartment here.
The flooring is slate tile, another inviting natural surface that has a special feel to it.
The bedrooms are on either side of the bathroom with twin sinks, a large jetted tub, with room for more than one, if desired, and an additional area for a small conservatory aided by a skylight and the large private window. You can have your own spa days here, whenever you feel like you might enjoy it, and need a break from your otherwise productive life. Outdoor decks open onto the private forest setting. In total you have decks totaling almost 700 square feet.
The home has propane central heat and air conditioning on the upper level, though it has not been used for many years by the current owner, who prefers the economy and ambient warmth of the wood stove and downstairs has radiant warm floor heating, connected with the propane-fired on demand hot water. The higher elevation, around 2800 square feet, does allow for cooler temperatures in the heat of the summer, by, often around 10 degrees, than around the lower elevation of the Clear Lake basin.
The grounds are well-developed and fully fenced so if you have pets you can keep them safe, or if you are a gardener, keep the deer, and other critters out. There are mature fruit trees, including five plums, producing them by the bucket load, while fruiting at different times, an apricot, nectarine, a Bartlett pear and Thompson seedless eating grapes.
There is a shed of some 196 square feet, 14 x14, that could also be developed into an outdoor office space, or used for storage as was recently.
There is also a bike port for storing a motorcycle or other bikes.
The home has a 3500 gallon water tank collecting water off the roof to minimize excess water bills when you need it most in the summer. It can also be used for fire protection if you have a pump to hose down the roof of the home, in the unlikely event there could be an evacuation order. Best to be safe by covering all possibilities.
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Amenities are not far away. A couple of miles to the Loch Lomond store, and an Olympic-sized community pool, 10 minutes to Cobb with a local supermarket, 20 minutes to Safeway and Walmart as well as Clear Lake.