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Meticulously designed and extremely well thought out, this breathtaking home seamlessly blends modern living with the timeless appeal of the Arroyo Seco countryside. There truly is a space for everyone in this expansive 3,389 sq ft home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms in the main living area with another full bathroom in the attached studio/workshop of 553 sq feet of heated space that could easily be converted into a studio apartment or used as a 3rd car garage. The main garage holds two cars and is wired for electric car charging. The kitchen, dining room, and living room together constitute an open-concept great room with expansive views. The living room has a beautiful floor-to-ceiling stone gas fireplace with a beautiful wooden mantle, a custom-built bookcase, Hunter Douglas blinds with remote, a cathedral ceiling, and expansive windows looking out on Taos Mountain in the foreground and Truchas Peaks in the distance. The custom kitchen is an entertainer's dream with two islands, stone window ledges, a Wolf induction cooktop, a separate Wolf convection oven, two Bosch dishwashers, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and tons of storage. The unique, stone-tile backsplash features 50-million-year-old fossilized fish. Enjoy laminated cork and tile flooring throughout the home. The entire home was built to be as environmentally conscious as possible. Although the exterior looks like classical New Mexico stucco construction, most walls are built from highly fire-resistant and highly insulative composite blocks made largely from recycled Styrofoam (efbm.com). The home features a 6.5 kW, grid-tied solar electric power, with battery backup for many electrical subsystems. All solar electric panels are roof mounted and video cameras are installed to monitor snow build-up in the winter. (The rooftop around the panels has remote-controlled heater tapes to assist with snow melt when necessary.) Heating and air conditioning are largely provided using an extremely efficient, minisplit, heat pump system, but a separate solar hot water installation assists the water heater throughout the year and provides additional floor heating in the winter. Much of the rainfall on the roof is channeled to two undergound cisterns with submerged electric pump to provide water for the established garden beds around the house. There are three operable skylights, one remote controlled, which bring lots of sunshine into the interior greenhouse/flex space and the spacious, private office has its own entrance. Adjacent to the great room, separated from the living room by large folding glass doors to enjoy even more light, you'll find a den with a kiva fireplace, featuring windows with even more views and French doors opening into the back yard. Throw open the windows and doors in the summer to hear the songbirds and bring the beautiful weather in, or build a fire in the wood-burning kiva fireplace in the winter and watch the snow come down in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The east-facing backyard side of the home features two covered porches and a Nordic Spa hot tub, great for enjoying sunrises or watching the stars at night. This wonderful 3.45 acre property not only has irrigation rights, but also receives an agricultural tax rate. Additional amenities are established garden beds, a large Planta greenhouse, fenced dog area, plenty of room for horses, a large storage unit, a large side parking area (great for an RV), and a beautiful covered front porch for watching the magnificent sunsets. The attention to detail in this home and property is simply incredible and a must see. Truly the epitome of a Taos Dream Home! |
