On the Market: Contemporary farmhouse in Chain O’ Lakes region
Live in the midst of the Chain O’ Lakes in this custom cedar farmhouse, built in 2006 in the Dunn’s Lake Estates subdivision of Fox Lake.
This is truly an up-to-date, contemporary home with all the amenities, sheathed in an exterior that looks like it has been part of the land for many years. Gorgeous Brazilian cherry floors run throughout the main floor family room, dining room, den, eating area and gourmet island kitchen while four carpeted bedrooms, including a master suite with two-sided fireplace, fill the second floor. The finished basement includes two additional bedrooms and a recreation room with bar.
The .72-acre lot includes a three-car garage, brick paver patio and a serene front porch.
Listing agent Scott Hoeppner of Baird and Warner in Lake County offers further details:
What’s the hidden gem in this house?
“The biggest surprise when you go upstairs is the see-through fireplace that warms both the master bedroom and the bath. Its temperature can be controlled by a remote-control device that you want to be careful not to drop in the bathtub. Elsewhere, the front porch is a wonderful and peaceful place to sit and drink a morning cup of coffee while enjoying nature and the wooded area across the street.”
What would your perfect buyer look like?
“The buyer for this home probably owns an SUV because with four second-floor bedrooms and two more in the lower level, there’s plenty of room for a big family, as well as lots of yard for running and playing.”
What surprises you about this house?
“The owners have been pleasantly surprised at the amount of people you can comfortably entertain at one time. Family gatherings have typically brought together over 30 people in the past. The full, finished basement offers many possibilities to spread out and design the perfect recreation area for your family, as well as hide from one or more of those 30 relatives you don’t want to spend time with at the gathering.”
If this house were featured on a TV show, which one would it be?
“Though I’ve never actually seen the show, I thought of the Taylors from ‘Home Improvement’ — a Midwestern family with three boys who need room to grow and a father who would appreciate that this solidly built, custom-made home definitely needs no improvements.”
What’s the coolest thing about living in this neighborhood?
“Dunn’s Lake Estates is a small and somewhat secluded area that allows you to get to know your neighbors during evening walks and develop the friendly relationships that I think most of us are looking for. You’re in the heart of the Chain O Lakes recreation area and, though this may not be a waterfront home, boaters only have to travel a short distance to available boating slips that lead directly to the major waterways.”
What’s one adjective you’d use to describe the house?
“Complete. This home has everything most families would need.”
Name three plants, flowers or trees in the yard.
“Burning bushes, wild tall grasses and towering trees on nearly three quarters of an acre.”
On the Market
Address: 996 Westshore Drive, Fox Lake
Asking price: $300,000
Open house: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 25
Square footage: 2,382
Bedrooms/baths: 4 bedrooms on the second floor, 2 in the basement; 2 full, 1 half baths
Year built: 2006
Listing agent: Scott Hoeppner, Baird & Warner, Lake County
Call: (224) 715-1209
Email: scott.hoeppner@bairdwarner.com.