500 Meadowlark Drive

Property Highlights:

• No updating needed!
• Ready to be moved into!
• Mountain View
• Established Neighborhood
• High ceilings & wood floors
• Automatic Generac generator
• Beautiful interior
• Viking & Bosh appliances
• Full finished walk-out basement

Property Description

This charming gated property is just minutes from the village of Tryon and Harmon Field Recreational Park. The park has a river, walking paths, track, playground, tennis courts, soccer fields, a baseball diamond, putting green, rentable party cabin, covered picnic areas and horse show grounds. Location, location, location: Easy access to Hwy. 176, I-26, grocery stores, restaurants, Tryon Elementary School, libraries, Fine Arts Center, movie theater, doctors and St. Luke’s Hospital!

Thoughtfully situated on a sloped 2.03 acre lot in a quiet established neighborhood, it has city water, a year round fantastic mountain views, and a covered 14′ x 14′ outdoor entertaining area. This home is perfect for full time living or a lock-n-leave 2nd home! You will love how it is snuggled against the hillside, 1/2 mile up Warrior Mountain!

All major rooms open dramatically to the natural light and views to the rear of this lovely home.

You are welcomed through double front doors with an elegant arched transom into the main foyer which has an antique mini-chandelier and two coat closets. The mountain view greats you immediately upon entering!

The warm and inviting living room has an 18′ cathedral ceiling with a pretty 8-light wrought iron English chandelier, an efficient wood stove (installed December 2010) with a cast concrete mantel and hearth. The living room is 17′ x 19’9″, it is open to the kitchen and dining room which enables conversation to flow freely. The french doors on the back of the room can be left open to the screened-in porch to take advantage of the marvelous breeze!

The screened-in porch is a great place to enjoy calming views and elegantly blends outdoors and indoor living spaces. It has a beadboard ceiling, care-free ironwood flooring and it is perfect on warm days and nights; dine alfresco or enjoy a glass of wine with friends! The porch is 8′ x 20’7″.

The chef’s kitchen overlooks the living room and it has a serving/breakfast bar which encourages friends and family to be a part of the cooking process. The appliances are all stainless steel; Viking refrigerator, Viking wine refrigerator and a Bosch dishwasher. The countertops are a beautiful creamy honed limestone from Israel and the backsplash is a Mexican 1″ x 2″ tumbled travertine with a distinctive texture. There are 2 sinks; the main sink is a white handmade Kohler fireclay farm sink and the bar area is a hammered chrome Barclay sink. The center of the kitchen is the perfect spot for a 6 person breakfast table. The kitchen is 13′ x 17’8″.

Just off the kitchen is a hidden powder room with a custom designed vanity that has plaster columns with gargoyles, a dark slate countertop, a custom made metal sink with an in-the-wall bronze faucet. An antique 5-light spanish sconce offers soft overhead lighting. This room is concealed behind a custom made bookcase.

A large walk-in pantry offers loads of storage for food, large pots and bulky seldom used appliances, it is located between the kitchen and the mudroom.

The multi-purpose mudroom allows for spillover space during large gatherings with a long countertop that is perfect for drinks or a dessert bar; it has an imported mulit-hued 12″ x 12″ slate floor set on the diagonal, the custom knotty pine upper cabinets are tall and the lower cabinets will completely conceal your front loading washer and dryer. The cabinets are topped off by a carefree slab of granite and a pretty custom tile backsplash which has 4″ x 4″ handmade glazed tiles and three 6″ x 6″ handmade glazed pinecone inset tiles that are set on the diagonal.

The mudroom leads into the 2-car garage which has painted drywall, 9″ wood baseboard, 8’h x 9’w wood beadboard garage doors with arched glass transoms, a side door, black floor mats and roughed-in plumbing for a faucet. The pull-down attic stairs take you to a nice size storage space that is floored and has 2 windows.

Open to the kitchen and the family room, the bright dining room has 6 large windows, an inoperable double french door unit with a transom, a trey ceiling and an antique spanish chandelier. The dining room is 12′ x 11’8″.

The master suite has a large his-n-hers walk-in closet with plenty of room for shoes and handbags. The master bedroom has a 15′ cathedral ceiling, large windows and you can lie in bed, and enjoy the gas log fireplace, the mountain view and a movie all at the same time. (Above the fireplace is a custom built-in television cabinet with retractable doors). The master bedroom is 13’6 x 15′.

The master bathroom has seperate sinks with chrome Porcher faucets and marble countertops. The seperate shower has a low maintenance pure white cultured marble surround, a built-in bench, a large rain shower head and a Kohler Purist (frameless pivot) shower door. The charming clawfoot slipper tub has a telephone style Porcher faucet with hand held sprayer; don’t worry about missing your favorite show or movie while soaking your cares away; a concealed built-in television cabinet sits between the sinks and has retractable doors! You can watch the weather & the news while getting ready in the morning or watch a DVD movie while soaking in the tub. The potty room is seperated by a pocket door and it is has a large window and a linen closet.

The two car garage has an entrance into the laundry/mudroom and an exit to the side yard. The garage has a pull-down attic stair to a floored attic with storage space.

The shady side yard is accessed by stairs to a knoll where a custom covered porch is located. The outdoor entertainment area is currently being used as a chicken coop. It is a custom built 14′ x 14′ space with a cathedral ceiling, that overlooks the backyard and the mountain view. It currently has a dirt floor. Just change out the hardware mesh screen to porch screening and add pea gravel to switch it to a wonderful spot to have a glass of wine with friends or for a little peace and quiet with a good book!

The completely finished walk-out basement has large windows and smooth ceilings.

Each of the two bedrooms have large triple unit windows and nice walk-in closets. Each bedroom is 12′ x 11′.

Both bathrooms have beautiful honey colored crackled glazed tile, Kohler tubs and Delta faucets in bronze.

The recreation room is perfect for watching movies, playing board games and cards, plus it has a gas log fireplace with a custom surround, an exercise area and double french doors which open onto the screened-in porch. The recreation room is an irregular size. The porch is 8′ x 20’7″. The porch has a flagstone floor and a door that opens onto the backyard.

The rest of the lower level has a library with a french door, which is the perfect spot for a home office. The library is 11′ x 9′.

A large seperate playroom plus a hallway closet for linen storage. The playroom is 11′ x 13’7″.

Throughout the home are red mahogany stained tongue and groove job finished pine floors, pine doors and 9″h pine baseboard. On the main level are custom textured walls and ceilings. All of the closets have automatic light switches built into the door framing. The home has a security system and an automatic 15K Generac generator which is hooked up to the 500 gallon in-ground propane tank.

To arrange for a personal tour, call Myrna Viehman Owner and Broker of Tryon Foothills Realty. You can reach her on her cell 828-817-4963. Think Foothills First, TRYON FOOTHILLS REALTY!