Designed to accommodate a family who loves entertaining, this Miles Custom Home built in 2004 on Carters Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia uses all 6,800 finished square feet to blend both public and private spaces seamlessly.

Six generous, blue-stone and S.American hardwood porches connect the living and outdoor areas through Anderson doors that usher in the sunshine and keep out the cold. Underneath its durable, low-maintenance and beautiful hardiplank exterior, this home has blown insulation throughout and has insulated bathroom, bedroom and utility room walls as is customary in most of our homes. Where the blue stone front porch with its warm mahogany front door and the 4-bay garage meet, you will discover a friend's entry that leads to the laundry room and the kitchen. The kitchen features all custom cabinetry providing loads of cabinets, an ample island with deep storage on both sides, granite tops, gas and stainless gourmet appliances including 2 full-sized ovens and a warming drawer. The kitchen also has random width heart of pine flooring that is found throughout this magnificent home.

The vaulted family room, with exposed fir beams, solid cherry mantle and stair handrails and elegant wrought iron stair pickets, features gigantic windows with our signature transoms to fully enjoy the glorious view to Wintergreen, The Blue Ridge Mountains, and beyond. The family room also hosts one of four superb fireplaces: three are gas and are wood- convertible on a whim and the gigantic stone fireplace in the terrace level rec room is wood-burning. Conversation areas abound both upstairs and on the terrace level. The master bedroom, family room, dining room and kitchen porches feature beautiful, resilient and low-maintenance S.American hardwood, black wrought iron railings and pickets that minimize view obstruction, and cedar, load-bearing columns.  Four of the six porches are tied into the integrated full-house, audio/video, telephone, computer network and security systems. On the two blue-stone porches, simply relax and enjoy the peace and quiet of this lovely mountain setting.

Above the garage is a spacious Nanny's suite also integrated into the home's smart wiring system. It has a private entry, features large windows for natural light, two closets - one walk-in, has a separate HVAC system, is kitchen-ready, and has washer and dryer hookups in the spacious, tiled and windowed full bath.

The master's suite has a separate bedroom that enjoys 270-degree year-round views and radiant heat under reclaimed 200 year old oak flooring. The master bath's walls and floors are covered in tumbled and honed travertine tile while the custom cherry cabinets are topped with Durango limestone and elegantly lit with chandelettes of the same oily bronze hardware found throughout the home. Also in the master suite is a cozy sitting room with a fireplace and a smaller yet fully integrated entertainment center than the full-featured home theatres found in the upper family room and the terrace recreation room. The sitting area also enjoys abundant natural light from the windows and double Anderson doors leading out to its private view porch. Close the solid fir doors and enjoy the master privacy!

All Miles Custom Homes are built with earth-conscious, cost-efficient, sustainable materials that add up to certified green living at its finest. Remember: Tom Miles has expertise in construction materials and their evolution towards earth-friendliness that dates back 25 years. He is intimately familiar with building materials, their strengths and their weaknesses, and makes a habit of exploring new ideas and implementaitons with all his former building material collegues. In fact, all Miles Custom Homes are built with a focus on architecture, natural building, solar energy, ecology, water and forest conservation, recycling, and greenhouses that will sustain the families that live in them for generations to come.