Serenbe Sanctuary with Charming Cottage-Style Composition (Previously Listed) -

Located at 9035 Selborne Lane Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, in the Serenbe community, sits this charming cottage-style residence. To first appreciate this home, you must understand the locale in which it was established. Serenbe is not your typical neighborhood.; its purpose is to replicate the community experience of simpler times. Because Serenbe focuses on being a community, this theme is implanted within the town, down to basic architectural elements. For instance, central post boxes bring neighbors out and about to get their mail and front porches are just an extension of the streets to which they connect. Art galleries, horse stables and restaurants are all things you might find upon while exploring Serenbe, as well as live performances, movies, poetry readings and lectures. Residents of this unique setting benefit from minimal stress and improved physical health.

All that said, this Serenbe home and presents an opportunity to live in the utopian-style climate. This particular home has four bedrooms and four full bathrooms. Built in 2005, it has been very well-cared for and allows for many décor possibilities. It is, more or less, a blank canvas for the inspired designer where every room is an opportunity for expression.
The exterior offers a cheery aesthetic where a softly sloping shake shingle roof playfully frames shed dormer windows. The classic cottage style is reminiscent of the Norman Rockwell period. The definitive front porch is deep set and spans the entire front plane of the house. There is no front banister and no step up from the street level – one of the design elements that avoids community disconnect.

As you walk through this adorable threshold, you will enter into a vestibule foyer. Here, you have a coat closet and intriguing built-in shelves that line the entrance into the open floor plan of the main level living spaces set on beautiful hardwood floors. A spacious family room is the first space you’ll encounter. Behind this space is a dining area and the kitchen sits back in the corner of the home but still adjacent to other main level spaces.

In the kitchen, three custom windows span across the wall behind the sink, presenting a gorgeous view of the lush landscaping that grows around the streetscape with an eye-level view of the communal front porch. This kitchen packs a lot of punch into a space efficient design. Gorgeous cabinets, set beneath granite countertops, a centrally located island, stainless steel appliances and a glossy white tile backsplash are the most prominent features of this performance-driven cook space, but you will discover there are many other facets of functional design embedded within this kitchen.

The family room features a square-stone tile fireplace and connects to arguably the best feature of this home—the back porch. Sitting beneath the lower side of the sloping roof, this breezy balcony is enclosed with screen panes and includes a hanging daybed making this outdoor space suitable sleeping quarters. The master bedroom, on the main level, also connects with this porch, as does an outer uncovered deck.

All of the bedrooms and bathrooms are nicely appointed and well-kept. Separate sleeping quarters and a full bathroom can be found on the terrace level. This lower level apartment also offers private entrance and partial kitchen. The fenced in back yard begins at the gate with a stone stair case that comes down from the side yard. A covered patio off the terrace level sits just under the upper deck and offers a vast view of the natural yard space that sprawls out beneath the trees that surround it.
Whether you’re looking for an Atlanta-area home, or you’re specifically looking to move to Serenbe, this home has found you. Make way for a better quality of life at 9035 Selbourne Lane in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia’s Serenbe community.