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SHIMMO SUPRISE
Great Point Properties $4,295,000
Shimmo Pond Road is a meandering dirt way leading through dense woods to properties at the harbor's edge. Along the way, in the middle of this quiet Shimmo neighborhood, you will find a completely new, just-finished home featuring many impressive details. In essence, this home has nearly everything one might want in a luxury vacation home. Quiet. Well designed, with all the amenities. Roof walk views. And a connection, through deeded harbor access, to the one thing that makes Nantucket most special - the water.
The style of the home at 14 Shimmo Pond Road is neither ornate nor ostentatious. While the materials used are of the highest quality and the design and layout are unique and artful, the finished home presents itself in a way that is understated and unpretentious. It does not scream, "look at me," nor does it work terribly hard to "make a statement," as so many such homes do. Instead, it speaks softly, with confidence and ease, inviting the visitor to drink in the decor and style at his or her own pace, seemingly confident that the experience will be pleasing and comfortable.
One has options in entering. Guests will come in through the front door which leads to the living room and dining room. Close friends and family, however, will, most likely, enter through the door on the corner closest to Shimmo Pond Road arriving in, perhaps, the most functional room in the house: the long, well-equipped mud room. Here, the nearly iridescent stone floor deftly hides the dirt and sand brought in from outdoor activities. A high-capacity washer and dryer are ready to turn the well soiled into the clean and tidy. Three deep cubbies provide storage for foul weather gear, beach paraphernalia and more.
The kitchen is just around the corner from the mud room. And what a kitchen it is.
The color scheme is simple, with most of the character emanating from the reclaimed antique oak flooring (which is a constant design element throughout the first and second floors) and the warm calico granite counter tops. Everything else, save the three dramatic, gun-metal, black pendant lights, illuminating the work surface of the massive island, is painted clean, bright white. The cabinets are of the highest quality with several wonderful details, such as integrated columns and posts. Spectacular crown molding connects the long, dramatic, glass china cabinets to the kitchen's high ceilings. Half of the kitchen area is given over to food preparation (providing the finest-quality stainless appliances); the other half is dedicated to food consumption with ample room for dining, surrounded by large windows overlooking the gardens and landscaping. Awriting desk occupies a sunny corner, as well.
Also on the first floor is a large area comprised of the living room (with large, federal-style fireplace surrounded by granite) and the formal dining room. Both delineated on one side by substantial half walls capped by clear slabs of bull-nosed mahogany and on the other by oversized windows and French doors leading to the back, wrap-around porch. In addition, there is a large guest suite on the first floor, as well as a powder room, centrally located for convenience. The second floor, accessed by a dramatic mahogany-accented staircase, features three huge bedroom suites, each with cathedral ceilings. The master suite offers its own granite-framed fireplace and a large free-standing room divider which serves as a gateway to a huge walk-in closet and to the master bath - perhaps the most luxurious room in the house thanks to its oversized soaking tub and steam shower.
The lower level is carpeted and spacious - an ideal spot for a family room or media room. The fifth bedroom is here, accompanied by a stunning full bathroom similar to the other baths throughout the house. These rooms receive more than enough natural light thanks to several deep and wide window wells. The basement may be accessed via its own set of outside stairs.
This new, substantial and comfortable, five-bedroom, five-and-one-halfbath home in one of the island's most sought after locations, is offered at
$4,295,000. I
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