VOLNEY, N.Y. – When Ralph and Cathy Tufts are asked to explain what makes their home at 107 Wood Ridge Lane in Volney special, Cathy came prepared with a list.
She loves her all-season sunroom where she enjoys reading, the incredible kitchen and the sunken great room with its cozy wood-burning fireplace, magnificent windows, which looks out onto the incredible back patio and heated in-ground swimming pool.
When she was finished, she summed up her list, simply.
“We thought it was absolutely gorgeous.”
It was also exactly what they were looking for in 2013.
The cedar and brick exterior contemporary home, built in 1990, offered privacy, convenience and a great home for entertaining.
The couple enjoy their privacy and wanted to live in the country but be close enough to get to Syracuse in a timely fashion.
Nestled on over five acres of beautifully landscaped property, the home is built well off the road at the end of a circular driveway.
Ralph calls the grounds a “park-like setting,” with paths running along the well-manicured yards and woods. The incredible back deck surrounds a heated in-ground swimming pool and features a pool house with its own kitchen, bar and changing area.
“It is the best pool we’ve ever had,” Cathy said, with a large shallow area for children and a very deep end for more experienced swimmers and divers.
Inside, again, the house checked all the Tufts’ boxes.
Ralph believes that the home’s original designer was something of a perfectionist, working meticulously to get all the angles correct in the home’s amazing woodworking in the kitchen, cherry library and in the great room. Balconies from the second floor offer spectacular views into that room.
Carol believes that everything in the home was designed to “be easy and beautiful.”
“It is unbelievable the way it is laid out,” she said.
Large rooms are all very bright and airy. The home’s many windows let in the sunlight and allows for views all over the property.
“The house has no feeling that it is 30 years old,” Ralph said. “It looks a lot younger than it is.”
After Ralph casually mentions that the house has three wet bars in it (in the pool house, sunroom and great room), he jokes that, well, “it is a house for entertaining.”
With its spacious formal dining room, kitchen, with its “top-of-the-line” appliances and amazing amount of storage space, he says the house can easily accommodate parties of 50 people or more.
Now both in their 80s, the Tufts are tired of the long drive between their home in Volney and their other house in Arizona, where they are spending more and more time.
“If we could pick it up and bring with us,” Ralph said, “we would.”
If you would like more information on the home, please contact realtor Teri Beckwith. Her contact information is below.
THE DETAILS
Address: 107 Wood Ridge Lane, Volney, N.Y. 13069
Price: $399,000
Size: 4,535 square feet
Acreage: 5.35 acres
Monthly Mortgage: $1,468 (based on this week's national average rate of 3.69 percent, according to Freddie Mac, for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 20 percent down payment. Fees and points not included.)
Taxes: $16,585 (Based on assessed value of $389,000)
Built: 1990
School District: Fulton
Kitchen: The kitchen features granite counters and “top-of-the-line” appliances, including a Subzero refrigerator and double ovens. The kitchen has an amazing amount of storage space, including a pantry across a hallway behind a sliding door. There is a small, casual dining area. The kitchen looks out over the pool house.
Living areas: Owners say the house was built to be bright and airy, and perfect for entertaining. Visitors arrive to a stunning two-story foyer with a chandelier. The great room, which has some of the amazing woodworking, which is seen throughout the rest of the house, is stunning with large windows, a wood-burning fireplace, and wet bar. The room sinks down and can be looked down into from balconies on the second floor. The home has a spacious dining room, and a cherry library/study which is part of the master suite. A personal favorite room for Cathy Tufts is the four-season sunroom with its beamed ceiling. It has its own bar and overlooks the pool. A unique laundry room, tiled and bright, has 12-feet of closet space and a very large window seat.
Bedrooms: There are three bedrooms in the house. The master bedroom is very spacious and features his/her walk-in closets. The other bedrooms are on the second floor and each has its own bathroom.
Bathrooms: The master bathroom has a step-up into Jacuzzi-style tub surrounded by windows. There are three full bathrooms and three half-bathrooms in the house.
Outside: Built on over five acres of beautifully landscaped property, the house was chosen by the owners for its privacy. Entering the driveway feels much like entering a park and home sits well off the road. Ralph Tufts has “worked very hard to maintain” the grounds appearance, including the pathways running along the property. The incredible back deck is very large and surround the heated in-ground swimming pool. A pool house has a kitchen, wet bar, half bath and changing area. There is an attached three-car garage and a circular driveway.
Agent: Teri L. Beckwith
Century 21 Leah’s Signature
Address: 566 South Fourth Street, Fulton, N.Y. 13069
Phone: (315) 598-1165 (office), or (315) 592-1471 (cell)
Website: https://teribeckwithrealestate.com
Email: teribeckwith@aol.com
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