2601 Chestnut Ridge Church Rd, Efland, NC, 27243

Custom Log Cabin on 1.78 Acres in a delightful, private setting. The home's interior features gorgeous natural-finish pine logs & beams, bathed in natural light. The wood's rich hue is counter-balanced by the white interior walls and vaulted ceiling at the rear of the home. The floors are 5'' pine planks! Come into the front foyer/family room from the gabled, front entry porch. The right side opens straight back to the Kitchen and Dining Room. The Kitchen has stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and a pine-plank center island. The left side of the home has a cozy, private, office. Behind it is a half bathroom/Laundry Room and then the vaulted Living room, aside the Dining Room. The back of the house has Western exposure. The upstairs has 2 bedrooms, each with East-facing dormer windows and full, private bathrooms. The fully fenced property offers sanctuary for creatures great and small. The right-side garden is loaded with Perennials & native plantings. Seller narrative about the garden: We established 2 good sized organic gardens where we grew gorgeous veggies, herbs, beans, greens and fruits. We also got to focus on some perennial, pollinator friendly plantings in spots around the yard. You'll find lilac, lemon balm, butterfly bush, spiderwort, iris, ginger lily, passion vine, lavender, black eyed Susan, wild bergamot, anise hyssop, spicebush, New England aster, swamp milkweed as well as a robust stand of horseradish. You'll also find 3 young apple trees and 2 pears, as well as 6 well-producing blueberries. Just last year, we managed to get 10 pounds of gorgeous blueberries from those 6 little plants. It made some lovely jam, that kept us (and our friends at the holidays) happy for months. Speaking of jam, the fruit produced by the passionvine (aka Maypop) makes for a really special jelly at the end of the season. The stand of elderberries surrounding the chicken coop has really come a long way, from 4 small plants purchased from Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough, to roughly 20 thriving plants in a matter of 3-4 years. They produce beautiful fragrant blooms, followed by heavy clusters of black berries that all manner of wildlife will get if you're not quick enough. The chicken coop housed up to 8 birds, previously. It has a plank up to a robotic door. There is plenty of storage in the 2 sheds, & ''20 Tall'' shipping container (20' X 8' X 10'.) Nestled in the woods. buffered by family farms and small homes, this special spot is secluded but close to ''the Action'' of: Durham (22 minutes), Chapel Hill (19 minutes) & Hillsborough (10 minutes), with direct East & West I-40/I-85 access less than 2 miles away!