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Magnificent waterfront property! Live like you are on vacation all year long in this beautiful two-bedroom waterfront ranch with access to the fabulous Chain of Lakes. Or use it for a summer home, as a tranquil retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday suburban or city life. This lovely stone and siding home sits on a vast and verdant three-quarter-acre lot on a peaceful Chain of Lakes channel just a few minutes away from enchanting downtown Antioch. Natures bounty surrounds you with lush landscaping, majestic mature shade trees, and a beautifully manicured lawn. A large entertainment patio in the back yard is perfect for picnics and barbecues, or simply sitting back and soaking up the splendor of gracious country vacation living. Your own private boat dock and waterfront boardwalk are just outside your back door, and the channel has access to the Fox River and lovely lakes. Imagine waking up each morning to the joyful sounds of birds singing in the trees outside your window. You enjoy a fresh hot cup of coffee on the patio as you gaze over the still and tranquil channel waters. Then you throw a picnic basket and some ice cold drinks into your boat, and head off for a fantastic day of summertime fun. The cool breeze flows over you as you skim the waters surface. You stop for a few hours of fishing, and catch enough for the evenings meal. Then you head back to your beautiful private paradise to grill them up and enjoy a fabulous feast. This is the life you were born to live. At the end of the evening, you retire into the plush and peaceful spaces of your cozy home for a restful nights sleep and the chance to do it all again tomorrow.
The home itself is warm and welcoming throughout with tons of wonderful updates. Fresh neutral colors provide the perfect backdrop for your furnishings, artwork and personal treasures. Stylish ceramic tile blankets the foyer, which is accessed through the covered front porch. The living room is bright and beautiful, with velvety-plush carpeting and sunlight streaming in through a striking bowed window overlooking the front yard. The dining room is also carpeted, and its size and layout make it a good candidate for an easy conversion into a third bedroom or private office to suit your needs. The kitchen is spacious and gracious with bountiful banks of off-white cabinetry and a stove and refrigerator. Just off the kitchen is the sensational breakfast room, drenched in the sunlight streaming in through sliders to the back patio. A new washer and dryer here are tucked away behind closet doors, and easily accessed from the entire household. The two bedrooms are serene and cozy, with plush neutral carpeting, and the baths have been beautifully updated with sparkling ceramic tile and more. The three-story, two-car garage is absolutely amazing! With a flow-through foundation, a spacious attic for storage or a possible loft conversion, and plenty of space for your vehicles and off-season boat storage. There is also an enormous concrete parking pad that will easily accommodate several additional vehicles. Recent updates include a new septic system, 200-amp electric service, water softener, furnace and central air system, roof, dock and boardwalk deck, new bath, and more. Truly the good life is waiting for you here, in this beautiful home and this sensational waterfront setting! Call today! Take the virtual tour at www.buyowner.com and enter C H I 11810.
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