Your Dream Home on the Golf Course

You will find this richly appointed Executive Custom Contemporary home set in one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in the bucolic town of Sterling. This elegant home in Sandy Ridge is situated on the 13th green of one of the area’s finest golf courses, Sterling National Country Club, and you can ride your golf cart down the path from your backyard, past the in-ground heated pool directly on to the golf course.

This showcase home features a grand two-story marble foyer with stunning detail.  The dramatic two-story Great Room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the pool and golf course has a wood burning fireplace encased in granite  and  surrounded by custom floor to ceiling woodwork. The second level provides balconies and a sitting area that overlooks the great room and leads to the two spacious bedrooms with Jack and Jill bathroom, playroom, studio, and fourth bedroom with private bath.

 

Cooking will be a dream in this gourmet kitchen with two sink stations, professional gas range, stainless steel appliances, Corian counters, and large pantry.  Dual staircases lead from the kitchen to the second level, as well as the curved staircase in the front entry foyer. The beautifully lit custom cabinetry with glass doors will showcase your dishes and glassware and a desk area provides the space for quick attention to details. There’s an ample laundry room off the kitchen with sink and cabinets and entry to the one and two car garages.

The much desired first-floor master suite has a double door entry, sumptuous master spa with Jacuzzi soaking spa, custom tile shower, walk-in closet and comfortable sitting room flanked with pillars and cozy gas fireplace.

Additional rooms which complete the first level of comfortable living include the dining room with crown and dental molding, a library with cathedral ceiling and stone fireplace, the Hearth room with a floor to ceiling stone fireplace s and built-ins for casual living space, and breakfast room overlooking the outdoor living space on the deck.

The expansive lower living area includes a full home gym, full bath with guest room and sauna, home theater with custom-built in cabinetry, locked showcase glass doors to protect your valuables, beautifully designed curved bar with granite countertops, cherry cabinets, ice maker, sink, bar cooler, wine room, ceramic tile floor and French doors to walk out to the heated in-ground pool and patios.

This gracious home has been beautifully maintained and recent stonework and gardens have been added along with the three-season Lodge room under the expansive deck.  This room has the feel of a lodge nestled in the woods, with a three-sided stone and glass fireplace which provides ample heat in the cooler days and nights.

The owners have thought about everything down to the smallest detail, and this one of a kind home is truly unique.  Make your next home “one on the golf course” in Sterling.

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Adventures in Sterling

Petting ZooIf you have small children and you have not discovered Davis Farmland Petting Zoo, you are in for a day of pure kid FUN.  You can’t even go to the Petting Zoo unless you are accompanied by a child.    Go beg, borrow, or rent a small child and be prepared to enjoy children discovering and interacting with special animals.

The Davis family has owned the farm for many years, and when their cows became sick, they began collecting unique and endangered species.    They welcomed the children and their parents for not only an educational experience, but also a fun family adventure.

Where else can kids collect eggs from all kinds of chickens, learn to milk a goat, feed the Llama at the Petting Zoobaby goats, llamas, baby sheep, pigs, and Kate the cow, visit the “village” and shop for food to cook, become the local veterinarian and cure the “sick” animals, play in the water park, and on and on.  Pony rides and hayrides through the fields help the children understand the family relationship with the animals and the farm.

Several years ago my granddaughter and her friend watched two baby goals being born in the field, and the staff allowed them to name the babies.  Each year Josie comes back to Farmland to see how “Diamond” is doing.

If you have not discovered this local treasure, make sure you bring the children this summer.  Davis Farmland is open from April through October, and they have great events every weekend.

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Quintessential Sterling

Sterling has wonderful country roots, which is why many people decided to make their homes here.  Dairy farms and apple orchards dot the countryside, but most of the cows are now gone.

Sterling Church on the Common

Sterling Church on the Common

The town did vote for the “Right to Farm” bylaw last year, which will preserve the local farms and encourage other folks to try their hand at small-scale agriculture. The Farmer’s Market is held at the town hall on Friday afternoon from 3 to 6:30 pm, and our local farmers bring the best fresh fruits and vegetables, home-made breads and pastries, home-made soaps, fresh flowers, fresh roasted coffee, and famous Crystal Brook Farm’s amazing goat’s cheese.    We are blessed with this local abundance.  Healthy eating and a concern for our environment make our locally grown food a wise choice.

We will be sharing our wonderful community and all the events and activities offered to the area residents.

If you are interested in the following the local real estate trends, check out the Massachusetts Real Estate Trends Blog for the latest information.

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Welcome to Somewhere In Sterling MA

When my family and I moved to Sterling 33 years ago, it was a quiet country town with more cows than people.  Long before Rt. 190 was built, there were more cows than people, and the folks in Sterling liked it that way.   Sterling was considered the “sticks,” but progress came along and growth happened; some good, some bad.  Sterling is still a wonderful community to raise a family,   support good schools, enjoy the bucolic farmlands preserved forever, pick your own apples in the orchards, visit the Farmer’s Market, and contribute to the  ”help you neighbor” atmosphere.

Come on this journey with us and explore all the special qualities, personalities, and activities that make Central Massachusetts in general, and Sterling in particular, a great place to live.

Judy Reynolds

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