A rare custom home of true scale and presence on 4.6 wooded acres in New Albany, Indiana — designed and executed by Recreation Designs, the seller's own Louisville-based design studio, and built to a personal standard that no client brief could demand. The architecture announces itself immediately: Knotty Alder exterior doors, vertical James Hardie plank siding in a deep sage finish, natural stone veneer base, and an ashlar pattern front walkway. Inside, soaring ceilings, hand-finished beamwork, scorched and stained pine ceiling beams in the dining area, a dramatic king post truss between the great room and kitchen, and Hubbardton Forge statement lighting throughout establish a warm, elevated mountain modern aesthetic that is grand yet deeply livable. The great room centers on a floor-to-ceiling leathered granite fireplace and opens entirely to a screened covered patio through a multi-panel wood-framed sliding glass wall — a natural stone fireplace, vaulted paneled ceiling, polished concrete floors, and dry-stacked stone privacy wall make it a true outdoor room. The kitchen pairs painted wall cabinetry with glass-front uppers and a stained wood island topped in 6cm Mocha Black Leathered granite, a dark hexagon tile backsplash, custom range hood, and a Café appliance package including double wall ovens. The butler's pantry extends the entertaining story with navy cabinetry, brass hardware, polished Carrara marble countertops and backsplash, under-cabinet lighting, and a Vitara wine cooler. The primary suite features Knotty Alder double doors to the patio, a wet room style zero-entry shower tiled floor to ceiling in large format marble-look porcelain, a double vanity with polished Carrara marble countertops, and a walk-in closet with floor-to-ceiling custom built-ins. The guest bath offers a hammered copper under mount sink, leathered stone vanity top, and floor-to-ceiling vertical stacked tile tub surround. The designer laundry room connects the kitchen to the 2.5 car garage with leathered stone counters, an under mount sink, folding counter, hexagon tile floors, and a custom equestrian wallpaper accent wall. The office features steel-framed glass doors and floor-to-ceiling sage painted built-ins. The walkout basement adds 1,500 finished square feet with a wet bar, Hubbardton Forge pendants, home gym area, second guest bedroom, full bath, and 900 square feet of unfinished storage. Minutes from I-64, I-265, and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
