3109 Mel Oaks Trail - Chapel Hill, NC 27516

• Modern home offers easy living with the charm of an early 1900's "Carolina Farm House"
• Builder's personal home is well built & maintained on nearly an acre in "Mel Oaks", a large-lot neighborhood with quiet cul-de-sac streets and no through traffic
• Details include cedar shake accents in both the porch and main house gables, period-authentic porch post brackets, and louvers in both front gables which were custom made after those seen in local farm houses from the era; inside are 5-panel solid wood doors, trim detail, and in the living room a pretty vintage light fixture
• Full-length deep Front Porch features "tongue & groove" ceiling and will accommodate your swing & rocking chairs, a great place to relax with the morning paper or await arrival of guests
• Design offers individual formal spaces and open family areas; main level features 9 foot ceilings, large crown molding and beautiful cherry wood flooring throughout; separate Living Room is accessed from foyer through French Doors and serves equally well as a Study
• Dining Room features "tongue & groove" wainscot beneath chair rail and provides ample wall space for large furniture
• Family Room has wood burning Fireplace with tile hearth, bookshelves & cabinets on each side, and a triple garden door to Deck
• Large Breakfast Area features big bay window and connects Family Room with Kitchen
• Ample Kitchen offers lots of solid-surface counter tops & cabinet space with 2 lazy-susans and tile backsplash, an additional work area with a pantry cabinet, and Bosch self-clean gas range with convection oven & super quiet dishwasher with stainless steel interior
• Half Bath has pedestal sink, and Back Entrance from garage has additional cabinet storage
• Master Suite is expanded by cathedral ceiling and includes a private Bath with marble tiled custom shower and raised-height double sinks
• A second Full Bath with tiled tub/shower and double sinks serves 3 more good-sized bedrooms; Laundry Room is conveniently located upstairs too
• Huge bright Bonus Room has its own Half Bath, triple & double sets of windows, and 2 dormer windows above built-in cabinets with tiled tops (perfect for plants); accessed by a second staircase in the home
• Full walk-up Attic offers lots of Storage or can be finished into additional living space
• Big Screened Porch has expansive openings—seemingly unsupported—to provide an unobstructed view of the lovely surroundings, a cathedral ceiling with fan, and "herringbone" pattern brick floor
• Comfortable Deck is situated between screened porch and ornamental fish pond; a breezeway connects to large side-entry Garage and to Workshop wired with sub panel providing both 110 & 220 current; there's also a generator panel for the house
• Lot features natural dogwoods & mimosa trees, and camellias including a lovely variegated variety; pretty backyard includes rhododendron, forsythia, butterfly bush, gardenia, iris, nandena & more; natural woods behind the yard provide privacy
• Children in the Mel Oaks neighborhood attend acclaimed Chapel Hill/Carrboro City schools while parents benefit from low "county" taxes; located off Jones Ferry Road convenient to downtown Chapel Hill & UNC; just minutes from Willow Creek and Carrboro Plaza Shopping Centers with grocery & drug stores, restaurants, a veterinarian & much more!  Chapel Hill Swim & Tennis Club and Heritage Hills Swim Club, both just a few miles away, offer public memberships; easy access to RTP and RDU Airport via Hwy 54 to I-40.

FIXTURES & PERSONAL PROPERTY TO CONVEY:  Bosch dishwasher and self-cleaning gas range with convection oven, powerful Zephyr range hood, garage door opener, monitored security system, whole house fan, water softener, wired for generator.  Solid cherry corner cabinet & shelf in main level half bath, mirrors in both full baths and work bench in workshop convey.  NOTE:  mirror in main level half bath, porch swing, generator, all tools in workshop including those attached to the shop, dental light & air compressor DO NOT convey.

UPDATES:  Cherry flooring in back of house refinished, new carpet in bedrooms & hall upstairs, and master bath renovation; Kitchen countertops, tile backsplash, sink & faucet with pull out sprayer, and upstairs hall bath renovation; 15 SEER heat pump serving second level; range and hood; gas heat & central air serving main level, and 50 gallon gas water heater & expansion tank

WARRANTY:  Seller will provide a 1-year American Home Shield Warranty with both ServicePlus and CoveragePlus upgrades!