Crawford Builders - Lexington, Kentucky
Crawford Builders Crawford Builders
Crawford Builders - Lexington, Kentucky

The "Sautters" Project
New Construction - Traditional Farm House.


Built on the crest of a rolling knob on the historic Walnut Hall Stock Farm sits this house that transcends time with its traditional feel and touches. The over 9,000 square foot home includes all amenities you would come to expect in a modern, upscale home while always keeping true to the homeowners desire for ease and function for a young and growing family, while maintaining a warm traditional feel. Such amenities include a large, first floor master suite which includes his and her walk in closets with built-in mirrored storage areas. A Master Bathroom with his and her vanities, large whirlpool, a custom walk in steam shower, and separate water closet with bidet. You also walk off the master suite to a covered sitting porch and an out door custom shower to wash off after a nice afternoon ride around the farm.

Adjacent to the master suite sits a stunning walnut library with a full Rumfort fireplace with a small wet bar between the library and great room. The great room, which serves as the axis of the home, were when you enter the home at the front entry you can see all the way through to the large covered back porch and also connects the breakfast area and large eat-in kitchen. The kitchen is spectacular in itself with a large island, multiple sinks, 8 burner wolf range, dual ovens, and all custom made cabinets with inset doors and custom hardware. There is also a desk area and custom made hutch. A walk-in pantry and butlers pantry separates the kitchen area and formal dining room which is also directly off of the entry foyer and staircase to the second floor and basement. There completing the circle of the center of the home. Just off the kitchen is a second set of stairs to the second floor, a half bath, and a hall to the garage and large walk-in laundry area. Also, there is access to a separate screened in porch with a custom built-in grill. As you walk into the house from the garage you walk into a mud area with beadboard wainscoting, a sitting bench, and custom made built-in cabinets for coats and storage. There is also a separate tack room that has wall to wall, floor to ceiling wood paneling, separate washer and dryer, and custom hooks and saddle hangers, with a separate entry to a small covered porch. A perfect area to get ready for that afternoon horseback ride.

The second floor of this story and half is all about function. There is a separate guest suite privately situated away from the heaviest of traffic. The bonus room over the garage has been finished into a play room. There are separate offices built for each of the homeowners and separate, identical girls rooms for their young daughters, along with a media room for them to use.

The basement is for entertaining and storage. As you enter the basement you will see the large L-shaped entertaining area with sitting area, pool table, and custom made bar. There is also a 1200 bottle, custom made, self-contained wine cellar and a separate bathroom and custom made sauna. There is a play/arts and crafts area and a custom made, fire proof, safe room and mechanical area. To go along with the out door shower, three and half care garage, there is over 1,200 square feet of covered, bluestone porches that take into account all 360 degrees of views of this amazing setting. The house doesn’t stop there. It’s what you can’t see that is almost as impressive as what you can see. The house is smart wired for the future with a lutron home works whole house system that controls the lighting, and can be integrated into the security system and HVAC systems. There is also a whole house audio/video system that is integrated. The home uses the best forms of insulation including open cell foam in the attics and crawl spaces. The HVAC system is a dual stage Geothermal system with automatic damper controls, humidification and de-humidification systems, desuperheater for added hot water, along with smart thermostats and fresh air recovers systems. All of this makes this home a 5 star plus Energy Star rated home with the expected annual utility cost to be approximately $1,600.00 per year or 60% less an average home of its size and an extremely comfortable and clean air home.