1459 Royal Tern Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443

Welcome to the Surprise Cottage! The Southern Charm abounds from this lovely home in the picturesque Community of Pelican Reef. This beautiful home embodies the intersection of impeccable quality and timeless charm all set amidst the backdrop of this beautifully manicured homesite, and the wonderful views of the meandering Virginia Creek. You will be in awe as you walk up to this home, where you will find yourself wanting to sit on the front swing and enjoy the afternoon breeze. As you enter, you are greeted by a large foyer, the flows into the dining room offering, custom glass transoms over the large cased opening, soothing colors with wainscot and chair rail inside. The Office//Library welcomes you with a French door, cafe style plantation shutters and levolor style closet door. A full bath downstairs offers a pleasant change over the same ol, offering a claw foot tub, diagonal two tone tile, and a classic cabinet and sink, just adorable! As you enter into the Living room, and Kitchen area, you will stop, gasp, and say, this is it!. Oversized French sliding doors, open up to the generous size screened porch, where you can immediately picture all your joyous gatherings. The stack stone fireplace is gas or can be converted to a wood burning fireplace. The kitchen is a delight with staggered crowned cabinets, full pull out with soft close drawers, granite countertops, undermount lighting, glass tile backsplash and inlay, wall oven, additional vegetable sink, and the list goes on. The Master suite is amazing! Not only is this room generous in size, it also offers a private "secret" sitting area divided by French doors. As you, you can enjoy the water view, and private screened porch access. The master bath has a walk-in stacked block glass shower, BEAUTIFUL, I need say no more! On the 2nd floor you will find yourself surprised how the space keeps going. Walk in storage, an additional laundry area, where you will also find 2 generous size bedrooms, both with walk in storage off of their closets. At the end of the hallway, another pleasant surprise is an additional den, that has its own private deck which also overlooks Virginia Creek, where you can almost touch the heron's as they fly by and watch the shooting stars. This room is perfect for visiting guests, where you can enjoy a walk in conditioned storage space, great place to keep all your family games. No stone left unturned. Entertain Guests on this fabulous screened porch, complete with a gourmet outside kitchen, where you can cook to your heart's desire on a Wolf cooktop, with commercial vent and Viking side burners. After a delicious meal with your Friends and Family, slip into the inviting hot tub, to enjoy magnificent views of nature and forever memories. Wait, don't miss the '’surprise garden'' your own private brick courtyard, where you get to unwind and meditate in your own space doing what you love to do, sunbathe, plant your favorite herbs, read a good book. And that's not all, take an evening cruise from your own private dock, or go fishing with your favorite buddy, endless opportunities await for you! This Owner has meticiously cared for and loved this home. Decisions with every facet of construction were well thought out, where craftsmanship is over and above. Some examples are Anderson windows, Central Vacuum, reverse osmosis water infiltration system, cedar closet, breezeway to the cantilever garage, and so much more. All you need to do is unpack and ENJOY life!