4097 Snaffle Bit Dr Aiken, SC 29803

Snaffle Bit Farm is a timber frame and panel home in the prestigious Three Runs Plantation equestrian community in Aiken. This environmentally advanced home offers greater structural integrity, energy efficiency and lower carbon footprint than more conventional construction. The house has a Southern Style open floor plan which accentuates the exposed Douglas Fir posts and beams and cathedral ceiling, particularly in the great room. The organic country feel is reinforced by the heart pine floors (no carpet), milled locally and found throughout the living areas. The gourmet kitchen, with its custom wooden cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, is open visually to the dining room and great room with their cozy wood-burning fireplace, fieldstone mantelpiece and built-ins. A generous mud room/ pantry connects the kitchen to the two-car garage as well as to the rear of the property and to the barn. The spacious master suite, framed with exposed beams, connects to a lavish bathroom with custom double vanity and Jacuzzi whirlpool tub. A walk-in closet with custom shelving and a utility / laundry room complete the suite. Generous guest accommodations are provided by the two additional bedrooms, a full bathroom and an office located off the foyer, which can also double as a fourth bedroom. There is a guest powder room off of the kitchen. The home's front and rear elevations are in the ''Mountain Lodge meets Arts and Crafts'' styles, incorporating exterior timber elements and stacked stone columns, In keeping with the natural surroundings. The great room, dining room and master suite all open out onto either a deck or the screened-in porch with another wood-burning fireplace. Both barns and the house are protected by lightning arrestors. The barn was built in 2019 and has 3 large stalls with covered 12 foot overhangs, a 12 foot center aisle, a wash stall with on-demand natural gas water heater, a large heated/cooled tack room, an RV Electrical hookup and a large hay area. The horse part of the barn is 36' x 48', it is connected to 3 large garage/workshop spaces that are 36' deep and 36' wide. There is also an extra laundry room with bathroom, and an exterior door. The entire footprint of the barn is 36' deep x 84' long. There is an additional 2 stall barn (12 x 24) with hay storage, water and electricity. So together there are 5 stalls for horses on this 5.39 acre fenced property that is only 1 lot from the south two arenas, cross country schooling course and activity center, all accessed by the trail directly behind this property. At closing, purchaser shall pay the Home Owners Association a one-time Capital Contribution of $3,150 for maintenance of all existing assets & amenities in Three Runs Plantation.