$2,500,000

Rarely available: a custom-built rustic contemporary on thirty-one private wooded acres, minutes from Ooltewah. A winding drive climbs through mature hardwoods to a courtyard entry and a generously scaled home tucked into its hillside clearing. Vaulted wood ceilings rise on exposed beams toward clerestory windows, and a monumental mountain-stone fireplace anchors the great room. Grasscloth walls, an inlaid parquet entry, built-in bookshelves, and wood lattice screens bring warmth and craft throughout. Built for entertaining, the house spills outward into a series of gathering spaces. An enclosed four-season terrace faces west toward spectacular sunsets, and at golden hour the whole property comes alive as light slants gold through the hardwoods. The Magnolia Room, an open-air patio beneath mature magnolias, offers shade on summer afternoons, upper and lower decks step down into the trees, and a fire pit keeps the party going after dark. The primary suite overlooks the forest and adjoins a true spa bath with jetted soaking tub, copper vessel sink, and cedar sauna. Two more bedrooms, a sunlit study that serves as a fourth bedroom, two additional full baths, a laundry room, a two-car garage, and a workroom complete the house. Outside, an adjoining greenhouse extends the gardening season. The property's privacy extends well past the property line. Directly adjacent, 33 acres of peaceful, untouched mountainside are offered separately (MLS #1544555), a rare chance to assemble roughly 64 contiguous acres. Together, the two parcels create a nature lover's and outdoor enthusiast's retreat, with room for hunting, hiking trails, wildlife watching, and the kind of private recreation that is increasingly hard to find this close to town. Whether you are bringing extended family together, planning additional structures, or simply want to secure the view for good, this is a setting with few equals in the Chattanooga region, with Ooltewah conveniences and I-75 close at hand.