12503 Ernst Rd

What do you want to do today? That was the question they'd ask each other, clutching mugs of coffee on the poolside porch as sunlight kissed the Indiana countryside. With over 16 acres of land and more than 6,500 square feet of home, their options seemed endless. Perhaps they'd take a dip in the below-ground pool, go fishing in the shared two-acre pond, walk the gardens, hike the groomed one-mile path through the woods, or light the fire pit and set up some lawn games. Or perhaps it was more of an "indoor" day. Shed get work done in the lower level office while he hit up the exercise room. Later they'd have guests over for wine and conversation, letting things flow from their open concept dining and entertaining area to their hearth room where a wood-burning Indiana limestone fireplace offered the perfect backdrop. Every day was different. Every day was an adventure. But they always ended things on the veranda overlooking the woods. Home details: 16.4 acres; 6,520 square feet; Chris Stauffer home; 5 bedrooms; 4 full and 3 half baths with 2 master ensuites; additional 13.28 acres available; open concept; eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, Grabill cherry cabinets, GE Monogram appliances, Bosch dishwasher, large pantry, and view of the pool; main floor birch hardwood floors, Pella windows, Royal red onyx gas fireplace, rip rap and Ind. limestone woodburning fireplace with gas starter in hearth room, 9 ceilings, formal dining room, den, screened-in porch, veranda with view of woods; main floor master suite has dual shower heads, double sinks, extra-large closet, veranda access; upper level has second master suite; Jack and Jill bathroom with private sink/closet area, walk-in attic storage; lower level has kitchenette, office/playroom with cork flooring, full bath, exercise room/5th bedroom, 2 large storage areas, walkout to patio; 17 x 34 pool with retractable cover, mature trees, 2-acre shared pond, irrigation system, 35 x 45 garden area with irrigation, groomed path through woods