5 Bedroom Home For Sale in Lakeland, FL

504 W. Beacon Road Lakeland, FL 33803

'No man is an island,' but this plantation-style two-story may make you feel you are living on one. The lot size-virtually double-width and over 200 feet deep-means there is rarely a neighbor within 100 feet. The island illusion is furthered by lush tropical landscaping suggestive of the Caribbean. Enhancing the sense of seclusion are double-brick walls, dozens of trees, hundreds of plants, hedges on three sides, and a wall enclosing pool yard. The spacious living room is distinguished by a high ceiling with massive oak beams and a large brick fireplace, centered between built-in bookshelves. Also striking are windows with plantation shutters, tongue-and-groove paneling, and a stunning heart-of-pine floor in intricate designs. By the living room, with similar patterned floors, are the dining room and what may be either a library or home office. Both rooms are spacious, the dining room gaining elegance from a teardrop chandelier and custom created stained glass windows. Beyond this ideal-for-entertaining area is a totally renovated kitchen. Besides the stainless steel appliances, there are myriad maple cabinets, gleaming stone countertops, and a movable kitchen island. The breakfast nook has still more cabinets and a sliding glass door opening to a covered patio and a large pool with an advanced filtration system. The family room is as spacious as the living room, but more casual. A ceiling fan joins recently updated windows and lighting in adding to the rooms appeal. Here, the floor is oak and tile, and a beach mural furthers the island motif. Upstairs are oak floors, five bedrooms, a walk-in cedar closet, and a large balcony. The master bedroom has an attached bathroom with an over-size shower, pedestal sink, and floor-to-ceiling cabinetry. The fourth and fifth bedrooms are joined, but easily separated. Both have built-in bookshelves, ceiling fans, and are notably bright and cheerful thanks to updated, over-size windows. A sixth bedroom is available downstairs. It has abundant space, a heart-of-pine floor, ceiling fan, and easily converts to a home office should the owner use the detached studio apartment as a rental. Other amenities include another full bathroom upstairs and, downstairs, a bathroom with a shower/tub; an eight-zone irrigation system, and a garage, carport and utility room add another l,l00 square feet to the 4,000 under roof of the main house. The 25 by 60 foot driveway makes a marvelous court for athletes. For the nature lover, the yard has many varieties of trees and plants from azalea to zamia. Fragrance is provided by jasmines, gardenias, and magnolias, brilliant color by camellias, crepe myrtles and crotons, fiery bottle brushes, and electric yellow silk trees. For fruit lovers, offerings range from hundreds of tasty Lady Finger bananas and loquats to as many as 2,000 delicious fruit in a single season from an over-achieving tangerine. If not quite an island, this home is imposing, impeccably maintained-and impossible to reproduce. In a sea of predictable McMansions it stands apart, a special place awaiting a special occupant.