Discover Our Modern Mountain Home Designs at The Cliffs

Modern mountain home designs are transforming the experience of living in the mountains. Built with the outdoors as inspiration, these homes provide a feeling of openness, harmony, and serenity from within the space. Here, at The Cliffs, our seven communities offer luxurious home designs that are characterized by the spectacular views of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Keowee. 

Let’s take a look at some of the exceptional design elements that make our luxury Carolina mountain properties a wonderful place to call home. 

Spacious Floor Plans

In today’s market, a premium home listing is expected to give you more living space for your dollar. With more than 4,000 square feet of living space to make your own, your new home will be spacious, versatile, and provide plenty of room for entertaining. In modern mountain home designs, you can expect to find grand, spacious floor plans that elevate luxury living to its finest.

Modern Rustic Charm

The best luxury mountain homes often offer a balance between modern and rustic elements. Our homes at The Cliffs are intended to bring out the warm, natural charm associated with mountain living –– yet in a sleek, modern design. With elegant elements including stone fireplaces, high-end hardwood floors, and metal accents throughout, the space feels effortlessly in touch with nature, both inside and out. In addition, our skilled interior designers balance the architectural elements of the home with decor that is both comfortable and stylish.

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Open Living Areas

One of the key elements in modern design is an emphasis on open living spaces. In areas of your home where you typically spend time with others, such as the kitchen or living area, having an open floor plan makes interacting with family and friends easier. Often defined by the furniture in the room, these layouts are ideal for entertaining as they improve traffic flow, communication, and the amount of natural light that enters the home. At The Cliffs, many of our modern mountain home designs are created to offer living areas that open up to one another –– combining various spaces into one large area.

Floor-to-Ceiling Windows 

For spectacular views from within, floor-to-ceiling windows are incorporated in many of the modern mountain home designs at The Cliffs. One of the biggest advantages of this design feature is that it maximizes the natural light that comes into the space. This makes your home look and feel larger and airier.

At The Cliffs, our builders intentionally designed homes to showcase the views of the surrounding landscape as you move throughout the various areas of your home –– creating a living experience that is simply unrivaled. 

Specialty Rooms

With such spacious floor plans, luxury homes often include specialty rooms that improve the functionality of the house. These specialty rooms include everything from home theaters to game rooms, built-in bars and wine cellars to exercise rooms. Such amenities not only make living there more fun for you and your family, but they are perfect for hosting parties throughout the year. 

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Workspaces

Every part of your home should be enjoyable, no matter where you are. To achieve this, your floor plan should separate your workspaces from areas you spend your downtime. For example, separate home offices and laundry rooms are two functional workspaces that should be incorporated into every modern mountain home design. 

By having a designated home office space, you will improve your ability to step away from work and truly enjoy your personal life to the fullest. Similarly, a separate laundry room can make this mundane task much easier, allowing you to hide any messes and minimize noise in the rest of your home.

Outdoor Living Areas

Given the temperate climate and distinct seasons of the Carolina mountains, your home should allow you to take full advantage of the outdoors –– and our homes at The Cliffs are designed with the outdoors in mind! Many of our luxury homes boast expansive, open-air patios that extend the living area into your backyard. 

These spacious outdoor living areas may have outdoor fireplaces and kitchens, with a built-in bar, fridge, and grills –– making it the perfect place to entertain your guests. Some of the designs also have generous balconies that overlook your own private corner of the Carolinas. 

Luxury Swimming Pool

For the warmer months of the year, having a private luxury pool just steps outside your back door is a real treat. Luckily, many of the homes at The Cliffs have inground swimming pools with spectacular views, making it the perfect spot for exciting summer pool parties, or just a relaxing afternoon dip. 

A Modern Mountain Home Design for Your Lifestyle

At The Cliffs, our homes range in size, location, and style –– making it easy to find a home that ticks every box on your wishlist. From elegant luxury condominiums just outside of Asheville to grand estates along the shimmering shores of Lake Keowee, our modern mountain home designs are built with you in mind. 

If you would like to play an active role in designing your dream home, we also have homesites available to build a custom property. With this option, you have a blank slate to work with –– allowing you to create a place that is entirely your own. 

Our custom building options include working with some of the area’s finest luxury home builders who are members of our Prefered Builders Program. They have years of experience building homes of the highest quality, making them the perfect choice for a smooth building process. We also offer the option to build with Cliffs Builders –– a built-for-sale option that still allows you to choose the layout and design features of your home through our homes packages, but in a streamlined process for a faster move-in date.  

If you would like to view similar listings to the one showcased above, or view available homesites, take a look at our online catalog. Here you will have an inside look at all of our available mountain and lake homes at each of our private luxury communities.