For Sale By Owner
270 Robinson Road, Saltspring Island, B.C.

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The main level of this extraordinary home boasts the finest woodworking and workmanship throughout. Each room exudes fun, warmth, vibrancy and substance. The lower level, includes an open concept 900 sq. ft. studio with a sleeping loft, bathroom and private yard; a 600 sq. ft. shop with an office and loading bay. Built including soundproofing and a firewall. In addition to all this, the rural zoning allows you to build an additional 602 sq. ft. guest house and operate up to two home based businesses.

Age of home: 1992

Home size: 3,450 sq. ft.

Heating: Electric & Waterford wood stove; in floor radiant heat on lower level option

Main Level (1,500 sq. ft. Immaculate)

The entrance, kitchen, living area, and dining area are all open concept and total 900 sq. ft. (30 x 30).

Entrance (5 x 8). Chinese slate floor

Kitchen (15 x 19). Solid cherry custom cabinetry with birch plywood interiors (no melamine) finished with linseed oil, spice drawers, solid surface double sink, large bar top with seating for 4-6, 3 appliance garages including plug-ins, 2 lazy Susans, built-in recycle centre, built-in vacuum.

Living area (28 x 15). Tongue and groove spruce ceiling left to age naturally with no finish, engineered centre beam, cherry ceiling fan with halogen light and remote dimmer switch, Waterford wood stove mounted on and surrounded by Chinese slate.

Dining area (15 x 15)

Bedroom #2 (11 x 15)

Bedroom #3 (11 x 15)

6-piece main bathroom and laundry. (12' x 6'6”) Cedar linen closet lined with juniper, humidistat, oak cabinetry, washer/dryer hook-up, insulated walls for sound protection, solid surface countertop.

Under-stair storage room (9 x 3)

Floors: Wall-to-wall (including closets) red oak with cherry inset finished with a mixture of linseed oil, turpentine, and Japan dryer.

Windows. All main living area and doorways cased in solid oak and trimmed in solid cherry.

Stairs to master suite. Custom white oak with double winders, solid white oak banisters, banister caps solid cherry finished with linseed oil, enter master suite from the main level. A large storage room, under the eaves, is located at the top of stairs with oak flooring and built-in lighting.

Master suite (17 x 13). Oak flooring with inlaid cherry at entrance, antique glass door, doorway and windows cased in oak trimmed in cherry, custom closet, with birch shelves trimmed in cherry linseed oil finish, sound proofed, tongue and groove spruce ceiling left to finish naturally, large custom windows, one allows the moon to shine directly in.

5-piece master bathroom (11 x 7). Oak flooring with inlaid cherry, custom 2-person tiled shower and surround with solid teak cabinetry with birch interiors and teak trim all finished with linseed oil, custom brass fixtures, skylight cased in cedar.

Additional information: Removable wooden exterior screens, filter the hot afternoon summer sun, add a lovely and private substance to the west side of this home, and are easily taken down to allow in winter light.

Decks: 1500 sq. ft. cedar (all the cedar has come from the surrounding land or a sustainable tree farm) wrap around nearly the entire upper level; enable you to find sun or shade any time of day; feature a south facing delightful outside shower with hot and cold running water; have an engineered deck space for a hot tub including the necessary wiring in place.



Lower Level (1,500 sq. ft.)

Ceiling: 11'ft. acoustic tiles in a drop ceiling that has been insulated for soundproofing, installed as a firewall. Double-staggered 2x6 construction in exterior walls, double-staggered 2x4 and insulated interior walls, add to the sound proofing.

Studio: Stunning and brand new lovely, quiet, open concept, unique 900 sq. ft. studio, kitchenette includes cabinetry with both stainless and birch counter tops, provides amble storage; a 10 x 13 bedroom, including a large sleeping platform, antique wooden door with 2 panes of glass, and two interior windows; a solid fir door with a glass panel serves as an entrance into a up beat custom tiled bathroom with a walk-in tiled shower, cabinetry includes a cedar linen closet stainless shelving and large medicine cabinet and newly porcelained antique sink; The walls, windows and doors are trimmed in maple and cedar; large exterior double pane windows and a solid fir exterior door with glass panel provide abundant natural light; thick exterior walls create deep window sills; 11' ceilings set the ambiance; a built-in vacuum for upper and lower floors; wall to wall laminate flooring through out; separate yard fenced artistically with cedar boughs surround organic raised bed gardens.

Shop: : a 600 sq. ft. shop may be entered through a loading bay or from the included studio/office, into a L-shaped space (19'6" x 9'4", 13'2" x 19'6"); some 220v outlets. The studio/office (14' x 10) has laminate flooring, is equipped with a humidistat; has large double paned exterior windows, a solid fir exterior door with a glass panel and a large double paned window between the shop and office/studio and has a sleeping loft which could be used for storage. This provide natural light to both spaces.


  • 3,450 sq. ft. on 3 levels
  • “Green” inside and out
  • Red oak with cherry inset wall-to-wall floors #61694; 1,500 sq. ft. of decks

For Sale By Owner

Contact: Sandie Ferguson
Phone: (250) 537-0630
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