Celebrity Home Series: Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts' Nashville pad

You may know Gary LeVox as the front man for award-winning country group, Rascal Flatts. He is one of the many country singers residing here in Music City and his newest home was recently featured in an article on Taste of Country.

To call it a home may be an understatement, as this is a real Nashville mansion that spans nearly three acres. The article speculates that the mansion's price tag is somewhere in the millions.

LeVox's spacious kitchen has oak cabinets and modern appliances. The bright living room pictured has lots of windows for the singer's family to enjoy this warm spring weather. One of the bathrooms is nearly all white with a large bathtub overlooking their property.

To see all the pictures, visit Taste of Country. 

You don't need to win the lottery to find your dream home

You may have heard the news. The Tennessee Lottery has decided to add another "drawing-style" game, according to WSMV. This one will pay the withholding taxes FOR YOU. That means you walk away with a lot more money. The jackpots start at $1 million and average between $5 million and $6 million, also according to WSMV.

Did you also know your chance of winning the lottery is 1 in 12,271,512, according to an About.com Statistics page.

Not very likely.

An article in The Daily Beast says you're more likely to die by vending machine than win the lottery (they also list 14 even funnier things that are more likely to happen here).

So, what's the good news? 

Well, the good news is you don't have win the lottery to find your dream home. The Sold Sisters are here to help!

Are you looking for that immaculate kitchen to perfect your chef craft? We have a listing in Nolensville whose kitchen boasts an oven tower, cook top and island. That featured listing is here.

Is your teenager at the age where they're craving more privacy but you're not quite ready to let go yet? A teen suite could be just what your dream home needs. We have a listing with an area fit for a teen, near the watchful eye of mom, here.

Would you rather build your dream home and watch it every step of the way? We have lots in Nolensville and Eagleville that would allow you the freedom and creativity to design the home you want to a T.

If none of these listings interest  you, we're here to help you find your dream home. So don't worry, you don't have to win the lottery for The Sold Sisters to treat you like a lottery winner.

Just be careful of those vending machines.

Visit The Sold Sisters website and contact us today for all your Nashville real estate needs.

Nashville offers activities to enjoy on Mother's Day

With Mother's Day right around the corner, you may be scrambling to figure out how to spend the perfect Sunday with your mom. We found a few activities happening here in Middle Tennessee on Mother's Day. Whether you want to take mom for brunch, indulge in wine on mother's day or go for a run - we've got you covered.

Go for Brunch

Jonathan's Grille, in Green Hills, has a patio perfect for the predicted 67 degree weather on Sunday. If you want to make mom feel a little more fancy, order her a $4 mimosa. The Jonathan's brunch menu will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you're looking to step it up a notch this year for your brunch with mom, the Hilton Nashville is offering an abundance of foods in a classy environment. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., they will be serving salmon, pasta, breakfast items, mango lime grouper, fresh breads and more. You'll be paying for the environment though with the buffet costing $39 for adults, $12.95 for kids 7-12 and is free for children 6 and under. 

Another upscale brunch will be hosted at the Union Station Hotel. They declare the brunch as being "fit for a queen" and includes a Prix Fixe family style dinner, live entertainment to keep you and your mom happy as well as complimentary valet parking. The cost is $45 for adults, $15 for kids 7-12 and children under 6 are free. 

Go on a Wine Tour

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,  Nashville Wine Tours is hosting a Mother's Day Wine Tour complete with a limo for a classy, unique day for mom. A limo ride, wine tasting and a picnic in the countryside is available for $75. The picnic will pair your vino up with cheese, antipastos, pastries and fruit. 

Run a 5k

You may never have considered a 5k as a Mother's Day activity, but the Run Like a Mother 5k series is changing that. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. and the children's one-mile race starts at 8 a.m. After you and your family cross the finish line, you deserve a celebration. The Run Like a Mother post-race party has food, drinks and children's activities to help you cool down with mom. 

Celebrity Home Series: George Jones' home will always be a Nashville landmark

Last week, country music fans began to worry as music legend George Jones was hospitalized. The Twitter world was buzzing with Tweets of "Get well soon, George" and "We love you, Possum."

Many Nashvillians woke today with heavy hearts as the news of George Jones' passing spread like wildfire on the Internet and through social media. Country music stars, musicians and music lovers all sent their condolences to his wife, Nancy, who many were also familiar with.

If you're a local to middle Tennessee, you know how much of a staple the home of George and Nancy Jones has been in the area. People visit to take photos and fans were especially happy to visit during Christmas when Jones and his wife had an epic Christmas lights display.

The home is located in Franklin, where many local celebrities and country stars reside. The house is said to have four bedrooms, more than six bathrooms, a salt water pool, a guesthouse and barn. It boasts over 70 acres.

To honor the legendary, George "Possum" Jones, take a tour around the home that will always remain a middle Tennessee staple. Rest in Peace, Mr. Jones.

Have you ever visited the Jones home in Franklin? Let us know about your experience in the comments below.

Spend your summer on Nashville's Old Hickory Lake

Temperatures are raising, the sun is shining and many Nashville residents are polishing their boats and getting ready for a summer on the lake. Old Hickory Lake is the perfect way to spend a hot summer day with friends and family.

Nashville's Old Hickory Lake has full-service marinas, boats for rent, slip rentals, boat ramps and docks that will get your family on the water before you know it.

Don't own a boat? There are still 22,000 acres of water and over 400 miles of shore that you can enjoy without being in a boat.

Why not take your family for a night of camping under the stars? Shutes Branch allows campers starting May 7. User fees range from $11 to $17 and they do have electric hookups. For more information, call (615) 754-4847.

If you want more information on Middle Tennessee's Old Hickory Lake and the many ways you can enjoy the water, email them at oldhickory@tennesseelakeinfo.com.

Want to spend more than just the summer on the lake? The SOLD Sisters Team has a great contemporary 4 BR home less than one mile from the lake. View the listing here.

What are your favorite things to do on Old Hickory Lake? Let us know in the comment section below.

Celebrity Home Series: Dave Haywood Buys Nashville Home

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Dave Haywood of the award-winning country music group Lady Antebellum has purchased a home in Nashville with his new wife Kelli Cashiola.  The pair married in April and will now have plenty of room to settle down and start a family!

Located in the ultra-ritzy Nashville neighborhood of Belle Meade, the three-level mansion boasts 6,750 square feet, four bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms.  The Haywoods paid a cool $2.1 million for their new abode.

The French tudor-style mansion is a definite improvement from Haywood's last place...a less-than-1000 square foot, one bedroom, one bath loft in Nashville's booming urban neighborhood known as The Gulch.  He purchased the bachelor pad for $329,000 a little over a year ago.

Check out this Taste of Country article for more photos of this gorgeous home.

Treehouses at Cheekwood

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

1200 Forrest Park Drive

Nashville, TN 37205

615-356-8000

There is a fantastic new exhibit at Cheekwood this summer...Treehouses, and you have until September 3 to check it out.  Each of the exhibit's seven treehouses, built right into Cheekwood's landscape, is created by a different design team and focuses on a great literary work from the last two centuries.  Here is a sneak peak!

THE GIVER

"Things could change...Things could be different.  I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different.  There could be colors." -Lois Lowry, The Giver, 1993

WALDEN TREEHOUSE

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be.  Now put the foundations under them."  -Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

CONCH HOUSE

"His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.  He laid the conch against his lips, took a deep breath and blew once more.  The note boomed again:  and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before." -William Golding, Lord of the Flies, 1954

THE JOLLY ROGER

"One green light squinting over Kidd's Creek, which is near the mouth of the pirate river, marked where the brig, the Jolly Roger, lay, low in the water; a rakish-looking craft foul to the hull...She was the cannibal of the seas, and scarce needed that watchful eye, for she floated immune in the horror of her name." -J.M. Barrie, Peter and Wendy, 1911

UP AND DOWN AGAIN, A HOBBIT'S TALE

"There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, 1937

THE RAINBOW FISH

"The Rainbow Fish shared his scales left and right, and the more he gave away, the more delighted he became.  When the water around him filled with glimmering scales, he at last felt at home among the other fish." -Marcus Pfister, The Rainbow Fish, 1992

OCEAN OF NOTIONS

"He looked into the water and saw that it was made up of a thousand thousand thousand and one different currents, each one a different colour, weaving in and out of one another like a liquid tapestry of breathtaking complexity; and Iff explained that these were the Streams of Story, that each coloured strand represented and contained a single tale." -Salman Rushdie, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, 1991

ADMISSION PRICES:

$12 - Adults
$10 -  Seniors (65 +)
$5 - College Students w/ ID
$5 - Youth (3 - 17)
Free - 2 and Under

50% MILITARY DISCOUNT for military personnel.
Must show current military ID.

Guests may use gate receipt towards purchase of membership if purchased on same day as entry!

Special rates are offered for group tours. Please call (615) 353-9827 for more details.

PARKING:

$3 per car (Members park FREE)

VISITING HOURS:

Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday 11:00 am - 4:30 pm

Garden Summer Hours!Thursdays in June & July, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

CLOSED MONDAY, except for Memorial Day and Labor Day
CLOSED Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day

FEATURED LISTING...less than half a mile from Cheekwood!

1229 Nichol Ln

Nashville, TN 37205

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Located in the Belle Meade Highlands

$1,600,000

6 Bedrooms

6 Bathrooms

6,270 square feet

MLS #1333296

Click HERE for additional details.

Listing courtesy of Ellen Christianson, French Christianson Patterson (Office Phone:  615-297-8744)