From the front door, one enters into a foyer with a large coat closet leading into the combined living and dining room with beautiful hardwood flooring and detailed moulding, separated by two elegant white columns. To the left of the foyer is the first-floor master bedroom suite featuring a soaring, vaulted ceiling and two-story windows. The suite boasts “his and her” closets, and a master bath that has a large soaking tub, a double sink vanity, custom built-ins, a remotely operated skylight, as well as a separate shower surrounded by floor-to-ceiling marble. An oak staircase from in front of the foyer leads to the upper level, where there are two additional bedrooms and a spacious, airy sitting room/den that could serve beautifully as a fourth bedroom, complete with hardwood floors and a balcony that overlooks the Great Room.

     Beyond the living and dining room is the elegant Great Room, which fills the eastern end of the home. In addition to a cathedral ceiling, it has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace with windows and French doors on either side that exit to the terrace and side yard. An adjacent breakfast area with four skylights and an additional set of French doors opening to the backyard terrace is found in the center, with the custom kitchen beyond, at the opposite end of the home. Hardwood floors extend throughout the length of the Great Room, breakfast room, and kitchen. The upper level of the home can also be accessed by a second oak staircase, found adjacent to the breakfast area.

     The custom kitchen features an island bar, beautiful granite countertops, and crisp, white Heritage cabinetry designed by Tunis Kitchens, a Subzero refrigerator, Thermador cooktop, and Thermador ovens (one is convection). A white tile backsplash with an exquisite sunflower motif covers much of the wall space behind the lit countertops, while a touch of terracotta paint on the upper portion of the walls accents the dark veins in the granite countertops.

     Upstairs there are two large, sunny, carpeted bedrooms with oversized closets and built-in shelving. A center hall bath of specially designed cobalt blue and white tile with a remotely operated skylight, soaking tub, and dual vanities is conveniently located. Around the corner a short hall leads to the spacious sitting room/den which has a large, Palladian-style window that overlooks the front of the home. A smaller area opposite to the sitting room has windows that overlook the koi ponds on the side terrace, and at the opposite end, a balcony adjacent to the back staircase, overlooking the Great Room.

    The elegant side terrace features a natural 9" by 9'' curved cedar wood pergola, and a patio with low, circular brick walls trimmed in stone. The terrace drops down to a second level via two staircases that surround a lovely rock waterfall with koi ponds, leading into the side yard. From the upper level is an aggregate stone path that joins this patio with the back terrace and yard. A stepping stone path also leads from the side terrace around to a secret garden, and on to the front aggregate entry way.

    There is a lower level unfinished basement that has a workshop area, expansive storage area, and space ready-made for a recreation room with a flue for a wood-burning stove. The home is elegant and comfortable, ready for living and entertaining both indoors and out.