Property Features
Delightful surprises await at every turn of this elegant English Tudor home, with warm, inviting rooms that reflect its architectural heritage, combined with stunning add-ons and updates to afford the ultimate in 21st-century amenities and upscale living. Distinctive touches incorporate original details -- rich hardwood floors, refinished chestnut trims and staircase, hand-hewn ceiling beams, bottled glass leaded windows, and an utterly charming focal living room stone "inglenook" fireplace flanked by built-in benches and bookcases. French doors with beveled glass panes open from the living room into a first-floor office with three-sided views and access to the stone patio with built-in stone grill and garden. A handsome formal dining room offers high paneled wainscoting and elaborate crown moldings. A beautiful kitchen clad in warm cherry cabinetry is accented with granite countertops and high-end stainless steel appliances, along with a center island with seating, pantry and hardwood floor. Beyond is the heart of the home -- a fabulous added family room with breakfast area boasts lovely lofty vistas from expansive windows of the wooded surrounds, with tiered boxwood hedged walks, terrace and level rear yard below. French doors open to an inviting elevated deck that overlooks the property. Built-ins that house media equipment and television plus a pass-through window from the kitchen add to the cachet of this sun-filled room. There's also a large den off the kitchen with built-in entertainment unit and built-ins for added versatility of living, and nearby powder room.The second floor is host to four bedrooms (one is an ensuite) and spacious hall bath, including a sumptuous master bedroom suite with tray ceiling, pocket doors to a separate sitting room, a built-in dressing table and luxury marble-clad master bath with jetted tub and oversized frameless shower. Closets in this suite are abundant, with deep storage closet, custom-fitted walk-in and double closets. Front and back staircases lead from the main level to a spacious walk-out lower level that offers a mudroom with built-in cubbies, a huge laundry room/project room, a guest bedroom, large hall bath with oversized frameless shower, exercise room, and carpeted recreation room with a stucco-surround woodburning fireplace. Three-zone heating and cooling further enhance the comfort of this home, with a two-car attached garage to complete the picture. Be it the consummate Tudor aficionado or simply the very discerning homebuyer, this distinctive home does not disappoint.
