203 Round Top Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924

If you have fond memories of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence and your favorite fantasies include a roaring hearth, a bottle of French wine and languid pastoral views, you may well be drawn to homes in the French Provincial Style. The charm and gracious living of the past merge with the technology and convenience of the present with this French Country Style offering.  Poised on three acres on a quiet cul-de-sac, the ten-room residence is true to the genre. Balance and symmetry prevail. Wings flank the wide arched entry at the home's core. Curved double windows continue the equilibrium. Bowed dormers break through the steep, slate-simulated roof. The predominantly brick siding is supplemented with cedar.  The solid mahogany entrance opens to the home's charming design elements: beautifully crafted built-ins, detailed crown moldings, hardwood floors, solid-core wood doors, artistic faux-painted wall décor, custom-fitted closets. The dining room steps up from the living room each with sliding glass doors opening to the sweeping Ipe deck railed with mahogany. In the country kitchen, cream-glazed cabinetry contrasts with the rich cherry tones of the island, planning center, breakfront and floor. There is a walk-in pantry, the appliances are top-of-the line and the fixtures, as in the baths, are beguilingly period French. Across the hall, the sizeable family room features one of the home's two fireplaces, an entertainment center and ample bookcase cabinetry flanking double windows.  The first level's right wing is resident to three bedrooms including the original master suite featuring a fitted walk-in closet and indulgent bath. More recently, the second level was rebuilt to allow for the present master suite, extensive custom dressing areas and an elegant bath whose marble basketweave-patterned floor is warmed with radiant heat. The rebuild also included a handsome library/office entered by a foyer with barrel-shaped ceiling sporting a visually-engaging "map of the world" mural. Walls of high cherry wainscoting give way to a curvature of beautifully crafted cherry bookcase cabinetry and further along a wet bar.       Two entrances lead to the lower level featuring a temperature-controlled wine cellar complete with cherry storage racks. Partially finished spaces include a recreation room, exercise and utility areas and access to the three-bay garage--each bay donned with a striking mahogany door. Beautifully updated custom French Provincial on quiet cul-de-sac. Professionally landscaped w/ gated entry. European Country Kitchen designed kitchen & baths. 1st & 2nd level master suites. Extensive millwork & built-ins, detailed crown moldings, hardwood floors & solid-core doors, 2 fireplaces. Formal rooms w/ sliding-glass doors opening to expansive Ipe deck.2nd level foyer w/ barrel ceiling introduces superb library/office w/cherry wainscoting, bookcases,wet bar & gorgeous hand painted mural of "the world".Full LL includes temperature-controlled wine cellar w/ cherry fittings, exercise & recreation areas.