3395 Stage Coach Dr, Lafayette, CA 94549

Enter the gated entrance to Lafayette’s Baywood community, and you’ll be immediately drawn to the gorgeous homes on tranquil streets winding through a scenic valley embraced by the lush verdant hills of Briones Park open space. You’ll be welcomed to a vibrant neighborhood lifestyle surrounded by nature and outdoor recreation, yet minutes to area freeways, BART, convenient shopping, and Lafayette’s award-winning schools. Like a fine wine, this extraordinary Colonial styled residence has beauty, depth, and complexity that must be savored. Buffered from the elements of urban living, you’ll fall in love with this picturesque oasis. The home’s exquisite interior living space was designed to optimize its integration with the breathtaking countryside that surrounds it. Large skylights, light wells, abundant windows, and 8 feet high sliding glass doors cascade natural light throughout the extraordinarily spacious central living areas. Rich wainscoting and architectural moldings extend from the foyer through the entry hall, formal living, and dining rooms. Vistas of the stunning backyard and rolling hills can even be seen as one enters the home’s front door via carefully designed sight lines to an attractive glass atrium sitting room – allowing you to be immersed in the exterior environment. An open, grand scale floor plan spans the home – reaching from the soaring entry foyer to the rear atrium. The open, brightly lit interior continues across the home’s width from the kitchen, breakfast room, and family room, then transitions to the spectacular media/recreation room that opens to the outside with its dramatic sliding glass doors and 9 feet high wall of glass. The beauty of Briones Regional Park open space flows seamlessly from the home via the backyard’s southern exposure that streams with sunshine and is embraced by sweeping, panoramic vistas of gentle rolling hills. Once outdoors, a serene yard awaits with a dramatic pool, spa, and waterfalls surrounded by flagstone rock outcroppings and their own sandy “beach” with a palapa for aesthetics and shade. Expansive lawn and patio areas add to the resort-like environment with an outdoor fireplace, adjacent outdoor kitchen, and a spectacular waterfall that cascades down a hillside into a rock-bordered koi pond with stunning aquatic plants. Prolific fruit trees abound, and a mature vineyard of Syrah and table grapes spans the back of the yard, set against the verdant hills dotted with beautiful oak trees – ideal for the burgeoning vintner. For those who seek a truly extraordinary indoor/outdoor living experience, you’ve found a place to call home. Detailed Features The home features 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths; family room; media/rec room; breakfast and atrium/sun rooms; formal living and dining room; plus an upstairs office/game room with a balcony overlooking the yard and Briones Park that could also serve as a 6th bedroom – all within a spacious 4627+/- sq. ft. on .57+/- acre. Conveniently located to shopping, area freeways, BART and Lafayette’s fine schools. School bus service is presently available from Baywood to Springhill Elementary and Stanley Intermediate School. Rich hardwood floors span from the dramatic 2-story entry foyer throughout most of the central living areas. A dramatic curved stairway graces the entry with its custom wrought iron balusters rising to meet the hardwood railing as it ascends to the second floor. Light cascades in via massive light wells. The expansive updated kitchen features a large center island, granite slab counters with tile backsplashes, newly installed GE stainless steel refrigerator and double ovens, Jenn-Air 5-burner gas cook top with integrated venting, GE dishwasher, Sharp microwave, and a KitchenAid trash compactor. The kitchen opens to an expansive informal dining area, glass atrium sitting room, and family room. The family room transitions to a spacious, impressive media/recreation room with cherry wood wainscoting and 9 feet high glass window