This extraordinary home reflects authentic American Craftsman architecture, rarely found within this area, spectacularly embraced by tranquil gardens of profuse color and beauty. With 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, library, office, gym, and hobby room, it has been meticulously crafted and maintained to create a living experience that is harmoniously integrated with the stunning natural beauty of the gardens and surrounding open space. Classical Craftsman features are apparent as you approach the home with its inviting front porch, wood-shingled exterior, exposed rafters, and beautifully crafted brick work. You’ll find captivating views in abundance from the home’s many divided light windows, doors, balconies, and secluded gardens that extend seamlessly from many of the rooms. With exquisite detail evident in all aspects of the home’s design and landscape, it represents a passionate work of art that will capture your heart and excite your imagination. The front porch and entry door, with inset leaded glass, beckons you into the home; then rich oak hardwood floors with walnut inlay lead through the vaulted foyer, living room, and dining room. The dramatic floor plan features the extensive use of finely crafted wood throughout the interior, with 20+ feet high cedar planked ceilings and exposed beams in the great room, to the elegant wood-paneled formal living room with its 12+/- foot high ceiling. The magnificent exterior vistas are architecturally integrated at every opportunity, including in the formal dining room with double French doors and a wall of windows framing the gardens. Even the office was custom designed to maximize the impact of the views while meeting ones functional needs with built-in black walnut wood workstation desks, library shelves, and storage cabinetry. Designed by noted architect J. Allen Sayles, the office is wrapped in windows with vistas of the back gardens, rolling hills, and with Mt. Diablo prominently framed. The fully fenced backyard with a pool and covered outdoor kitchen. Outdoor covered kitchen with Wood fired Pizza Oven, 2 refrigerators, ice maker, 4 burner gas cook top, deep fat fryer, Tandoori oven, mega grill, dish washer, 65" TV, Bar sink, regular sink.
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