One look at the architectural detailing and gorgeous amenities from custom Italian cabinetry and imported ceramic tile to walnut hardwood floors and walls of windows will leave you breathless at this spectacular single-level home tucked in the hills of Orinda.
The ultra-private cul-de-sac setting among towering oaks offers optimal southern exposure and hillside views. It is also conveniently close to downtown Orinda and Moraga, and has easy access to BART, Highway 24, and top-rated schools in the Orinda and Acalanes school districts.
Celebrate California’s quintessential indoor/outdoor lifestyle and slide open walls of windows to fabulous outdoor spaces primed to create the ultimate outdoor entertaining mecca and backyard sanctuary on its generous .65-acre corner lot. Dramatic uplighting illuminates the oaks, partially shading the yard. Consider adding a pool, cabana, play structure, outdoor kitchen, terraced cutting and vegetable gardens, and more to fit perfectly with your unique lifestyle. A gated front yard with new sod and bordering foliage offers even more private garden venues.
The approximately 2,365 square feet of living space showcases a sleek interior with open concept design featuring soaring vaulted ceilings, multiple skylights, a built-in speaker system, central floor heating, and air conditioning, Andersen sliders and windows, and sizeable rooms including an expanded gourmet kitchen, three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms updated with floating custom vanities, and ceramic tile flooring with a decorative pebble stone inlay.
Step down into the expansive living room with 24 feet of window, a 15-foot vaulted ceiling, a built-in wood-burning fireplace, a to-ceiling painted brick surround, and a gas starter.
The expanded gourmet kitchen design leaves little to be desired. It features a soaring vaulted ceiling with a trio of skylights and a double-wide Anderson sliding glass door that opens to create a seamless flow to an outdoor dining venue and gas firepit. The kitchen also features custom Scavolini Italian cabinetry with LED underlighting and extra deep drawers, Italian ceramic flooring, three and a half-inch thick Ceasarstone counters, a stainless steel counter and backsplash, two Blanco stainless 12-inch deep sinks, and two large islands/breakfast bars. Appliances include a dual oven Wolf range with six burners and a grill, a Wolf hood with warming lights, a SubZero built-in refrigerator with two freezer drawers, a built-in microwave and warming drawer, two Meile stainless steel lined dishwashers, icemaker, and two SubZero under-counter refrigerator drawers.
The kitchen is open to a dining area featuring a stainless gas fireplace with a pebble stone surround. A custom Scavolini entertainment unit, computer station, and bar anchor this expansive room.
Natural light pours through the five skylights running down the bedroom wing hallway. The primary retreat features a sliding glass door that opens to a private view deck, a walk-in closet with motion lights, and recessed and gallery lighting. The spa-inspired en suite is updated with a beautifully designed glass-enclosed wet room featuring a free-standing bathtub inside the walk-in shower with body jets, handheld, and rain showerheads. Step out to a private vanity area on two sides.
Two bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bathroom with a dual stainless sink vanity with wall-mounted faucets and a tub/shower combination.
Additional features include a two-car garage with extensive storage, Elfa shelving and slat walls, interior and exterior paint (2019), a wide side yard for storage, a garden shed, boat parking, gallery lighting, and a laundry room with front-loading LG washer and dryer. A second stacked washer/dryer with a utility sink is located in the garage.