Stroll up the driveway by the entrance backyard gate and you might be instantly transported into one other world. It's an oasis of calm, a spot of peaceable bliss, a particular retreat to name dwelling.
Lush entrance gardens bursting with seasonal colour and patios create an inviting entry into this adobe dwelling, one in all a handful inside Orinda and much more distinctive for the coveted Sleepy Hole neighborhood.
This architecturally beautiful dwelling at 91 Lombardy Lane was lovingly restored and meticulously up to date and expanded with respect to the integrity of the design, full with salvaged adobe brick. The out of doors entertainer’s mecca and luxurious terraced gardens depart little to be desired.
The one-level 2,724-square-foot ground plan is sprawled over greater than a half-acre, which celebrates California’s quintessential indoor-outdoor life-style with a number of doorways to entry the yard, together with NanaWall doorways that open roughly 18 ft, blurring the definition of indoor and out of doors areas. Every of the 4 bedrooms options French door entry to the out of doors venues, together with back and front yard patios every with a gasoline hearth pit, a resurfaced pool, a spa with a waterfall characteristic, a built-in barbecue, and a prep counter.
Amongst its many options are radiant-heated flooring with unique tile, photo voltaic panels, Previous World textured partitions, cedar flooring within the closets and adobe partitions. There are three full loos.
A fire anchors a spacious front room with views of the gardens behind the NanaWall doorways. The eating room has glass on two sides, with rapid patio entry and a waterside view to the pool and spill-over fountains. A chef’s kitchen has been fantastically redesigned with customized walnut cabinetry, limestone counters and a colourful encaustic ceramic tile backsplash behind the 48-inch Viking six-burner plus grill vary. There are additionally KitchenAid home equipment, a Shaws farmhouse sink, operable skylights and Dutch door entry to the entrance gardens.
An opulent major suite wing has been expanded to incorporate vaulted ceilings, skylights and French doorways positioned so one wakes to a view wanting throughout the pool to the colourful backyard hillside past. The spa-inspired en suite rest room is designed with stunning customized tile work, a free-standing bathtub, a bathe with three showerheads, a customized walnut floating vainness with a Carrara marble countertop and a walk-through closet.
The alternative wing options two extra bedrooms, every with patio entry and a full rest room with subway tile wainscot and classic fixtures.
A staircase and meandering pathways join the a number of yard terraces, every showcasing a novel layer of outstanding design, together with sculptural customized retaining partitions made with wattle fencing of hand-woven iron. Featured are seven raised backyard beds, a bocce ball courtroom, greater than 50 rosebushes, a grassy knoll with pure gross sofas, a number of fruit bushes and a butterfly backyard. On the high of the hill is a greenhouse constructed with charming salvaged home windows, electrical energy and customized tilework, an excellent artist studio or non-public retreat with a view to the distant hills. On the finish of the backyard path, uncover a frog pond, a hen coop and a backyard shed surrounded by lavender and roses.
Extra options embody a two-car storage, a laundry room with beveled-edge Monterey-style cabinetry, out of doors entry and entry from the first suite, and off-street parking for at the least six vehicles.
Orinda is surrounded by the fantastic thing about open house and rolling hillsides and lots of out of doors recreation areas, together with Tilden and Briones regional parks. Situated in Orinda’s Sleepy Hole space and close to each the historic Orinda Nation Membership, and the Sleepy Hole Swim and Tennis Membership, this property is inside about 3 miles of the Orinda Village, BART, and entry to Freeway 24. This north Orinda location can also be near top-rated colleges within the Orinda and Acalanes college districts, together with Sleepy Hole Elementary and Miramonte Excessive College, ranked No. 39 in California and No. 311 nationwide by U.S. Information.
Worth: $2,750,000
The place: 91 Lombardy Lane, Orinda
Web site:www.91lombardy.com Proven by appointment solely.
Itemizing agent: Coldwell Banker Realty, Melanie Snow, DRE#01908304, (925) 360-0344, melanie@melaniesnow.com