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Tuscan Home

This beautiful home is reminiscent of an Italian villa, from the exterior finishes of stucco and stone, along with the tall narrow windows and gently sloped rooflines, to the arched openings of the rear loggia and the interior gallery.

It features a circular stair tower that rises above the rest of the home, and a spacious living area with a vaulted ceiling and exposed wood trusses.

After walking through the arched, covered entryway, you find yourself in an open outdoor courtyard space, which creates a pleasant transition before entering the house. The courtyard features an outdoor hearth, which is not only a nice visual element, but makes the space usable in cooler weather.

The front door opens into an impressive foyer, which is a rotunda space with a curved stairwell that has a ceiling height that reaches over 23'! Windows along the two–story high space bring sunlight into the stairwell as well as the foyer. A door off of the foyer opens into a study, which has sliding glass doors that open onto the front courtyard. This room with its exterior entry might be the perfect place for a home office. Another opening from the foyer leads to a vestibule that accesses a powder room, a coat closet, and the master suite.

From the foyer, a stone arch leads to a long gallery space with arched openings that look into a 'great hall', which is essentially a large open living space. The room is vaulted and has exposed wood trusses at the ceiling, with sliding glass doors along the back wall to bring in natural light and outdoor views.

Tuscan Design

An exterior loggia spans the length of the great hall, and has arched openings that look out to the patio space beyond. At one end of the great room there is a centrally located fireplace, and at the other end there is an open kitchen. The spacious gourmet kitchen has a center island with an extended counter for eating, and a large walk in pantry. A counter with an under counter refrigerator is located at the end of the gallery, in between the formal dining room and the kitchen.

The dining room also has sliding glass doors that access the courtyard. From the kitchen, a rear hallway leads to an office nook, a secondary stairwell, a powder room, and a mudroom. The mudroom has plenty of space for a bench and built–ins, and accesses the two separate two–car garages.