Enter the gated entrance to Lafayette’s Baywood community with gorgeous homes on tranquil streets winding through a scenic valley embraced by the lush verdant to golden hills of Briones Park protected open space. Welcome to the rare elegance and tranquility of the Baywood lifestyle. 

Accented by flagstone, brick, and flowering gardens, this stately home is approached via a meandering walkway leading to the custom-built, mahogany double front doors trimmed in detailed millwork. Guests enter the 2-story foyer with rich quarter-sawn oak wood floors, a gracefully curving staircase ascending to the second floor, and stunning millwork that architecturally frames the home. Highly detailed crown molding wraps the entrance to the inviting living room where you’ll find molding-encased Bay windows and elegant plantation shutters. A crowned archway leads into the formal dining room with its charming curved window looking out to the home’s “secret” shade garden and Wisteria-covered arbor. 

The remodeled “chef’s” kitchen is efficiently designed with professional line appliances and abundant storage cabinetry. Natural light cascades thru a window box complemented by recessed ceiling lighting and under-cabinet low voltage illumination of rich granite countertops. The French doors of the adjacent breakfast area and family room open onto an arbor-covered patio, outdoor fireplace, and an outdoor kitchen. The family room is wired for 7.1 surround sound with custom installed speakers, and illuminated by Lutron-controlled accent lighting. A stylish granite slab wine bar with sink and refrigerator is designed for your entertainment needs.  The far end of the family room opens to a second arbor-covered patio transitioning through spectacular gardens to the gated, free-form pool, spa and patio decking.

Completing the first floor are a large bedroom or office with recessed and accent lighting, Ethernet wiring to the second floor, and surround sound speakers; a full guest or pool bath; and the laundry/mud room which connects directly to the triple garage with abundant storage cabinetry.

Ascending to the sumptuous master suite on the second floor, the elegant brick fireplace is the focal point, mantled in beautiful white millwork and framed by rich crown molding throughout the room. Plantation shutters and oak hardwoods add casual elegance to the room and further complement the millwork. Surround sound speakers are installed in the ceiling for TV theatre along with individually controlled beamed lighting for bedside reading. A large walk-in closet and spacious, updated master bath complete the suite. Two additional bedrooms with a “Jack and Jill” remodeled bath share the home’s second floor. One of the bedrooms has extensive built-in book shelving, scribed so that it can be easily removed.

Offered at $1,650,000