This very appealing ranch style home at 15 La Salle Avenue in Piedmont, offers a very spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bath home in approximately 2697 sq. ft.. In addition to its indoor/outdoor feeling, there is also a delightful pool, surrounded by a pleasing patio space and fenced yard, awaiting the new owner.

Starting your tour of this home, you enter the living room, and will notice a handsome fireplace, and a light filled space with wall to wall carpeting.  Both the carpeting and pleasant lighting effects continue throughout the house.  Many rooms feature skylights to enhance the ambiance. 

 The more formal atmosphere of the living room continues just a few steps away with the beautiful dining room and dramatic chandelier.  Note the skylights…

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This classically traditional home at 1820 Trestle Glen in Piedmont offers an outstanding bonus--a private patio, and gorgeous pool.  No need to travel to vacation spots to enjoy sitting by an inviting pool enjoying a delightful meal. This spacious home has 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, and is approximately 2870 sq. ft. in size.  

The light and airy living room/dining area also includes a fireplace for evenings by the fire.  

Just steps away is a newly opened, and updated, kitchen area with breakfast bar.  Note the handsome and decorative windows in the kitchen that compliment this spacious area.

Also on the main floor is a cozy den with a fireplace, and doors that lead right out onto the inviting patio area that…

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The home that offers this dramatic living room, is found at 7068 Sayre Drive in Oakland. Nestled among the beautiful trees and greenery of the Montclair hill section of the city, it provides numerous opportunities to sit quietly and commune with nature, or, if you prefer, entertain friends and neighbors. Its large windows and doors, and dramatic vaulted ceilings, offer a truly stunning ambiance.  

Additionally, it is an extremely spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath home to which is added a 1 bedroom, 1 bath bonus room with a kitchen and separate entrance.  

Note the handsome fireplace and direct route to a comfortable porch setting just beyond.

 

 

No matter what style of entertaining you choose, you have an amazing updated kitchen just steps…

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This engaging home at 7011 Homewood Drive in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood, represents all that is best about living in the Tahoe like surroundings of the Oakland hills. With 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, just about every room is complimented with a quiet and peaceful backyard patio view of trees and greenery.   

The open floor plan represented by the living room, dining room and kitchen, is ideal to allow in the light filled outdoor ambiance. As shown here, hardwood floors are featured throughout the home to add extra elegance to the rooms.    

Just steps outside the dining area is a quiet retreat for morning coffee or an afternoon luncheon.  

 

Whether you choose small or large dining events, the handsome kitchen offers a welcoming…

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Located at 161 Scenic Avenue in Piedmont, this home is ideally placed to get a dramatic view from its bay side facing rooms. This  view includes the Bay, Bay Bridge, and San Francisco.  It offers 3 bedrooms, and 2 baths, and an extremely spacious back yard filled with pleasing greenery and trees.  Amenities also include dual pane windows and hardwood floors. 

The inviting living room, with an outstanding view, beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, and built in shelving, is an ideal spot for spending a quiet evening, or entertaining friends.  

Just steps away are two dining areas.  One is the formal dining area, but just outside is a stunning patio dining area where views of the bay and backyard are difficult to resist.

Immediately…

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This handsomely designed home at 123 Sheridan Road in Oakland's Upper Rockridge neighborhood, is defined as a "Contemporary Craftsman", and the stylish designs reflect each of these elements. It offers 5 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, with 3,376 sf of space. Many of the rooms feature Bay area views.  

The welcoming front room, with a handsome fireplace, and its two charmingly paired window seats, flows gracefully into the formal dining room space.  These light filled rooms are ideal for entertaining, or just a quiet moment next to a warm fire on a cold day.  Note the hardwood floors, which are found throughout the house.  

Just steps away is the kitchen.  It is perfectly located close to the dining room, and, additionally, is accessible to…

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For those that covet magical views from just about every room in the house, this 4 Bedroom, 3 1/2 Bath home at 6689 Skyline Boulevard in Oakland, is something you must consider immediately.  Located in the hills above Montclair Village, it is close to Rockridge, Orinda, and the many hiking and biking trails of nearby regional preserves.

This 4100 sf home was built to take advantage of the sweeping views afforded by its location high in the Oakland hills.  San Francisco, Bay Bridge and Oakland downtown views are available for your enjoyment, no matter what the hour.  

There are multiple levels to choose from, but the center of the home has to be the Family Room/Kitchen complex.  A stone fireplace centers the seating area, and a dining area,…

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The curb appeal of this charming Piedmont Ranch Style home at 1 Sotello Avenue, should please the fussiest of gardeners, because the entire home is centered around the gardens and patios. It has 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths, and light flows in from every window.  

The appealing front door opens to a spacious living room with a handsome fireplace, hardwood floors, and dual pane windows.  Inviting doors at either side of the room open onto the very special back and front patios.  

You can enjoy the lovely garden from your front patio, and look forward to entertaining friends here, or in the formal dining room to the right of the main entrance.  

Whether you choose the front or back patios, or the dining room, you have, at your…

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 This outstanding architectural gem represents the gracious living it was created for.  Located at 260 Euclid Avenue, in Oakland, this 5 Bedroom, 3 Bath home includes a very handsome 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath in-law unit.  Centrally located, just moments from Lake Merritt, and the Grand Lake and Lakeshore Avenue shopping and restaurants, it is well worth considering.  

The spacious living room includes arched windows, a dramatic fireplace, and is ideal for a quiet evening's relaxation, yet offers ample space for entertaining guests.  

 

Just steps away, the engaging ambiance continues with a pleasing formal dining room.

The kitchen and adjacent breakfast room provide light filled space, and the classic and popular buffet/hutch for storing…

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This beautiful home, located in the Oakland hills at 46 Carisbrook Lane, make a dramatic presentation even before you enter its spacious interior.  This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home boasts 3,566 sf of light filled rooms.  

The living room with its desirable beamed ceilings, handsome hardwood floors, and central fireplace, invites evenings by the fire, and views 24 hours a day of the Bay and canyon.  

Steps away is the very impressive chef's kitchen which features a stone counter and double oven.  It can be an eat-in kitchen as well, for informal occasions, or you can choose to use the immediately adjacent patio just outside the sliding glass doors.  

 

Of the three bedrooms, while all have the stunning hardwood floors and pleasing…

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