This handsome Cape Cod style home is both attractive and inviting for both residents and guests. Especially well located at 958 Leo Way in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood, it is close to everything that is offered in this very popular hillside village.
It features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in a generous 2421 sf of living space.
This distinctive home has been designed for gracious living and entertaining. Every room provides an inviting and relaxing ambiance, and this ambiance extends to the exterior of the home as well, as can be seen as soon as one opens the fence gate upon arrival.
A fully developed, well tended, and carefully conceived garden surrounds a brick patio in the front of the house that is perfect for a quiet luncheon with friends, or a relaxing cup tea and a good book.
It is hard to miss the impressive and dramatic entry into the home. Its portico is flanked on either side by a set of four columns, matching floral urns, and is topped by a sharply peaked overhead roof.
This large, pleasantly lit living room is certainly the center of this home. Light is invited in from the multipaned windows that surround the room and in through the sliding glass doors that open onto the adjacent dining room.
The gentle off white coloring of the walls enhances the lighting, and the bright white mantel around the fireplace completes the effect.
A fireplace is always a welcome addition to any home, and its simplicity, seen here, encourages displays of favorite collectibles or art work on the mantel above.
Worth noting as one tours the home is the quality of workmanship throughout the entire home as represented by the presence of the beautifully conceived and imaginative wood trim around its windows, doors, and entryways.
Just steps off the living room, and through a pair of sliding clear glass doors, is the home's outstanding dining room.
This space is both imaginative and effective at the same time. The large dining room, with its stunning chandelier, is perfectly located just off the kitchen for ease of service of wonderful meals, and additionally it offers passage through to a sun porch for casual pre-meal appetizers, or after meal beverages.
The kitchen should be a delight for the home chef. It is spacious, yet everything is just steps away to assist in efficient meal preparation. It features stone counters, a Wolf range, refrigerator, microwave, a breakfast bar, a pantry bonus room and a wine refrigerator.
The amount of storage space at every level is especially appealing. It allows one to store favorite china, glassware, cooking utensils and serving pieces close by for any style of meal service.
An additional convenience is the side door just off the kitchen that allows direct food service and access to the rear patio and gardens.
Yet another way to enjoy the gardens is through the use of this very engaging sunroom that is especially effective when the weather is cooler.
Not to be missed is this handsome ground floor room opposite the fireplace. It is currently being used as an office, but it could also be used as a small family room, library, or music room. It has an adjacent bathroom.
There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second floor of the residence. The first, seen here, is this very pleasant primary bedroom that is very generous in size, and encourages a variety of design options for its use.
An added enhancement is the view balcony seen through the glass doors to the top of the scene.
Outside on this upstairs balcony one can truly appreciate the beauty and size of these carefully curated gardens at the rear of the home, and enjoy it any hour of the day.
This gleaming primary bathroom is large, well lit, perfectly color coordinated, and features a large bathtub, stall shower, and generous counter space complete with dual sinks.
The second bedroom is especially engaging. It has storage cabinets all around the room for storing personal items, room for a desk and a comfortably sized bed, and most appealingly, a cozy window seat with a view to the trees.
The third bedroom is cozy, and has lots of light from the view windows that surround it.
Stepping into the backyard, one can see that its size and layout allows for a variety of configurations for its enjoyment. Presently, there is a perfect arrangement for dining, seating directly opposite, and in the center is a large area for guests to mix and mingle.
An opposite perspective reveals the large, handsomely designed two car garage and part of the long driveway that is to the left of the home.
An evening view of the rear of the home reveals the peace and serenity that can be savored at the end of a busy day.
If this distinctive and comfortable home is of interest to you, please call me with your questions regarding it at (510) 517-6280. It is being offered for sale for $1,395,000.
(Listing Courtesy of Ann Lovi of Vanguard Properties)
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