MARLA SCHECHTER

Description

This is a fabulous c.1886 house where the incredibly creative owner changed and altered spaces to create the impressive home you see today! This is not your average cookie-cutter house! The extent of the home’s change is immediately made with your first step into the Foyer. The room’s vaulted ceiling is stunningly sheathed in reclaimed natural mahogany and the oval shaped room features arched windows and a slate floor with beveled edges. A stone stripe replaces a traditional chair rail and a stone arch doorway welcomes you into the adjoining Great Room and Kitchen. Here, the floors grasp your attention as they are perfectly crafted with a rich combination of ash, maple, walnut and mahogany wood. The vaulted ceiling in the Great Room is beautifully sheathed in reclaimed mahogany and the light from three skylights brightens the room. The east end of the Great Room features a stunning stacked stone wall holding an arched window. All of the handsome Kitchen cabinets where made on site and the center island’s counter is made from a slab of black walnut with a live edge. The kitchen counters are beautiful Italian soapstone. Thanks to several interconnecting rooms, this home is perfect for someone who loves to entertain as there is plenty of space and a wonderful flow. The Dining Room features exquisite mahogany dental crown molding and you will love the special woodworking around all of the doors. The next room is the Parlor which houses the staircase and a cozy gas fireplace. Finishing the main level is the original entrance into the house and is services as the Bar Room which features a Powder Room plus a wall of custom cabinets surrounding a bar with a wine cooler below. This dramatic space also features four arched windows set in a stone wall. A door leads to a large mahogany deck with a hot tub - a wonderful location for intimate dinner parties. Upstairs is a wonderful Primary Suite with a fabulous bathroom and walk-in closet. On this level are two additional bedrooms and an updated Hall Bathroom. The Upper level hall is also home to the Washer and Dryer. One Garage bay has been converted into a home Gym which allows you to work out daily in your own personal gym with a state of the art infrared Sauna. Over the three car Garage is a spacious residential space with bedroom and full bathroom. In what was once the Barn, then the workshop for Brandywine Cabinetry, you now find two additional living spaces. There are two small ponds on the property, one of which is stocked with bass and coy while the other has a soothing waterfall. For the kids, there is a great tree house and, for the chef in the house, there’s a wonderful stone and brick pizza oven off the back terrace! This fine property is truly the work of a creative master craftsman and represents the highest quality workmanship. Additionally, a buyer will enjoy views of the nearby Brandywine Creek and enjoy the fact that parts of the property were featured in a Wyeth painting. All of the home’s mechanical systems have been thoroughly updated with high-end equipment. Located in the highly sought after Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, this wonderful property also enjoys very low taxes!

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