4500 Canyon Road, Lafayette, CA 94549

A brick walkway descends from the road to the courtyard outside the front door. Along the way enjoy the garden’s mature foliage: a towering white oak, a dogwood, and a Japanese maple, surrounded by azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons. Enter to a spacious foyer that leads to the 300-square-foot living room, with a wood-paneled ceiling above, parquet hardwoods below, a wood-burning fireplace, and outside deck access. After entertaining guests there with an aperitif, move for dinner to the spacious dining room, with views on three sides. That room is served by the well-appointed kitchen alongside, with Miele, Sub-Zero and other top appliances, granite counters, custom cabinetry, and oak hardwoods. Kitchen chores are hardly chores at all, as one works at the sink with views through four oversized window panels (collectively, about 45 square feet in size) surveying the outside flora alongside the brick walkway. The window panels extend overhead to add about 20 square feet of … read more …