Deidre Woollard served as the lead editor on Luxist.com for…
Today’s spectacular hilltop stone and traditional stucco home in McLean, Virginia sits on a private 1.7 acre lot with imposing curved drive. The home has a clean and contemporary style opening into a two-story gallery. A banquet-sized dining room and peaceful living room enhanced by custom Shoji screens and unique decorator accents create dramatic living spaces.
The kitchen is an entertainer’s dream, with center island, Sub-Zero refrigerator, six burner Wolf gas cooktop, double ovens and double dishwashers. The sun-drenched breakfast room overlooks the sweeping grounds and inviting patios and leads into the grandly proportioned family room with a wall of French doors opening to the gardens as well as an inviting fireplace for chilly days and casual gatherings. On this main level, there is a beautifully appointed library off the entry and a full guest bedroom suite.
The upper level includes a master bedroom, with a grand bath and two walk-in closets. A second bedroom has been converted into a separate dressing room with full bath, and is easily converted back to a bedroom. There are two additional bedrooms, each with an en-suite bath, all overlooking the stunning gallery below from the upper hallway.
The lower level provides a media room, exercise room, executive office with its own entrance to the back gardens, a secondary office as well as a second fully equipped catering kitchen with direct access via a back stairway to the garage, back hallway, pantry and into the main level gourmet kitchen.
In addition to the attached two car garage, there is a second free standing two-car garage for additional vehicles, set into an archway leading to the rear gardens. this home is listed for $3.29 million with McEnearney Associates and is showcased by Luxury Portfolio.
Deidre Woollard served as the lead editor on Luxist.com for six years writing about real estate, auctions, jewelry and luxury goods. Her love for luxury real estate led her to work at realtor.com and two of the top real estate brokerages in Los Angeles as well as doing publicity for properties around the world.