Victorian-Cottage Mansion With Immaculate Grounds
As is befitting a beautiful Victorian-cottage mansion, this Darien, CT, home is surrounded by lush, natural landscaping. The property features several beautifully landscaped areas from which to enjoy fresh air and blue skies. A flagstone patio houses a lap pool and hot tub, and has a covered sitting area with an outdoor fireplace. A driftwood pergola, a formal herb garden, mature trees, sculpted hedges and ornamental plantings add welcome organic elements.
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Modern Victorian With Manicured Grounds
The handsome square garden with herbs and ornamental plantings is centrally punctuated by a sundial and overlooked by the second-story balcony. This gorgeous home reposes in Victorian style with its Cottage tower and combination of cedar shake and stone façade. The plenitude of narrow wood windows offers many options from which to consider the vast acreage of the rear garden which is bordered by mature trees.
Noble Garden
A central sundial punctuates the residence's noble herb garden backdropped by the mature trees bordering the property.
Stately Victorian Mansion With Cottage Elements
Cottage elements like multiple towers enhance the cedar shake and stone façade of this attractive modern Victorian. Flagstone steps lead down to the sizable lap pool and tub, still leaving acreage of manicured lawn for yard sports and frolicking.
Flagstone Patio Overlooks Lap Pool
An enormous flagstone patio with partial cover provides ample room for living and dining in sight of the lap pool and hot tub. A stone fireplace under the covered portion of the patio provides an intimate spot for cooler nights outdoors.
Driftwood Pergola for Lap Pool Repose
The driftwood pergola provides a glorious vantage point of the home's beautiful backyard. Concrete planters with sculpted hedges border the lap pool and hot tub, but a small portion of the residence's expansive grounds.
Modern Victorian Mansion
A winding drive leads to this three-level stately Victorian mansion. The attractive cedar shake and stone exterior is enhanced with timeless architectural elements like gabled dormer windows and Cottage-style towers with diamond mullion windows.
Gorgeous Victorian Mansion With Modern Features
This stately Victorian mansion is approached by a winding drive past mature trees and enjoys a vast acreage of manicured grounds at the rear of the property. A formal herb garden, lap pool and hot tub command attention from the several covered balconies, huge flagstone patio with fireplace and driftwood pergola attending the pool.
Serpentine Stairwell Wends Through Cottage Tower
A serpentine stairwell with iron handrail makes for an impressive descent from the second floor. The home interior is filled with attractive architectural details including custom millwork on the walls and diamond mullions on the tower windows.
Bright Country Kitchen with Dark Double Islands
Nautical brass pendants illuminate a gorgeous wood island with black stone counters, one of two in this sizable kitchen equipped with modern appliances. White country-style cabinets with glass fronted uppers, a beige mosaic backsplash and beige stone floors complete the tasteful and elegant palate.
Sun-Drenched Breakfast Nook
A two-tone wood chandelier illuminates an inviting breakfast nook, which makes the most of the rounded elements in the home. An upholstered bench seat means sipping coffee in comfort while admiring the noble herb garden outside.
Modern Meets Classic in Formal Living Room
The formal living room takes a modern-meets-classic approach, with a snazzy black subway-tiled fireplace and traditional white surround. Polished wood floors and classic crown-molding add more elegance to the room with enormous French doors leading to outdoor amusements.
Dining in Elegance
Arched passageways with decorative molding throughout the home create a dramatic entrance to the formal dining room, which features floral wall coverings and white crown molding. A fireplace and crystal basket chandelier contribute intimacy to the elegant space.
Custom Bench Seat
A hallway terminates in a custom window seat behind a gorgeously arched gable board. The custom wall trim, polished hardwood floors and decoratively painted cove ceiling provide a timeless and tasteful look.
Stately Library
Elegance abounds in the home's tasteful library. The custom wood wall paneling and built-in bookcases are interrupted only by the stone-tiled fireplace and large windows with diamond mullions.
Light-Filled Cottage Sunroom
The flagstone floor in the sunroom stays cool underfoot while oversized windows drench the room in light. Designer wallcoverings and window treatments adorn this tower lounge.
Traditional Bedroom With Modern Accents
A concrete fireplace surround adds modern architectural flare to the herringbone bricked fireplace. Designer wallcoverings ground the room in tradition.
Opulent Master Bathroom
A curvaceous custom tub conforms perfectly in this master bathroom tower, with mosaic tile walls and large-format tile flooring. The enormous master bathroom offers two sinks and an additional spa shower.
Traditional Guest Bedroom
An antique painted iron chandelier and the interesting architectural details of the dormer window and fanlights impart elegance to a third-story bedroom.
Charming Guest Bath
The guest bath is furnished with clawfoot tub, glass-walled shower and a pretty pedestal sink. The custom wood cabinetry for the marble-topped vanity creates a charming classic look.
