Needham Homefront: Colonial offers high-end features, style - Entertainment & Life - Needham Times
When the split-level home at 7 Broadmeadow Road transformed into a colonial with a customized new footprint, it became a unique home filled with an eclectic array of features. Its resulting charm and arts and crafts-style appeal has made it special with a style all its own.
Listed by Diane Hughes Valente of Keller Williams Realty, this five-bedroom, three-full bath home is on the market for $1,175,000. Its 2,682 square feet of living space sits upon an more than 12,000-square-foot landscaped lot in a desirable location close to the Hersey Commuter Rail and Route I-95.
The home is situated on a corner surrounded by mature trees and abundant greenery. From the driveway, a stone path leads underneath an arbor archway to the custom fenced-in backyard. Another walkway leads from the driveway to the front stoop. The vestibule-entry front door sits within sidelights and a slender Palladian window. It opens to a grand re-designed marble entry foyer.
Step down into a hallway decked out in wainscoting, beadboard and archways. Hang your coat in a nearby cedar coat closet. Marble flooring extends into the family room on the right where textured hand-painted walls, a bank of four windows, and a Carrara marble-surround fireplace create an inviting space.
Ahead of the hallway, the kitchen boasts custom quarter-sawn oak cabinets, granite and butcher-block counters, stone backsplash, and Rojo Travertine marble floors. Its divided layout includes good counter space, a breakfast nook with access to the vegetable garden and lawn of the backyard. A separate walk-in pantry houses a stainless steel Sub Zero refrigerator, oak cabinets and prep sink. The kitchen also features stainless steel Thermador four-burner gas range, double wall ovens and dishwasher.
A transitional area extends past a full bath, fit with marble vessel sink, decorative marble panel walls and tub/shower combination. It opens to the living room where a marble-surround gas fireplace, bamboo floors, high wainscoting walls, and leaded glass decorative windows accent this common space. Sliders provide access to the backyard.
A window shines light over the landing of the staircase leading up to the second floor. As the highlight of the home, the cathedral-ceiling library opens to rustic exposed beams, clerestory windows, skylights and oak hardwoods. At its peak of over 12 feet, the stunning wall of built-ins houses thousands of books that can be reached by the attached rolling ladder.
Built within the bookshelves, a French door leads to the bedroom wing of the home. In the first hallway, pocket French doors open right to a bedroom/office featuring a platform bed, built-in shelving, and desk area. It showcases one of the custom built-in European closets with drawers that are included in all the bedrooms.
Ahead, the master suite features a fireplace with an original marble surround and mantel. Natural light splashes in from four high windows. In the adjacent master bath, the black and white marble creates an elegant theme for the custom his-and-her soapstone sink vanities, air jet tub and walk-in shower.
As another of the home’s special touches, not only does the laundry room feature a stacked full-size LG washer and gas dryer, it has been remodeled to accommodate a crafter’s paradise. A workstation, timeless details such as apothecary drawer and stacked-bin types of storage, provides endless possibilities for creativity.
Three generous family bedrooms flank the hallway. In between, the family bath makes good use of its space with double pedestal sinks, built-in bureau, cubbie and shelf storage, and tub/shower – all atop a marble floor.
Among the home’s updates, it features central a/c, gas systems, and a two-year-old roof. The home also includes a two-car garage.
Please contact Diane Hughes Valente of Keller Williams Realty at 781-686-3477 or hughesfoto@aol.com for information or to schedule a showing.
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