
Abundant Natural Light Floods Into the Kitchen From the Wall of Windows Overlooking the Pool and Terrace
Gourmet Cook’s Kitchen – 14’ x 22’
- Meticulously configured custom cabinetry was built onsite by master craftsmen, and includes many organizational components
- Harmonious blend of artisan-applied pickled-finished cabinets and “antiqued” painted-ivory w/gilt trim Florentine style cabinetry; all with custom drawer / door pulls
- Slab granite counters as well as sleek stainless steel workspaces / counters
- Kitchen organizational customization includes:
♦ Floor level pull-out drawers
♦ Two open storage cubbies with granite shelf
♦ Two under-counter, blind-corner lazy susans: the first wire basket attached to the cabinet door has a mechanism attached to the 2nd hidden wire basket that pulls the hidden basket forward at the same time
♦ 4’ 8”-tall storage with 5 pull-out bins
♦ 4’ 8”-tall storage cabinet with shelves
♦ Upper level wood-dowel plate / platter storage rack and display
♦ Pull-out double-sized trash trolley (for recycling)
♦ Pull-out cutting board and work surfaces in several locations
♦ Two roll-out pantry trolleys, each with 5 shelves, stacked floor-to-ceiling
♦ Pull-out wicker storage baskets
♦ Compartmented platter storage
♦ Recessed shelf tower with drawer storage below
♦ Floor-to-ceiling cookbook rack
- Bevel-edged mirrored-backed glass-faced display cabinet with adjustable shelves
- Bevel-edged mirrored-backed metal-mesh doors on display / curio cabinet
Built-in 48” stainless steel SubZero® refrigerator / freezer - Aga® enameled cast iron range with stovepipe flue, and: two covered and hinged hot plates (simmering and boiling) capable of handling 3 saucepans at a time per each; a top warming plate and four (specialized) ovens: simmering oven, baking oven, roasting oven and warming oven
- Double stainless steel vegetable / food prep sink with single lever kitchen faucet with pull-down sprayer spring, Insinkerator® disposal, reverse osmosis filtered water tap, soap / lotion dispenser and integrated stainless steel drainboard and workspace counter
- Kitchen island: Sharp® microwave; storage cabinets; drawers and stainless steel worksurface / countertop; slab granite counter
- Under-mounted double stainless steel sink set into granite counter with cabinets below and divided light casement windows overlooking pool; single lever kitchen faucet with pull-down sprayer spring, Insinkerator® disposal, and soap / lotion dispenser
- Miele® dishwasher with cabinet façade
- Pass-through granite-topped serving counter to Breakfast Room
- Recessed lighting
- Crown molding stained-to-match cabinetry
- Hardwood floor
Breakfast Room – 14’ 9” x 10’
- Space for full-sized dining table and chairs
- Recessed lighting
- Sealed and polished concrete floor with diagonal scoring
- 6’-wide glass French door with upper divided-light glass transom opens onto rear yard and pool terrace
- Swinging wood double-doors to Walk-In Pantry, Utility / Laundry Room and Garage
- One step up to Kitchen level
The Family Great Room w/ Bar – 11’ 10” x 33’
- 9’ 4” ceiling height
- Recessed floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcases with adjustable wood shelves
- Floor-to-ceiling built-in entertainment center with cornice top: centered space for TV with cabinet storage below; adjustable shelves; open display shelves and cabinet storage on either side
- 20’ length of wall of built-in cabinetry with drawer, cabinet and cubby storage
- Multi-piece crown molding
- Recessed lighting; recessed directional lighting
- Sealed and polished concrete floor with diagonal scoring
- Two sets of 6’-wide glass French doors with upper divided-light glass transoms open onto driveway pocket garden
- Swinging wood double-doors to Mud Room, Garage and rear staircase
Recessed and Built-in Bar
- Under-mounted circular hammered-metal bar sink with single-lever gooseneck fixture set into slab granite counter
- Under-counter U-Line® glass-faced wine fridge with wire bottle racks
- Under-counter pull-out tall-bottle storage trolley
- Larger pull-out tall-bottle storage trolley is located to the left
- Mirrored back-bar with beveled edge and arched upper level cabinetry with slotted-stemware storage racks
Concealed Office
- Full-sized desk with cord-management cut-outs and pull-out keyboard tray is concealed behind retractable cabinet doors
- Upper level shelves and cubby storage
- Storage compartments on either side of desk concealed by cabinet doors include: pull-out paper caddy, pull-out printer tray, adjustable shelves and deep pull-out storage bins and organizers
- Open to Breakfast Room
Reception Foyer – 4’ 8” x 11’ 3”
- Oak 8-panel front door with upper glass panels; fluted pilasters on each side support ornamental carved architectural pediment
- White painted-paneled walls
- Staircase with hardwood treads, wood-spindled balustrade and newel post set in wood footing and topped with hardwood banister; white painted-paneled walls
- Decorative hanging glass light fixture with electric candlestick lighting
- Coat closet (3’ 9” x 2’) with hanging bar and shelf
- Multi-piece crown molding
- Artisan painted-and-stenciled pegged hardwood floor
- Carved-and-cased pocket door to Formal Living Room
- 5’-wide block-paneled cased opening to Den w/Fireplace
- Carved-and-cased doorway to Front Hall and Powder Room
Den w/Fireplace – 22’ 10” x 14’ 4”
- 8’ 8” beamed ceiling height with white-painted beams
- White painted-paneled walls
- Masonry wood-burning fireplace with brick surround and vintage copper fireplace hood; carved- wood mantel and inlaid flagstone hearth
- Recessed directional spotlight focused above fireplace mantel
- Two recessed corner curio display towers with adjustable glass and wooden shelves
- Recessed directional lighting
- Multi-piece crown molding
- Two 6’-tall divided-light windows overlook front yard
- Pegged hardwood floor, original to the house*
- Carved-and-cased doorway to Sun Room
- 5’-wide block-paneled cased opening “flows” to Formal Dining Room
Sun Room – 10’ 3” x 15’
- 9’ 7” ceiling height
- One brick step down from Formal Dining Room
- Brick accent wall
- Two walls of floor-to-ceiling divided-light sash windows with upper level divided-light glass transoms overlooking front yard and side garden
- Recessed lighting
- Ceiling fan
- Vintage wood-burning cast-iron Franklin stove with stovepipe flue
- Brick floor
- 9’-tall glass French door with upper glass transom leads to side garden and pool terrace
Formal Dining Room – 25’ x 12’ 10”
- 8’ 8” coffered ceiling with multi-piece framing and crown molding
- Chair rail above block-paneled wainscoting
- Recessed lighting
- Two tall divided-light sash windows overlook side garden
- Two sets of 4’-wide glass French doors open onto rear yard and pool terrace
- Pegged hardwood floor, original to the house*
- Carved-and-cased doorway to Front Hall, Kitchen and Powder Room
- Carved-and-cased doorway to Sun Room
Formal Living Room w/Fireplace – 23’ 4” x 17’ 5”
- Entry from Reception Foyer through a carved-and-cased pocket doorway, with two wooden steps down to Living Room level
- 9’ 9” ceiling height
- Masonry wood-burning and gas fireplace with brick surround and wood-beamed mantel; inlaid flagstone hearth
- 7’-tall seamless glass windows on each side of fireplace overlook driveway pocket garden
- 9’-wide x 6’-tall divided-light fixed and casement windows overlook front yard
- Multi-piece crown molding
- Recessed directional lighting
- Original oak hardwood floor*
- 9’-wide cased opening to The Family Great Room w/Bar
Powder Room
- Two wooden steps down from Front Hall
- Recessed marble-tiled console with cut-glass vessel sink and embellished accent tiles; copper fixtures with white tap caps; open storage shelves below
- Vanity mirror with mirror-mounted lighting
- Wallpaper
- Toto® high efficiency, low-water usage toilet
- Recessed storage / display alcove (3’ x 2′) with shelves
- Tile floor with tile baseboards
Utility / Laundry Room – 6’ x 13’
- Bosch® Nexxt 300 series high efficiency front loader washer and front loader dryer
- Drip-dry hanging rod above washer and dryer
- Deep laundry utility tub / soaking sink set into counter with cabinet storage below; upper shelf storage with top-of-cabinet storage space
- Built-in armoire with interior shelves on each of the double doors; upper shelves; pull-out work table / clothes-folding table
- Wall-mounted cabinet with pull-down ironing board
- Sealed and polished concrete floor
Walk-In Kitchen Pantry – 7’ 3” x 5’
- Entrance to Pantry through the Laundry
- Space for additional refrigerator or freezer
- Built-in storage area (4’ 8” long) with shelves
- Shelf tower with 6 shelves
- 4 Under-counter pull-out shelves
- Sealed and polished concrete floor
- Glass exit door to Garage, Rear Yard and Pool Terrace
- Entrance
Desirable River Oaks location across the street from River Oaks Elementary IB World, HISD Vanguard Magnet, and Neighborhood School with SPARK park and in close proximity to River Oaks Country Club - Brick-edged circular drive with border plantings and mature trees
- Expanded-sized concrete Motor Court with brick seams and space for parking multiple vehicles
- Front yard with professional landscaping, grassy lawn, mature trees with branching canopies, automatic sprinkler system and curving “Black Star” gravel pathway leading to side arched garden gate
- Remote-controlled wrought-iron gate across entrance to driveway
- Elevated front brick porch with wrought-iron railing, brick steps on two sides; space for decorative urns or statuary and two wall-mounted coachman’s lamps
- Recessed and covered front entry within block-paneled alcove, with wall-mounted mailbox and fluted pilasters supporting carved architectural pediment
- Wood-paneled entry door with upper glass windows, and Baldwin® brass lockset and hardware