21 El Patio is new with a view in Orinda Country Club

Enter into this designer home featuring reclaimed french oak floors, detailed crown molding, baseboard, coffered ceilings, painted beams and floor to ceiling French doors and Sonos audio throughout.    The main floor features sweeping views of the Orinda Country Club golf course and Berkeley ridgeline with natural light throughout. This floor includes a designer office with lacquered paint and stain grade built-ins and a chef’s eat-in kitchen with high-end appliances from Wolf (range, double ovens and warming drawer), Miele (dishwasher), Blanco (counter and island sinks), Fischer Paykel (Bonus island drawer dishwasher) Sub-Zero (Freezer/ refrigerator plus two island beverage drawers). The white and bright eat-in kitchen has custom cabinetry, large Carrara marble island and counters, designer lighting and two 100 bottle Sub-Zero built-in wine refrigerators/ dehumidifiers. The adjacent open living room features a coffered stain-grade ceiling and built-ins with a gas/electric Mendota fireplace and a gentlemen’s bar with sink and sub-zero beverage center and leathered black granite counters. The living rooms opens to a dining room with an elevated ceiling and paneled wainscoting. This main level also features the two-car garage, a formal powder room, laundry/ mudroom and two ensuite bedrooms including a master suite with spa-like, heated floor, Carrara marble bathroom and spacious his and her walk-in closet.

The lower level boasts 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a second laundry room (so convenient!), a powder room, a spacious family room with built in AV and cabinetry and a folding infinity wall door system for seamless indoor/outdoor flow. Outside welcomes you to the expansive blue stone patio and 750+ square foot Brazilian Ipe wood deck, in ground spa and outdoor kitchen/ bar area for year-round entertaining, gorgeous views and privacy. An outer staircase leads up from the outdoor kitchen linking it to the main level’s full-length Ipe veranda for additional outdoor dining, seating and built-in gas/ electric heaters for all season enjoyment.

The backyard cascades from a grassy area off the patio down two sets of stairs to a beautifully landscaped delight with quiet seating, play areas, shaded oak and pine trees, citrus trees and a grassy yard for activities. The entire backyard is redwood fenced for privacy on all sides and leads down to a gate to Camino Sobrante for easy access to Orinda Village and a convenient elementary/ middle school bus stop. The house itself is located on the sought after, private El Patio cul de sac with wonderful neighbors and families.

This exceptional floor plan offers separation of space as well as fabulous communal areas inside and out, perfect for everyday living and entertaining. This house is exceptional in build quality and has an ideal location which is a short walk to both Orinda Village which offers coffee shops, the Orinda children’s park, library, dining, and farmer’s market and via El Patio to the popular dog walking/ jogging at nearby Lake Cascade and the full family amenities at Orinda Country Club (swim, tennis, fitness, golf and dining for members only).