Continental Charm in Convenient Brooklyn Heights

Open the door to this sunny, welcoming home, and the art-filled entry hall tells you a uniquely charming experience awaits. This notable 25-foot-wide house, built in 1848 in Brooklyn Heights’s Willowtown enclave, has been renovated and updated with character, whimsy, a warm artist’s eye. This home is truly a breath of the French countryside snuggled into one the Heights’s most desired and convenient Places.The wide structure is apparent throughout in a relaxed flow, in the spacious halls and landings, and the light that streams from sunny windows in the comfortable  living room through the fireplaced dining room to the kitchen windows overlooking a large garden. Original details abound, including moldings at the high ceilings, black- and white-marble mantels and pocket doors, and built-in hutches and cabinets. The home has three working fireplaces and many more decorative fireplaces and mantels. Wide plank floors in the parlor-level entry lend a robustly rustic character.The cleverly compact kitchen holds all that cooks require, including Miele oven, Wolf cooktop, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Fisher Paykel dishwasher, with deep sink and abundant butcher-block prep surfaces. Windows surround the cook and allow conversation with guests in dining room and a view to the garden below.Downstairs at the garden level, a large space offers a convenient option for guests, in-laws, or parents. The bedroom encompasses a sitting area, and a kitchen; a full, tiled bath is in the hall. The back bedroom is currently used as an office and is characterized by its open beams, large open fireplace, and a view to the garden’s greenery - a perfect, rustic  retreat for working or relaxing.The delightful, sunny garden has a Japanese landscape design. The slate patio has stone-filled border, and there is a truly special aerie, a “tea house” with platform above and a shady conversation area below. Evergreen and ivy bring a cool, fragrant note to the garden.The two bedroom floors contain a full palette of spaces with their own distinctive personalities. The master bedroom has a working fireplace, sunny view to the garden and a passage/dressing area leading to the spacious front bedroom. An office/study with built-in, natural-wood bookshelves and cabinets surround the desk. A full, tiled bath with separate lavatory and laundry serves the master bedroom floor. Up the skylit staircase, the second bedroom floor has three more distinctive, spacious rooms, and another full bath. A hall closet also offers access to the roof deck.This colorful, delightful home with a Continental flair is offered at $3.75mm.

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