Decorator's Dream English Manor Home
Decorator's Dream English Manor Home
329 Raleigh Road, Kenilworth, Illinois, 60043, USA
USD $4,100,000
A decorator's dream English Manor home on a beautiful tree-lined street 2 blocks to Lake Michigan with a private 100 x 175 professionally landscaped property. The lovely brick entry invites you into this spectacular home that has been completely renovated, newly decorated and expanded with the finest amenities desired by today's buyer. You are welcomed to the home by brick pavers and an picturesque front porch and foyer. The vaulted reception hall boasts a breathtaking staircase and light gleaming into the home with massive amounts of windows. The hardwood floors throughout take you to the sun-filled formal living room with fireplace and into the private wood adorned office that walks out to a bluestone patio. On the other side of the foyer, there is the most spectacular dining room with a hidden china closet and a plaster adorned masterpiece ceiling that attached to the kitchen though a swinging door. The chef's kitchen boasts a massive island with Iceberg Quartz countertops, a farmhouse sink and storage galore. Every upgrade imaginable is in this gourmet kitchen: Sub-Zero refrigerator, double ovens, built-in Miele coffee maker, warming drawer, and a copper hood above a six-burner stove. The kitchen leads to a breakfast room with built-in desk and fireplace and opens up to a massive vaulted ceiling family room addition with limestone surround floor to ceiling fireplace, skylights, custom built-in storage and sourced barn beams. The second-floor primary suite retreat boasts vaulted ceilings, two separate walk-in closets, a door to a private balcony and a large attached bathroom with separate double sinks, soaking tub, massive walk-in shower and toilet closet. Three additional bedrooms on the second floor, laundry and laundry chute to the second laundry in the lower level. Ascend the open stairs to the third floor's open space perfect for a playroom, office or recreation room with playhouse fronted bathroom. The lower-level recreation room has one of the home's five fireplaces. Spacious walk-in wine cellar, exercise room, half bathroom and 5th bedroom with fireplace and attached full bathroom. The private backyard has an outdoor fireplace with a bluestone patio, underground lighting, professional landscaping for privacy, fully fenced and has been the site of hockey rinks, tented events and sporting galore! The home is an architectural gem with custom millwork, mouldings and a whole-home backup generator and attached two-car garage.
Highlights:
- Vaulted reception hall with breathtaking staircase
- Sun-filled formal living room with fireplace
- Private wood adorned office with bluestone patio
Highlights:
- Vaulted reception hall with breathtaking staircase
- Sun-filled formal living room with fireplace
- Private wood adorned office with bluestone patio
- Spectacular dining room with hidden china closet
- Chef's kitchen with Iceberg Quartz countertops
- Breakfast room with built-in desk and fireplace
- Massive vaulted ceiling family room addition with limestone fireplace
- Primary suite retreat with private balcony
- Third-floor open space for playroom or office
- Spacious walk-in wine cellar
