Stablewood home features resort-style amenities
Villa La Fonda or “The Inn” is a stunning estate in the gated neighborhood of Stablewood minutes from Memorial Park. Listing agent Shelly Porter of Heritage Texas Properties Post Oak Park said the home is surrounded by expansive grounds and manicured gardens, offers a private setting, yet is beautifully designed for entertaining.
The two-story home exemplifies attention to detail with its distinctive features and elegant finishes within more than 7,200 square feet of living space.
Double iron doors open into the foyer with an incredible staircase, inlaid marble, soring ceilings, painted murals, deep crown moldings, custom designer features and the wood paneled elevator. The foyer also has sweeping views of the some of the many beautiful architectural details found throughout the home.
The step-down formal living room has 20-foot ceilings with deep coffered details, wide-plank hardwood floors, a walk-in wet bar and overlooking second-floor hallway and built-in library. Surrounded by striking views of the backyard, the sitting area in the living room has a large picture window framed by imported decorative tiles.
Beyond the architectural stone columns of the entry is the family room with views of the pool, furniture quality built-ins, automatic drapes, stone flooring and a deep coffered ceiling. Housed in the ceiling is an automatic movie screen.
A wall of windows with leaded glass shutters, a gas front fireplace with a stone mantel, breakfront cabinets with lighted shelving, a custom designed iron chandelier and a butler’s closet make the large formal dining room ideal for entertaining on any scale.
The kitchen, Porter says, is outfitted for serious cooking and entertaining and includes a professional grade six-burner stove with a griddle, three full-size ovens, two warming drawers, and a built-in microwave (all by Viking); two dishwashers, three sinks, an ice maker and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. The chef ’s kitchen has a deep coffered ceiling with hand-painted stenciling to match and imported tile walls, solid wood custom cabinetry, beveled glass lighted upper cabinets and stone flooring.
Open to the kitchen, the breakfast room has a large seating area as well as pull-up counter ceiling, a large picture window overlooking a courtyard, and a hand-painted ceiling to match the imported tile accent walls.
The first-floor master suite has views of the resort-like backyard, a double-door solid entry, wide-plank hardwood floors, a raised ceiling with deep crown molding, a sitting area and a wall of custom solid wood built-ins.
The master suite includes separate and equally elegant dual baths. One bath offers such features as stone columns, rich wood paneling with large inset beveled mirrors, marble flooring and slab marble counters, a whirlpool tub and bay window, and a custom 7-foot-long dressing vanity.
Upstairs, an open grand hallway features a built-in library with an accent quatrefoil window with a stone surround and custom iron work.
The second-floor den is an inviting retreat with incredible views from a wall of windows. The den also has wide-plank floors and deep crown moldings and baseboards, custom designed stained glass French doors, views of the grand hall, and a full bath.
The home’s spacious guest bedrooms each offer a unique and memorable design features. One of the bedrooms is as large as the master suite and has a walk-in closet with custom built-ins, deep crowing moldings and custom windows with Juliet balconies, and an en-suite bath.
The third bedroom in the east wing has a private sunroom overlooking the pool, a large closet and en-suite bath. The large fourth bedroom in the west wing has a woodbeamed cathedral ceiling, a computer nook, a full bath and French doors to a private sunroom viewing the pool and back yard. This could also be used as a game room.
Each of the private sunrooms located off of two of the guest bedrooms features a wall of windows, access to an outdoor winding staircase offering private access to the pool and back yard amenities, inlaid tiles, decorative sconces, wood slate ceilings and quatrefoil accent windows.
There is also a large home office with a built-in desk with two computer stations, and a wall of file drawers. This area is located off the back hallway near the fully lined silver closet with a dead-bolted door.
Outside, there is a side courtyard that opens to the motor court. The courtyard features a brick paver hardscape, manicured gardens, and a fountain with stone coping serving as the main centerpiece.
The resort-style pool and spa with a wall feature are a part of the incredible backyard are features that include stone arched columns, custom ironwork, tile roofing, wall murals, an outdoor fireplace, a pool bath, an outdoor shower, two-story arches of floor-to-ceiling windows, and multiple verandas and terraces.
Other highlights include a private motor court area with a brick paved hardscape, iron gates encased in arched stucco and stone, stucco privacy walls, a three-car garage with brick floors, a whole house generator, an insect control system in the walls, a NuTune Central Vacuum system, whole-house water filtration, a whole-house lighting system, a home sound system and a security system.
With four bedrooms, five full and two half baths, this home is priced at $2,950,000. For more information, visit www. HeritageTexas.com.