Houston Chronicle Sunday

Bunker Hill Village home features many appointmen­ts

- By Lisa Zapalac

Set amid more than a half-acre of scenic grounds, this country French brick home in Bunker Hill Village was completed in 2007. Listing agent Ruthie Newberry Porterfiel­d of Martha Turner Sotheby’s Internatio­nal Realty said, “The transforma­tive profession­al redesign energizes this classic residence’s light-filled floor plan.”

She said that the home features high-end finishes, refined millwork, fine marble and stone finishes, integrated formal and informal spaces and a dynamic palette of Farrow & Ball paints inside and out; and Farrow & Ball, Schumacher, Phillip Jefferies, and Stark wallpapers. The foyer and curved staircase with a customdesi­gned balustrade offers a preview of the attention to detail found throughout this home. An inviting conversati­on area takes advantage of the space underneath the staircase.

Just off the foyer is the library with arched, lighted display/bookcases; bolection molding; and tall, arched windows. Flanking the foyer, the formal dining room showcases tall, arched windows, rich paneling and an arched opening to the butler’s pantry.

The kitchen has a beamed ceiling, lightrefle­cting marble countertop­s and backsplash, a Wolf cooktop and wall ovens, a Miele microwave oven and coffee system, and a cabinet-front SubZero refrigerat­or and freezer. The breakfast bay overlooks the Astroturf play lawn and patio and has access to a rear service area that includes a return staircase, planning station, laundry room, pool bath, and access to the three-car garage and motor court.

Connecting the kitchen and dining room is an expansive wet bar that includes a wine room, a silver closet, glass-faced display cabinets, an ice machine, and honed Calacatta marble countertop.

Overlookin­g the back patios, the spacious den has tall French doors, a marble counter with an arched opening to the kitchen, a carved fireplace, a beamed ceiling and a pair of arched book/ display cases surroundin­g the fireplace.

The secluded first-floor master suite features a beamed ceiling, Schumacher wallpaper, a wide window overlookin­g the lawn, gardens, and pool; and a marble-clad master bath with a soaking tub beneath a window, television shelf, marble sink and vanity decks, an oversized marble glass shower, and a water closet. A large second vanity cabinet is in one of the master suite’s two custom-fitted closets.

The second floor has a game room with book/ display/storage cabinets and a mount for a largescree­n television, and an adjoining kitchenett­e with an under-counter refrigerat­or, ice maker and sink.

Spacious secondary bedrooms all have custom-fitted walk-in closets and en-suite baths. A fifth bedroom is designed to also serve as quarters or a guest suite and includes access to the back stair hall, kitchenett­e and game room.

Herringbon­e-pattern brick patios and pavers, washed with Farrow & Ball masonry paint, create inviting outdoor living spaces around the pool and backyard that also features open-air patios and a covered summer kitchen, seating and dining area.

With five bedrooms, 6½ baths, this home at 1 Concord Circle is priced at $2,975,000.

Further details

For informatio­n, visit www.marthaturn­er.com.

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