4556 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40214

The lucky buyer lost their luck when their financing fell through, so 3rd Street Victorian is back. This luxurious home was lovingly restored and designed for our world today in a to-the-bones renovation that honors the craftsmanship of the era. Original inlaid floors, pocket doors, fireplaces galore, built-in butler's station, high ceilings, and massive windows speak to this grand beauty's storied past. Features like a Zoom Room, 36-inch Bertazzoni range, marble counters, Italian tile, walk-in pantry, Farrow and Ball colors, and a custom staircase with antique French tiles make it a home for the ages. All new mechanicals mean this beauty is more than skin deep. The home's nostalgic glam comes thanks to references to the home's past balanced with thoughtful adaptations to the creature comforts of today. At the heart, of course, is the kitchen. Designed by a food and design writer, test-run by a James-Beard nominated chef, and featured in local and national media, it's generously sized, and as functional as it is beautiful, with the jewel-toned walls setting the stage for the chef's dream range, the gleaming marble counters, and the Italian-designed tiles. Grab a bottle of bubbly from the wine chiller and pull up a stool at the over-sized island to enjoy the show as your favorite person cooks you dinner, sunlight streaming in the banks of windows. This is a space to gather, celebrate, and be nourished -- and there's plenty of room for those you love to join you. Need a minute? The back stairs here let you easily dash upstairs. A sunny attached walk-in pantry/utility room can serve as first floor laundry, kitchen storage, plant room, or all of the above. Also off the kitchen is the Zoom Room, a fully separate study where a soothing color palette and cozy wool carpet create a private space for remote work or school. An ensuite full bath is luxuriously outfitted with black carrara marble tile and shimmering white-tiled walls. Rounding out this wing of the house is a flex room at the back entry. Choose your own adventure: breakfast nook, maybe, or mudroom. How about a drop zone to stash all the bits and bobs for the daily life facing you when you leave your snug refuge? A dining room drenched in comfortable elegance with its fireplace and antique mirror (rescued during renovation!) opens to the dreamy living room through pocket doors. In here sunlight cascades onto the warm exposed brick of the fireplace, the and made Moroccan zellige tiles, and the bespoke Farrow & Ball wallcovering on the feature wall. A stunning designer light fixture crowns it all. A guest bath with full shower awaits down the hall, jade green tiles stretching wall to wall, and clever storage tucked under the stairs. It's the staircase that truly steals the show. With the original front stairs lost to time, the new ones had to pay tribute to the romantic ideal of a grand Victorian entry -- but in an Instagram world. The designers' creation? A custom build crafted of oak and wrought iron, with the real star the antique tiles from the south of France. Stairs or art? Your call when every step is a hand-selected set of tiles that each tell their own story. Plan to pause here when you show off your home; this truly stops short everyone who sees it. Upstairs a sanctuary awaits in the large primary bedroom, where a sitting area in the turret glows in the light from the east-facing windows and you find fireplace number three. (Is now a good time to note they're all purely decorative? Still and all they do make a statement, don't they?) Two other bedrooms (and the fourth fireplace) are on this floor, and then there's the primary bath. An immaculately restored vintage clawfoot tub (in ... is that blush pink?), gorgeous James Martin vanity, and a pearl and slate-grey zellige tile shower promise an oasis. An attached bonus room with washer dryer hookups can serve as a dressing room, huge closet, or storage. Make the climb now to the sprawling attic. Unfinished, but with high ceilings, amazing light and a cupola straight out of a fairy tale castle, it's a blank canvas. Movie or games room, maybe, writing studio where you'll pen your memoirs, or how about an artist's atelier? Outside you can opt to sit on the front porch watching the world pass by beyond your magnolia and mulberry trees, or maybe go around back to grill out on the large deck overlooking the sweet flower beds. It's tempting to stay put, but the warm and welcoming neighborhood of Beechmont beckons. A short stroll away is Woodlawn Avenue, one of the best kept secrets in Louisville, with a food hall, bookstore, local coffee roaster, international markets and restaurants, murals, even a barber. Parks, a library, some of Louisville's most cherished restaurants (I'm looking at you, Vietnam Kitchen) and more are all close by. On Saturday mornings in the summer, you'll want to wander the Beechmont Open Air Market for fresh, local foods to conjure a feast in your kitchen. This being Louisville, since you're two minutes from the Watterson, you're also a 10-15 minute's drive from downtown, U of L, suburban shopping, and other hotspots. Dubbed Sleeping Beauty by the best friends that restored this home over a two-year period, the house has been utterly transformed and is ready for her next chapter. Are you the one to continue her story?