68 Valley View Dr, Stamford, CT 06903

The anticipation begins with the loop drive opening up frontal views of the gabled facade, fenestrated with Palladian windows and a remarkable stone turret that envelopes all the interior stairways. The grand entry foyer is entered through twin wooden doors capped with a Palladian window. The flooring is tiled and on opposite ends, matching archways with support columns, frame the step down living room on the left and the banquet size dining room on the right. A dramatic arched railed stairway leads to the upper level and offers a panoramic view of the sky lighted foyer below. The living room has a soaring ceiling, multi-windows, including a large Palladian specimen and two lighted arched niches frame the fireplace. A central hallway has a paneled office/library to the left and the kitchen is reached to the right. From the hallway, double doors open into the family room with a natural stone fireplace surround and opposite is a generous sized wet bar. Terminating the room is a cozy year-round sunroom with operating skylights and views of both gardens and woodland surrounds. A door exits onto a wood deck combined witha bluestone terrace with a spa. Two glass doors from the family access the adjacent newly renovated chateau-size kitchen. The gleaming tiled flooring continues from a large dining area to a spacious sitting salon with floor-to-ceiling window surrounds and finally the gourmet work area. The space is beautifully cabinetry with granite counters and mini-tiled back splash. All appliances are stainless steel and an island cooking/preparation area allows for stool seating for snacking or casual dining. Glass doors also access the deck and terrace. Obviously, the banquet size formal dining room is a 'swing door' away from the kitchen pantry and adjacent mudroom, laundry with soak sink, au-pair bedroom, powder room, garden access, entry to the oversize 3 car garages, and a second stairway ascending to the second level.