CH ÂTE AU CÉLESTE
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HOMECB.COM/SANCARLOSAND9TH Following completion of the magical Carmel Ciel residence featured in the Fall 2015 issue of Carmel Magazine, Coulter Homes’ next old-world hand-crafted masterpiece is Château Céleste, a stunning 2,356 S.F. home with 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, loft and 315 S.F. garage. Featuring a dazzling great room, chef’s kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and beautiful designer touches throughout. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to live in a true jewel box of a home that will be a Carmel treasure for generations to come. Offered at $3,450,000
Simply stated, this timeless home is not your run-of-themill Carmel spec house but a true work of ar t. There is a thought ful design surprise around ever y corner. It was re-built from the studs up with the finest qualit y materials by skilled local craf tsmen who have created many of the world-class homes on 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. Stepping into the front gate you will feel like you have entered a magical world all to itself that continues when you set foot inside. You will get the feeling of a much larger estate home that draws you in with incredible old-world details that go on and on. Don’t miss out on this oppor tunit y to live in a true jewel box of a home that will be a Carmel treasure for generations to come.
Château Céleste is sited on a sunny 6,0 0 0 S.F. level lot that is an easy 2 block walk to downtown Carmel and its world-class restaurants, wine tasting and enter tainment and a 10 minute walk to Carmel Beach. A custom iron driveway gate operates with a remote opener and directs you into the mosaic of beautiful 4” thick natural stone driveway and up to a spectacular beamed front porch with custom ironwork, eye-catching sconces, handcast oyster shell, French and Jerusalem limestone porch sur face and a 7 1/2 foot tall, 3” thick arched solid walnut Dutch-st yle front door.
Step across the limestone threshold into a dramatic entr y and vaulted great room and see that the gourmet kitchen and dining area are open to the great room and all have beautifully finished large, solid beams that frame a wonder ful enter taining space. The kitchen is comprised of hand-made solid walnut cabinetr y, a walnut-topped island with seating area for three and top-of-the-line GE Monogram appliances. A hand-car ved walnut backsplash and hood surround and custom stove ironback round out this beautiful kitchen.
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The master suite is located on the ground floor and features custom wood floors, exquisite plaster ceiling detail and French doors leading to the back yard. The master bath has a separate bubbler tub and shower, both with French-inspired details, as well as his and her vanities, round wood window, sk ylight and a walk-in closet.
Also located on the first floor is a bedroom that features custom parquet wood floors, raised beamed ceiling, and a set of French doors leading to the back yard. Rounding out the first floor is a full size laundr y room and a large powder room, both with beamed ceilings.
A dramatic solid walnut stairway with custom iron railing leads to the quaint second floor spaces featuring an en-suite guest quarters with arched entr y door, beamed ceilings, round window, full bath with antique vanit y and mirror and a sitting area with a hand-made furniture-qualit y closet and window seat. Also upstairs is an art studio/ office with a built-in antique armoire, beamed ceiling, and operable twin skylights that provide ample natural light. All doors, windows, cabinets and moldings are crafted from solid walnut by local artisans and much of the house has raised ceilings with large, solid, hand-scraped beams. The plaster is handtroweled artwork with lamb’s tongues, coving and pencil edge detailing.
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and most lighting fix tures are handcrafted from iron and all are detailed with gold leaf.
The garage is 50% larger than the standard Carmel garage and also has large walnut windows and, with 10 ’ ceilings, it could accommodate a car lif t. A new sub-panel was put in the garage to power an electric car as well as provide electric for all ex terior needs. The house has been wired for state-of-the-ar t audio visual equipment, speakers are installed in key rooms including invisible speakers in the great room ceiling, an equipment storage rack includes a SONOS system. This home is equipped with Samsung LED 4K T Vs in the Great Room and Master Bedroom. A new securit y system has been installed with hard-wired motion and door/window sensors and a Lutron lighting control system provides control of your home lighting from your phone. The heating system has multizones and is controlled by Nest thermostats.
The grounds include beautiful mature oak, pine and redwood trees and landscaping that includes lovely plants, stonewalls, granite steps, stunning new wood fence, custom iron driveway gate and two hard-carved wood garden gates. Complete irrigation infrastructure has been installed throughout the yard for creating the garden of your dreams with water conservation in mind. The front porch and rear landings are made from French and Jerusalem limestone and the 65-foot long driveway and turn-a-round area are made of beautiful natural stone. All ex terior beams and rafters are weather resistant new western red cedar and all of the woodwork has been expertly scraped, pegged and finished by local artisans. This is a home that you need to see to believe; it ’s a miniPebble Beach estate in the heart of Carmel that offers wonderful surprises around ever y corner!
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