445 S. Columbia St., Naperville
Elevator just one of home's many distinctive features
This impressive and majestic home in the East Highlands subdivision of Naperville includes many additional items and is just waiting for new homeowners to move in. The home offers more than 6,600 square feet of living space on four levels with access to each level via an elevator.
Guests are welcomed into the home through the foyer. The foyer features wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; sconce lights and a wood ceiling with crown molding.
The first-floor library measures 18 by 14 feet and offers wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; a turret sitting area; knotty alder millwork on the walls and the ceiling; built-in, distressed maple cabinets, desk and book shelves with crown molding; and recessed lighting. The flat-screen TV remains.
The 20-by-18-foot family room offers wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; a split limestone fireplace with a plank mantel; built-in, hand-painted cabinets; a mounted flat-screen TV with surround sound; a pine ceiling with pine beams; recessed lighting; and a ceiling fan.
The kitchen, which measures 18 by 15 feet, features wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; distressed maple cabinets; granite countertops and glazed subway tile backsplash; a center island with a breakfast bar; a wood ceiling with crown molding; recessed lighting; and French doors that lead to the veranda. Adjacent to the kitchen is the 16-by-10-foot breakfast area. This area offers built-in seating at a pine table, which remains with the home.
A spacious hearth room, which measures 16 by 12 feet, offers a fireplace with a hand-carved, distressed mantel; built-in book shelves; a wood ceiling with crown molding; recessed lighting; and French doors that lead to a screened porch.
The screened porch, which measures 16 by 12 feet, features a ceramic tile floor with a tumbled-stone inlay, a stove, a cathedral cedar ceiling with pine beams and recessed lighting. The screened porch opens to the veranda.
The second floor of this spectacular home offers more distinctive features.
The 23-by-18-foot master bedroom features wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; split crown molding with accent lights; a wood ceiling; and recessed lighting. French doors lead to the balcony. The master bedroom also offers a breakfast bar with a sink and a refrigerator. The master bathroom features a heated tile floor, cocoa-glazed maple cabinets, a soaking tub, and sconce lighting.
Two additional bedrooms on the second floor measure 19 by 14 feet and 15 by 15 feet. Both bedrooms have wide-plank, pine flooring and walk-in closets.
The third floor of this home is the perfect setting for an in-law or nanny suite. This floor features a kitchenette with a sink, refrigerator and microwave; wide-plank, pine flooring; and distressed, black-maple cabinets. The 14-by-13-foot bedroom offers wide-plank, pine flooring with antique nails; a tray ceiling; recessed lighting; a ceiling fan; and a bathroom.
More special features are found on the walk-out lower level of this home.
The recreation room, which measures 20 by 20 feet, offers a ceramic tile floor with a carpet inlay, knotty pine millwork, a fireplace with a log mantel and recessed lighting. The pool table remains with the home.
The carpeted theater room, which measures 14 by 14 feet, features knotty pine millwork, a 63-inch plasma flat screen TV, a state-of-the-art surround sound system and recessed lighting.
The exercise room, which measures 19 by 13 feet, is carpeted and offers knotty pine millwork, a flat screen TV and recessed lighting.
The exterior of the home features professional landscaping, a retaining stone wall with lights, stone walkway and stone steps.
