Bon Soleil, Neo-European Home With Old World Charm

3300 square foot suburban home has several great features: sunny yellow throughout main floor, warm and happy, open-concept with large picturesque windows adding lots of natural light and green views, open but not too-open main floor layout makes for excellent filming. Dining and living room with huge grilled arch window, sled coffee table, cathedral peak, open concept to front entry, antique tall pine hutch (right up to ceiling!), antique piano and bench, huge dining table with up to 12 seating, and antique chandelier and tin tile detail overhead! Dining room and entry hallway can also be viewed from overhead from stepped stairwell). Dine-in kitchen (bench on one side, chairs on other side of table) with huge windows with green views surrounding. Additional seating at kitchen island, the "hub" of the main floor. Stainless steel appliances and special double oven stand alone oven, great for cooking scenes! Open concept kitchen family room great for party or entertaining and family scenes (egs. kids playing family room, others doing homework sitting at stool at kitchen island while parents work in kitchen). Gooseneck faucet. Mix of pot lights and chandeliers. Dimmable lights throughout main floor kitchen, family and dining rooms. 4 bedrooms: Large primary bedroom with large window seat and tree views, built-in drawers under window seat, dimmable chandelier, antique-look raised fireplace with logs stored below, full ensuite, and walk-in fully finished closet. Secondary bedrooms (children/teens) with fully finished closets, and captain/ cabin/ chest beds that have pull out clothing drawers below (around bottom of beds!). Each have reading nook armchairs. Spare room has daybed and long desk with chairs, great alternate multi-use bedroom. Finished basement with media room, . Shelved basement storage rooms, a cold cellar, and a rough unfinished basement workshop/ furnace room with a, upright freezer and old work table desk. Basement kitchenette on other side of media/games room, with bar table and stools. Computer office room, and craft room. 4 washrooms overall. Main floor powder room features gallery walls (collection of art) and antique bronze gooseneck faucet on grey pedestal sink. Basement bathroom has a curved glass corner shower (transparent glass). Ensuite has a corner tub with windows over tub. 2 car garage has well-organized built-in shelves, hooks and shoe racks, and woodworking power tools, all conveniently stored on wall behind a garage curtain for a clean garage look. Green backyard with mature trees and provides loads of green season privacy. Wooden fence with taller privacy fence screens in sections of fence. Woodsy retreat in backyard corner hidden from home, has propane fire column pit for evening family s'more roasts or adult drinks great for group scenes seats up to 9 people. Sage green shed in corner with coach light and full of garden tools. Exterior accessible unfinished electrically lit crawl space, which could be great as child's hideaway, dressed up to be an under-house dog house, or possibly for creepy Halloween/ horror scene for hiding in or creepy monster to come out of! One side of house has plant potting tables with miscellaneous garden supplies (gravel, bricks, stone, wood) as well as access to air conditioner on that side. Wooden gates on both sides of house to access backyard. Flagstone Patio with green trees overhead and vegetation (perennials, tall ornamental grasses, plants) surrounding. Lanterns hanging from trees overhead, and fairy lights surrounding for magical evening lighting. Front of house faces east (morning sun), back of house faces west (afternoon sun). House influences / set style could be considered Old World, Parisienne, Euro, southern France / French, Italianate / Italian, Tuscan, Vieux or Old Quebec, traditional old country, Spanish, Colonial and Portuguese. Artist owned. Along with the above styles, paint finish on main floor has old world look of Venetian plaster/ Tadelakt / Veneziano lime / Roman lime / Limestone paint / faux marble, home could also be a good backdrop for Moroccan, North African, Middle Eastern, South East Asian, Tamil, Indian or Caribbean styled scenes/ sets. Old Canadiana furniture and antiques throughout. Antique Heintzman working piano in living/dining room. Sleigh/ Sled Table Feature: put a Christmas Tree on top our Antique Sleigh 'Coffee Table'--We put our tree on top of it every Christmas! Wrapped presents underneath the sleigh, huge cathedral picture window behind, and peaked cathedral ceiling overhead. Great for Christmas commercials or Christmas-themed films. Architectural Columns Feature: White Smooth Columns throughout Main Floor, great for variety of scenes, as well as wrapping with decorations or garlands for festive scenes. Extra Large Dining Table: in dining room, excellent for large family gatherings and celebrations table is 4 feet wide by almost 10 feet long with leaf put in (7’9” without leaf). Can seat 10-12 people spaciously. Can also be filmed from above from open stepped stairwell! Thanksgiving, festive occasions, family gatherings, etc... Cathedral Ceiling Feature: 2 separate Cathedral Peaked Ceilings on Main Floor, Each with Picturesque Huge Windows, great for any scene that needs powerful look, airy look and feel (kitchen dining table can become an office desk/ boardroom desk, etc. with full privacy trees in background, front room huge arched window has nice view out to road, and sleigh table can be swapped out for desk). Unfinished Furnace Room Basement Feature: Unfinished HVAC/Furnace Room with exposed insulation, great for commercials or film in need of a 'real' basement look. Large Primary Bedroom Feature: Very Large Primary Bedroom-- with large window, electric raised fireplace and built in window seat, finished walk in closet, and ensuite. Great for commercials with lots of family members, family shots Captain/ Cabin/ Chest Bed Feature: Two of these! One in each child's room. Storage drawers built-in to base of each bed (storage for socks, pajamas, etc) Built-in Art Niche Feature: Built in Art Niche on Main Floor--swap out our art/ sculpture for yours! Ease of Filming Feature: Spacious, Open Concept--several Directors/ Producers have commented on the the ease of the home's layout for filming Mature Tree Feature: Backyard and Front yard Mature Large Trees. Very shady and green! Mix of ash, maple, cedar, oak, locust, linden, japanese bloodgood trees Full Glass Storm Door Feature: Great for front door scenes that require a storm / screen door. Natural flagstone stoop. Large glass pane storm door along with single front door. Open Shelves Surrounding Kitchen Sink Feature: Great for scene by kitchen sink that requires getting items from open shelves. Also raised counter behind sink, as it is a corner sink with space behind sink for decor Double Oven Feature: Great for baking scenes. Deep lower oven great for roast and turkeys, upper for cookie sheets, pizzas, casseroles. Natural Lighting Throughout Feature: Excellent Natural Lighting. Due to numerous and large picture windows throughout home. Christmas Tree Feature: 2 areas of home are great for Christmas tree! Tree looks great on antique sleigh table in front living room by piano. Tree also looks great in family room between stone fireplace and tv unit (in front of narrow window). Sectional / Wrap Around Couch Feature: Great for scenes with lots of family members, or people in entertaining and party atmosphere scenes 3 Entry Laundry Room Feature: Laundry Room has 3 doors --to backyard, garage, and main floor of home Garden Door Feature: Kitchen has garden doors with large glass windows, which exit to a small deck that takes you to the outside dining area, and into backyard. Back Deck Bar and Stools Feature: counter height bar rail for casual drinks or food buffet, overlooking bbq and outside dining area. 2-3 stools. Outdoor Dining Feature: Surrounded by lush plants, creating a cozy dining experience, and lots of fairy lights and lantern lights at night! Outdoor Fire Feature: benches and adirondack/ muskoka chairs surround our propane gas fire column, great for party / family scenes Interior Garage Feature: Finished shelves, ladders, hooks for coats, fishing gear, tools, carpentry equipment, boots, and snowshoes!! Or swap it out for your own scene! All white interior Stepped Wall / Shelving Along Stairwell Feature: We have plants on these as you can see in the stairwell images, but swap those out for your own decor! Great for holiday decor (Halloween, Christmas) and seasonal decor. Storage Rooms and Cellar Feature: We have a cellar with shelving (see pic), and 2 storage rooms --one with top to bottoms shelves and bins (see pic), and another underneath stairs (an awkward angled alcove storage space with lighting)(no pic) And so much more.... Flexible availability. Contact for details.