Home on a hill with a view, a vineyard & huge oak

About the Space

Spacious and luminous, artist-designer home at the top of a large steep garden with 180 degree views of Mt. Diablo and surrounding hills towards the East. The place feels a bit like Tuscany in California, with a vineyard and many tall cypresses. Beautiful terrace-designed garden has a huge heritage oak with a red swing, a 170 vines vineyard, a renaissance style topiary garden containing planting boxes for edible and cut flower garden, a semi-shaded grassy area surrounded by other trees and herbaceous borders with cantilever greenhouse at the end. Some areas of the drought tolerant garden are wilder and some are more manicured. Garden is planted for seasonal interest and changes through the year. Patterned cement tiled terraced patio with a spa and endless pool surrounded by lavender and olive trees, next to the vineyard. The house itself has two levels. The spacious open plan upper level has a vaulted ceiling and many windows, each with a great view. The open plan for the upper level include kitchen, large dining room. family room, library, living room, art studio. Spacious kitchen with white and dark blue cabinets, with huge marble island, double oven, farmhouse sink, 6 burner stove. The terrace, with table, umbrella and grill, overlooks the garden and vineyard and has 180 degrees of hills. The house is tastefully decorated with art, plants and an eclectic mix of modern and antique furniture. The exterior is painted very light blue and whitewash bricks. Roof is a Tesla solar roof (no panels). There are rough iron railings, light oak floors and combination of geometric pattern cement floors indoors and outdoors.