Wowie Zowie Stunning Zen Home in Carmichael on the Creek

6527 Grant Av, Carmichael, CA 95608

Imagine a zen home in Carmichael on the creek, an oasis nestled among dozens of oak trees and tall redwoods, a secluded .67 acre lot where one can observe wandering deer, chirping birds, fluttering hummingbirds, and be completely oblivious to the fact that a half mile away is a bustling metropolis. You would believe you’re in the middle of forest. Here, raccoons and squirrels might scamper across your Ipe deck. Ipe (pronounced EEpay) is a high-quality Brazilian Walnut, one of the most durable wood known to human kind , which resists termites and decay, and can last a lifetime. This impressive deck measures almost 750 square feet (not verified).

This single-story home exists in Carmichael on the creek. And it is for sale. You can buy it today. The sellers invested $340,000 in this Carmichael Colony remodel, which is pretty much guaranteed to blow your mind. It’s apparent that considerable thought went into the remodel. It wasn’t copied out of Architectural Digest, although it belongs in that publication. This home was created from a mixture of desire, tranquility, functional beauty, enveloping the 5 senses through intelligent design, absorbing nature into each element. To call it unique is an understatement.

The kitchen is the pièce de résistance in his home in Carmichael on the creek. They knocked out a wall and extended the space about 10 feet, designing the layout and colors around a beautiful, free-standing antique kitchen cabinet, a distressed green. It’s the sort of space that if you spent years penciling on paper, you would not miss a single important detail. An oversized granite island in swirls of green, coupled with black tinges runs the length of an old drugstore counter, offset by hanging pendants.

You will find a built-in wine cooler, trash compactor, Miele dishwasher, GE convection microwave (which allows faster cooking at lower temperatures), built-in refrigerator, a cooktop with pop-up venting, and a built-in oven, and floor-to-ceiling cabinets, including under the counter cabinets. There is enough storage to host a library of Alice Waters and Julia Child cookbooks, plus a couple of Encyclopedia Brittianicas and the last 5 years of Food and Wine.

There is room for a kitchen table in the kitchen area, plus a nice built-in bench that offers seating to overlook the deck, flanked by even more storage shelving. A formal dining room features cherrywood flooring with bolts, the same flooring is in the third bedroom / den, but the family uses that space as a library with built-in bookcases. It could easily return to a formal dining space.

Skylights and solar tubes are scattered throughout the home, which flood the more than 2,500 square feet with natural sunlight. You’ll love the travertine floors, which are mostly throughout.

In the step-down family room, on the same wall as the fireplace are 4 very tall, floor-to-almost-ceiling windows, curved at the top, reportedly from a church. The 3 baths are equally impressive. The guest bath features an antique vanity. Both full baths contain floor-to-ceiling glass walls in the showers surrounded by a private garden wall.

A second fireplace is located in the master suite, and there is an exterior door to the patio, in addition to two closets, one of which is larger than a private dressing room suite at Neiman Marcus.

I almost forgot to mention the gorgeous in-ground pool, which is fenced, resurfaced in 2014, and around the other side of the home. The grounds near the pool feature Asian garden adornments, a small wooden bridge. It appears very unassuming from end of the private road. There is one more home over a million across and down a ways, and a few estate lots for sale, but it’s fairly private.

Living in this home can provide you with a peaceful environment, an escape away from the madness of the world. You’ve got to see this home in Carmichael on the creek if for no other reason than to say you’ve witnessed in person how a zen-like home like this has the ability to  completely transform and whisk you to another galaxy.

Come to our open house on Sunday, June 18th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. 6527 Grant Av, Carmichael, CA 95608 is offered exclusively by Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $750K. Call 916.233.6759 for more information.

See additional photos below and more photos are published in the link above.

Four curved windows from a church adorn the living room at 6527 Grant Av.

Remodeled kitchen with granite island and almost every amenity imaginable.

Ipe deck is almost 750 square feet overlooking Carmichael Creek

Built-in pool was resurfaced in 2014 and fenced.