#1: Old-World, Romantic French-Style Estate
This stunning estate of approximately 5,854 square feet sits on a manicured acre lot. Representing the best of both worlds, the home features striking newer construction paired with an incredible old-world charm. The owner, a well-respected, local designer, personally sourced many of the property’s details from Europe, creating an environment that is remarkably elegant, while still remaining warm and inviting.
Hickory floors, frieze molding, and intricate wall and ceiling treatments mingle with chandeliers, antique doors, and marble mantelpieces imported from France to create a wonderfully sophisticated environment. The interior includes formal living and dining rooms, four fireplaces, a wine cellar, and a sumptuous kitchen. A family room opens to a columned loggia, while a gorgeous master suite awaits upstairs. The grounds include water-conserving landscaping, while a breezeway connects to a three-car garage and a spacious studio. This home features easy access to Holbrook-Palmer Park and excellent schools like Menlo School, Encinal Elementary, Hillview Middle, and Menlo-Atherton High. The estate is going for $7,988,000.
#2: Enchanting Stone French Villa
Only a short distance from this charming Provencal village, Valbonne is a wonderful stone-built character villa. Comprising a total of eight bedrooms, it enjoys lovely countryside views across nearly four acres of landscaped gardens. Fruit trees, lawns, a multitude of Mediterranean flowering shrubs, and 300 olive oil-producing olive trees adorn the grounds. Next to the superb swimming pool there is the fully-equipped pool house with sauna, a two-bedroom guest house, a chapel, and an ancient, charming guest cottage, which provides additional accommodation. On the grounds are the independent staff cottage, a garage, a carport, and numerous parking areas. The gardens are watered by spring water wells. The land affords the possibility of constructing four additional houses. Price is available upon request.
#3: Magnificent French Country Home
In the heart of Cap d’Antibes, France, lies this magnificent provencal country home with beautiful appointments throughout and a pleasant glimpse of the sea in Cap d’Antibes. Facing west, the living area consists of an entrance hall, a kitchen, a living room with fireplace, a terrace, courtesy toilets, a heated swimming pool, and a bedroom with an ensuite bathroom. This property is on sale for €8,400,000 ($1,441,281).
#4: Striking French Chateau
This large, formal, French chateau in the private Birnam Wood Golf Club is of the highest quality construction, craftsmanship, and materials. Designed to accommodate large art, artifacts, and antiques and to entertain in grand style, the home features large garden terraces, a swimming pool, formal rose gardens, and cart gate to golf course at Montecito, California. This striking French chateau is in good condition and features uncompromising quality that is rarely seen in private homes. It could be yours for $21,500,000.
#5: Romantic French Home on the Bay
This private, romantic, French-style country mansion comes with lush gardens and sweeping views of the San Francisco bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge through Mount Tamalpals. It’s a large four-bedroom home with vaulted ceilings and access to a view-side terrace, and features a custom kitchen, a family area with access to intimate brick patio, a three-car garage, a study, and views of Sausalito Yacht Harbor. The master suite has a sitting area and a bathroom with jet tub, shower, and view-side balcony. There is also a separate one-bed, one-bath carriage house with a kitchen. This gated property is priced at $7,995,000.
