Maison de Village: The House of Crown Molding
Remember that bedroom room I showed you with the layers upon layers of crown molding in it? I asked the question, “Is there such a thing as too much crown molding?” And boy, did you guys have a lot of opinions on the subject!
Well, Hooked on Houses reader Susie, who has a fun blog called Hillcrest Acres, wrote and asked if I’d post photos of the rest of the house. I thought if she was interested, maybe the rest of you would be, too, so here they are.
This is a newly constructed home in New Hope, Pennsylvania, selling for $3.25 million. It has 5 bedrooms, and 5.5 baths.
I have to say I find the name a little pretentious, especially considering it’s in Pennsylvania, not France. But whatever. The house is fun to look at, and that’s the important thing. Let the gawking begin!
According to the MLS description:
Once upon a time, houses were solidly built with natural materials designed to last a lifetime and beyond. Maison de Village, a new French-inspired estate home in Solebury Township, will be such a residence. Built of castle-cut stone and old-world limestone plaster, this 6,500-square-foot estate home will be privately situated on 4.7 acres.
Solid alder wood double-arched front doors, three Rumford fireplaces, white oak flooring throughout, custom kitchen cabinetry by a renowned Bucks County cabinetmaker, a slate roof with copper trim and masterfully built stone and brick chimney stacks are just a few of the best-quality finishes that will be used in this home. Built and Designed by D’Alessio Construction, one of Bucks County’s premier builders.
Side door (below):
This has to be one of the biggest kitchen islands I’ve ever seen.
Here’s the master bedroom that I showed you before in the “Too Much Crown Molding?” post. Now you know why it looks so clean and uncluttered–it’s a new house that’s been staged! (Click here to read what everyone had to say about it.)
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May 29th, 2008 at 8:24 am
For the $3.25 million price tag, I hope they throw in some landscaping! Like a bush…or something. I just love, love those wall colors with that wood floor. It’s like coffee and creamer. They just GO.
That staircase is awfully nice too….the whole house is. I think I really like it. I’m not a big fan of the castle look on the outside though.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:04 am
And you just know that the future owners will only have one or two kids.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Overall, it’s really beautiful. I could live in that kitchen (which probably the same square footage as my whole apartment). I like it.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:29 am
It is all just a bit overdone!!! But I do love the staircase.
May 29th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I do love all of those wood floors.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I love the inside of this house…but I cannot get over the “castle in a cornfield” idea. The exterior is not so great if you ask me. It is trying way too hard….very “nouveau riche”..but then again it’s the “riche” part that counts.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Lovely, lovely! I hope you can contribute to my What do you do for a living post - just put it up!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Thanks for stopping by!
I love that house. I live in the same general area but don’t live in a house like that. I was in Charlotte, NC visiting my parents and noticed a lot of the newer larger homes moving back into the gothic stone look. I like it but probably will never live in one. Too much house to clean and dust. I don’t even take care of this one well enough. haha.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I think this house is BEAUTIFUL! I love the old world castle look. I love all the detailed woodwork (with the exception of the over-done crowned master). I’d live there!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Guess that is what 3.25$mil looks like with no landscaping….NAKID !
May 29th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Love it… I could maybe live in thie shed !
Jen R
May 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
From the picture through to the end all I could think of is “the echoes must be deafening”. Way too nouveau riche for me thanks.
Janet
May 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
That’s an awful lot of custom millwork for a spec house, no? And a lot of beige. How close is this house to a city where someone who could afford to buy it would commute to? Or is it in the middle of nowhere?
May 29th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I’m not sure about the area, Robin. Anyone out there from PA who can tell us about New Hope?
May 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
HI Julia, I have you signed up for the drawing! Jen R
May 29th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
It needs more trees, some vivid flowers, etc. To be dramatic:
the house speaks life, but holds none.
It is quite the beauty though!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I agree with Marie. I actually love the interior, the exterior - not so much. I like how uncluttered it is - alas, I’m sure that will not be the case once somebody rich purchases it and lets their designer loose. (unless of course it was a designer with tastes more like my own
)
May 29th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
The staircase is gorgeous. The rest of the house is beautiful, but NMS. I just can’t imagine shuffling around in my pajama pants and bathrobe in that kind of a space!
And ITA about the landscaping, or lack there of. How about some hedges? a potted plant? Something!
May 29th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
New Hope is a growing area just outside of Philly. A lot of money from Bucks County (which has for years been a very desirable area) seems to be moving that way. New Hope proper is a very trendy kinda hip area with a lot of artist and trendy shops. Think Starbucks and Range Rovers.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:45 am
One more thing while we’re nit pickin’. Please send a memo to put garage doors on the side or back. Not too much to ask.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:48 am
Like April, the only part of the house that I don’t like is the over-done molding in the bedroom. I like the idea of building a house that will be around much longer than most of the wasteful McMansions. The interiors remind me of the updates to many of the turn of the century brownstones/limestones in NYC.
June 4th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I’m late on this one, but wanted to comment anyway…
Loove the floors and the kitchen.
It is very funny that there are no plants here.
And now that it’s pointed out, the house exterior would look 5x better without the garage doors there.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Oh wow! My husband walked past and I called him to see the house, his comment was “where is the photo of the inside of the garages?”. Shows where his priorities are!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
I live in this area and drove by this house just this week. It looks absolutely ridiculous as it is directly on the street. 4.7 acres and they couldn’t have placed it closer to the copse of tree to the right or behind!!!! For the person who asked about location earlier - it’s a good hour commute to Philadelphia or 1:30 to NY
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I drove by this house and was so spellbound I made a u-turn and sat in the driveway. If I had the money to afford this house comfortably–it would be mine. As it is it’s only a dream–but what a nice dream!
November 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I could see myself setting up house here…but alas, it is out of my price range by about 3.1 million dollars! Even so, great pictures.