Property Description

400 LLOYDS LANE is a classic stone-home with modern conveniences and a sunny interior. Set on a spacious quarter acre lot and located on a corner lot of one of Alexandria?s most beautiful blocks, it features exceptional landscaping and a mature, unique garden.

Walnut hardwoods, generous light from Kolbe & Kolbe double-paned, tilt windows and screens, plantation shutters, and exquisite moldings are markers of the property?s interior. The green front door opens to a small foyer with tasteful columns and a coat closet. To the left is a long living room with crown molding and a refined granite fireplace. Next to the fireplace, split doors lead to a glass and screened sunroom. To the right of the foyer is a dining room with crown molding that leads to an updated gourmet kitchen with beautiful views of the garden. The kitchen?s classic stainless steel appliances include a Viking 4-burner range and hood, built-in Kitchen Aid refrigerator/freezer with ice-maker, an Asko dishwasher, and two sinks, one a prep sink with filtered water and the other a large, 16? x 18? farm sink. The honed, black granite countertops contrast beautifully with the butter-colored tiles. Custom creme cabinets and a large pantry complete this timelessly decorated kitchen. The kitchen overlooks the family room with large framed windows and glass doors that capture alluring views of the magnificent garden. A main-level guest bedroom and adjacent full ?vintage? bathroom finish out the first floor.

A curved stair rail ascends from the entry foyer to an upper-level landing with linen closet. A bright and generous-sized master bedroom has a walk-in closet, two built-in bookshelves and functional walk-in storage closet. The second upper-level bedroom has a spacious closet with built-ins and view of the side garden. An updated bathroom with spacious shower, pedestal sink, and recessed medicine cabinet completes the second floor.

With its recently renovated cottage-look of plantation shutters, creme painted solid oak panels, crown molding, and fully-renovated bathroom, the spacious basement provides ideal guest quarters or family room. The basement also comprises a laundry/storage room with built-in storage shelves, washer/dryer space and a laundry sink. The laundry/storage room leads to a single car garage recently updated with an automatic, heavy insulated automatic garage door. The drive leading down to the garage provides off-street parking for two additional cars.

The exterior of the property is equally impressive. The front portion of the home?s roof is cedar shake, and was replaced in 2005; the lower rear of the roof is metal; the upper rear of the roof is copper. Amidst the exterior landscape, flagstone and gravel paths lead you through an exquisite garden, planted strategically to provide flowering and shifting activity year-round. An 8?x8? potting shed with slate floor, cedar-shake roof, and Williamsburg cupola provides classy storage space. (Internet 5617385)