THEY MAY NOT FIT IN YOUR PRICE
RANGE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH DREAMING.
KAREN: FROM THE STONE EXTERIOR
TO THE RED CLAY ROOFTOP, CURVES
AND ARCHES AND WROUGHT-IRON
BALCONIES, YOU MAY FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE IN SPAIN.
BUT THIS 5600 SQUARE FOOT ESTATE
SITS ON FOUR ACRES ON MILL POND
IN NORTH HAMPTON.
>> THIS WAS DESIGNED BY A
GENTLEMAN FROM EASTERN EUROPE,
AND HE TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE
WORLD, AND PARTICULARLY HE LOVED
THE SPANISH INFLUENCE.
KAREN: TONY JALBERT OF SOTHEBY'S
LISTS THE HOUSE ON THE MARKET
FOR $2.2 MILLION.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE --
WHAT I LOVE THE MOST -- IS
OBVIOUSLY THE ARCHITECTURAL
DETAIL.
KAREN: THE FOUR-BEDROOM,
FIVE-BATH HOME IS ENVELOPED IN
RICH MAHOGANY.
THE SEVEN-FOOT DOORS, THE
COFFERED CEILINGS, AND THE
DENTAL MOLDING.
THE FOCAL POINT OF THE HOUSE --
THE GREAT ROOM AND THE MASSIVE
FIREPLACE.
>> THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
MOST FANTASTIC ROOMS I'VE EVER
SEEN.
WE HAVE EIGHT ARCHWAYS ON TOP,
AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU COME THIS WAY, AND YOU'VE
GOT A 21-FOOT FIELDSTONE
FIREPLACE.
OF COURSE IT'S WOOD BURNING.
WE BURN WOOD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
HERE, OKAY?
KAREN: WHEN YOU LOOK UP, A
VAULTED CEILING SIMILAR TO WHAT
YOU'D FIND IN SPANISH CHURCHES,
HAND-DONE AND BARRELED, 24 FEET
HIGH.
>> THEN YOU HAVE THE BIG DINING
AREA OVER HERE.
KAREN: IT'S ALL OPEN, AND
FLANKED BY WINDOWS THAT BRING
THE OUTSIDE IN.
A BUTLER'S PANTRY AND A
STATE-OF-THE-ART KITCHEN ARE
NEARBY, A HOUSE DESIGNED FOR
ENTERTAINING.
DETAILS LIKE THESE ARCHED
DOORWAYS MAKE THIS PROPERTY
STAND OUT.
AT THE END OF THE DRAMATIC
HALLWAY, A GUEST SUITE, BEDROOM
AND BATHROOM.
THE WALK-IN CLOSET HAS BUILT IN
CARGO TRUNKS TO STORE YOUR
CLOTHES.
THE OTHER THREE BEDROOMS ARE
UPSTAIRS.
A ONE-OF-A-KIND STAIRCASE IN THE
FRONT FOYER.
>> IT'S A WRAP-AROUND STAIRCASE
THAT WAS ACTUALLY CUSTOM-MADE
AND BROUGHT TO THIS PROPERTY.
KAREN: THE WROUGHT IRON RAILING
MATCHES THE TWO BALCONIES.
>> YOU HAVE THE BARREL-LINED
HALLWAY OVER HERE, WHICH
ACTUALLY, THE CENTER POINT OF
THIS HALLWAY ON THE SECOND FLOOR
IS THIS BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER,
AND THE BACKGROUND IS THE
21-FOOT FIELDSTONE FIREPLACE.
KAREN: THE MASTER BEDROOM HAS
ITS OWN ENTRYWAY AND LOOKS OUT
THE BACK TO MILL POND.
THE MASTER BATHROOM, ALL TOLD,
IS BIGGER THAN THE BEDROOM.
ABOUT 700 SQUARE FEET, DUAL
SHOWER, DOUBLE VANITY.
WALK-IN CLOSET AND THE DRESSING
ROOM.
YOU GET TO THE FOURTH BEDROOM
OVER THIS BRIDGE THAT LOOKS DOWN
TO THE FRONT FOYER.
THIS BEDROOM, LIKE ALL OF THEM,
HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM.
AND AND ADDED TOUCH, AND OUTDOOR
BALCONY.
YOU CAN ENJOY THE VIEW OF MILL
POND FROM THE ENCLOSED STONE
PORCH.
EVEN HAS ITS OWN BUILT-IN
OUTDOOR FIREPLACE.
THE ORIGINAL OWNER NEVER MOVED
INTO THE HOUSE BECAUSE HIS
BUSINESS TOOK HIM ELSEWHERE.
IT'S NOW ON THE MARKET FOR LESS
THAN WHAT IT TOOK TO BUILD
KAREN: YOU'LL WAKE UP TO GEESE
SWIMMING ACROSS CANOBIE LAKE IN
THIS WATERFRONT HOME IN WINDHAM.
CUSTOM-BUILT.
THE OWNERS JUST MOVED IN.
>> WELL, COME ON IN.
KAREN: REAL ESTATE BROKER LINDA
EARLY GIVES US A TOUR OF THE
OPEN, AIRY FOUR-BEDROOM,
FOUR-AND-A-HALF-BATH HOME.
>> THEY REALLY WANTED TO CREATE
A GRAND ENTRANCE, AND I THINK
THIS DOES IT.
KAREN: YES IT DOES.
FRONT DOORS MADE OF HAND-CARVED
AFRICAN MAHOGANY.
THEY WEIGH 800 POUNDS.
YOU ENTER RIGHT INTO THE
SUN-DRENCHED MAIN ROOM.
WHITE OAK FLOORS WITH A WALNUT
STAIN, A COFFERED CEILING, AND
TWO-STORY WINDOWS.
>> YOU JUST GET THAT GRAND
FEELING WHEN YOU WALK IN, AND
YOU JUST SEE THE LAKE IN FRONT
OF YOU -- CANOBIE LAKE, WHICH IS
JUST SPECTACULAR.
KAREN: THE FIREPLACE IS THE
CENTERPIECE, THE SAME STONE AS
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE, AND
WALNUT JUST ABOVE IT.
WALNUT CARRIES THROUGHOUT THE
HOME.
CHECK OUT THE ISLAND IN THE
KITCHEN, THE HAND-CARVED WOOD
OVER THE STOVE, AND THE UNIQUE
BARREL CEILING.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FOCUSING
THEIR CENTER ISLANDS AS THE
CENTER OF THEIR KITCHEN AND
MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
.
KAREN: NOTICE THE CLUTTER-FREE
KITCHEN.
THE OWNERS DESIGNED IT THIS WAY,
ADDING A PANTRY THAT HANDLES ALL
THE HARD WORK.
IT'S LIKE A KITCHEN WITHIN A
KITCHEN.
>> A KITCHEN WITHIN A KITCHEN.
KAREN: THE APPLIANCES, COOKWARE,
DISHES, AND FOOD ALL STORED
HERE.
>> THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE TO
HAVE, WHERE YOU CAN BE PART OF
THE HOUSE, THE LIVING AREA, BUT
YOU CAN BE HERE COOKING.
KAREN: NO DETAIL SPARED.
THE TOILET IN THE HALF BATH -- A
WHOLE EXPERIENCE
THE FEATURES A BIT MORE
PRACTICAL IN THE MUDROOM.
SLIDING CLOSETS UNDERNEATH THE
BACK STAIRCASE.
THREE OUT OF THE FOUR BEDROOMS
ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
>> LOOK AT THIS SPECTACULAR
MASTER BEDROOM.
KAREN: THE MASTER, WITH SWEEPING
VIEWS OF THE LAKE AND A MASTER
BATH THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPA.
SOAKING TUB, MARBLE SHOWER,
CHANDELIER, HEATED FLOORS.
AND A WALK-IN CLOSET ABOUT THE
SIZE OF A BEDROOM.
HEAD UP THE FRONT STAIRCASE, AND
YOU'RE HIT WITH STUNNING VIEWS
OF THE GREAT ROOM AND THE LAKE.
MOST OF THE SECOND FLOOR -- THE
KIDS' PLAYROOM.
AND THEN -- OH YES -- A
HYDROPONIC ROOM.
>> THIS ROOM WAS DESIGNED TO BE
ABLE TO GROW HERBS AND PLANTS
ALL SEASON.
KAREN: AN INDOOR GARDEN, WITH A
VIEW.
THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE OUTSIDE
FOR A GARDEN.
YOU CAN WATCH IT GROW FROM THE
100-FOOT DECK.
AND WITH THE GLASS PANELS,
THERE'S NOTHING BLOCKING YOUR
VIEW.
A DREAM HOME THAT GRANTS EVERY
WISH.
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