MAIN LEVEL — ASCEND THE FRONT steps to the porch with carved columns and mosaic tiled entry and glass front door.

The inviting FOYER with operational fireplace introduces the fine architectural proportions found throughout the main level, including high ceilings, deep crown molding, wide doorways, carved ornamentation and hardwood floors, some with beautiful inlay. Period chandeliers with lamp lights grace almost every room.

Enter the LIVING ROOM from the foyer. A carved marble fireplace and bay with three sets of double hung windows look out to the pretty tree-lined street.

The elegant DINING ROOM features a double beamed ceiling, corner fireplace with hand painted wood mantle and wainscots. It is a romantic setting for a large formal dinner.

The truly custom KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM is the heart of the house. It was featured and beautifully photographed in KITCHEN PORTFOLIO, a specialty magazine and website focusing on the best in custom designed kitchens and bathroom and all their elementsófrom cabinetry, lighting and fixtures to innovative technologies, materials and the latest appliances.

The design team at CLIVE CHRISTIAN SAN FRANCISCO, led by Alona Sahar, collaborated with the owners to translate the kitchen into their preferred lifestyle of cooking and socializing in an open and relaxed atmosphere. It exudes a formal yet warm and inviting ambience. The light filled generous space boasts a 12 ft ceiling height and gorgeous inlay hardwood floor. French doors open to the sunny south with steps down to the landscaped PATIO/GARDEN with raised flowerbed and trellised fencing.

The custom Clive Christian cabinets were designed and fabricated in England to efficiently and logically house every aspect of the gourmet cook and caterer's needs. The handsome cabinetry and glass fronts, echo the period woodwork of 'drawing room grandeur' with their fine milled pilasters, dentils and insets impeccably painted in gleaming coats of Antique Cream and accessorized with handsome brass pulls. The display mantel over the stove and signature 'Belgravia 'corbels of the island add unique touches.

Down lights are perfectly placed to light the work areas on the generous Italian marble slab countertops. A handsome wrought iron chandelier with lamp lighting hangs over the oversized marble island which houses a deep porcelain farm sink with a high-tech pot filler faucet and appliances on one side and bar seating for four on the other.

The fully equipped kitchen includes top of the line appliances:

• Wolf range with six burners and grill top
• Viking ventilator
• Dacor warming oven
• KitchenAid microwave oven
• Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer
• 2 Sub-Zero under counter refrigerator drawers
• 2 Bosch dishwashers

The well-organized pantry houses food stocks and oversized kitchenware.

The POWDER ROOM and guest closet off the foyer completes this level.