ADDRESS: 6 Green Valley Rd.
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Bridle Path – York Mills – Sunnybrook
AGENT: Geraldine Del Zotto, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage
PRICE: $3,695,000
THE PLACE: The French countryside meets the Hamptons in this unique York Mills home, awash in vivid colours—magenta, apple green, lilac and royal blue.
BRAGGING RIGHTS: The best backyard on the block. There’s an expansive patio, a picturesque garden, a swimming pool (with diving board) and a cabana that’s basically a home away from home. Sitting poolside are a fully equipped fridge and freezer, a dishwasher, double ovens, a four-burner stove, two televisions, a washroom with shower, laundry, ample seating space and even a comfy loft for cat naps.
BIG SELLING POINT: The current owners spent over $1,000,000 in recent renovations on landscaping, the poolside cabana, the outdoor patio and the interior, meaning everything is modern and fresh.
POSSIBLE DEAL BREAKER: The splashy renovations may not be right for a family looking to remodel their new home in their own style.
BY THE NUMBERS:
• $3,695,000
• $24,701.01 in property taxes (2010)
• 8 bathrooms
• 5 bedrooms
• 4 parking spaces
• 1 luxury cabana
• 1 backyard pool
• 1 high-definition surround sound system
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- The look at night—kinda magical, yes?
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- Enter here.
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- Flowers look pretty here.
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- A fireplace in the foyer (also, those pretty flowers).
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- Again, this is a REALLY good spot for flowers.
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- The foyer, from upstairs.
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- We suspect the lava rock isn’t included (for better or worse).
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- We like the modern, arty feel.
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- FLOWERS!!!
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- A funky sitting room
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- There’s also a fireplace and a circle window.
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- Fireplace and more
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- Follow the star to a manger in a stable in the town of Bethlehem. There you’ll find a dining room.
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- The dining room under the star
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- Reminiscent of American Beauty
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- The living room
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- An Apple TV! Sadly, it’s not included.
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- The living room to the kitchen
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- A deliciously decadent chandelier
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- The kitchen
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- It’s a big kitchen
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- The kitchen island
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- The kitchen looking out onto the backyard
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- The kitchen table
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- The master bedroom
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- The master bed goes here
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- A fireplace in the bedroom too (that’s three and counting).
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- Fireplaces and interesting light fixtures are what this home is all about.
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- The office (and, apparently, kid’s room)
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- Crazy light fixture: check.
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- Deep ocean blue is a good colour for a bathroom.
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- Bit of a nautical theme here.
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- Attic office
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- Basement lounge
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- The backyard is spectacular.
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- The big ol’ patio deck and a beautiful brick exterior
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- The pool—and poolhouse—from the patio
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- The garden
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- The back exterior of the home
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- The pool
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- Ditto
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- Splish-splash
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- Dive off the board, swim a length and go straight into the poolhouse.
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- The pool house kitchen!
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- The backyard, in totality
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- Enjoy your beautiful home, poolside.
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- Pretty…
Just beautiful. Gorgeous backyard. Lovely furnishings. Even the strong paint colours look wonderful.
August 3, 2011 at 3:37 pm | by M. SchonbekA truly lovely home. A few decorating faux pas but nothing that can’t be fixed inexpensively. For the most part it has been decorated beautifully.
August 3, 2011 at 6:25 pm | by Junethey spent badly
August 3, 2011 at 9:35 pm | by leslieVery nice indeed… the only drawback is TL stupid obsession with the flowers and showing us 48 pics with tired captions. Get a life, Toronto Life.
August 3, 2011 at 11:40 pm | by JackontrackDear God. I don’t know how much more ineptitude I can take. It isn’t a lava rock, it’s a Himalayan Salt Crystal. If you don’t know what something is, don’t assume. You know what they say about assuming and it couldn’t be more true than it is with the captions that go with the pictures in “House of the Week” and “Cottage of the Week”.
August 4, 2011 at 7:13 am | by KimLove the house and the captions! I go with June’s assessment, a few deco changes (for starters those ugly bar & dining chairs in the kitchen) and the house would be perfect.
August 4, 2011 at 7:26 am | by Chalbelove the pool and would be happy living in the pool house lol
August 4, 2011 at 7:53 am | by barthe paint job is beyond icky. and what’s with those sultan of brunei lamp fixtures. you can’t buy taste…
August 4, 2011 at 9:10 am | by urbanThis house is overrated – the architecture is ok but the interiors aren’t so hot. The book shelves in the living room are hideous!
August 4, 2011 at 10:13 am | by Ben DoverI agree with Kim.
August 4, 2011 at 10:16 am | by JoJoDo some research on the benefits of a Himalayan Salt Crystal lamp
Outside is great – the inside cupboards – toooo much detail on the wood and some are def wrong colours.
Yeah, I am with Ben. What the hell is with the shelving in the living room? Was the carpenter on crack that day?
August 4, 2011 at 10:32 pm | by Mike