In East Kessler, We Did a Double-Take on These Red Kitchen Cabinets With Serious Designer Cred

This week’s Highlight Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, is a feast of colors, textures, and the finest materials available. The home at 1580 Stemmons is beautifully designed, turn-key, and 100% move-in ready for buyers with discerning taste.

Situated at the top of a hill on over a half-acre lot, the home feels very private, in a park-like setting with tons of shade from mature trees and beautiful landscaping. The hint of sage coloring to the brick exterior is perfection. Listing agent Robert Kucharski with David Griffin Real Estate said people are always surprised at how large the 3,172-square-foot home is upon entering.

But let’s come back to that stylish kitchen. I’d call it a “chef’s kitchen” because any home chef would be delighted to get to work in this incredible space, but this is a designer’s kitchen. Anyone who goes the extra mile and puts in high-end rose-red SieMatic kitchen cabinets is a designer. If you’re not familiar, SieMatic is a 1930s German kitchen cabinet maker that introduced handle-free doors in modern kitchens in the 1960s and 1970s.

Add to that the professional-grade stainless steel appliances, gorgeous marble countertops, the central island with prep sink and 6-burner range, built-in display shelving, and a sit-down serving bar, and this is just next level. The long window above the kitchen sink overlooks a bamboo planting that was done by famed landscape architect Jim Martinez that is a work of art in itself. The floors are stone tile, adding to the feast of marvelous color and texture.

The wall of glass opens to the wood deck on the side yard and garden: perfect for an outdoor meal or morning coffee on the porch.

The living and dining rooms are open, yet divided for ease of entertaining. You can see beautiful updates in each space, like recessed and art lighting, custom wood windows, 9-foot ceilings, and oak flooring.

Even the guest bath is a feast of texture with this amazing stone tile in the shower, and that peaceful ice blue paint — mwah.

Downstairs consists of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sunroom and a laundry room, while upstairs you find the owner’s retreat. I love these stairs: the tread is oak and the riser is the stone to match the different flooring on the first level. The doors you see open to the back patio.

The private, light-filled owner’s retreat has incredible views of the home’s gardens and feels like a true getaway from it all. It is large enough to add a sitting area or office, and includes a large walk-in closet and stylish bath with dual floating vanities and an oversized shower. Again the selection of materials and colors really shine here from the solid stone vanity to the tiny square tile to the red water closet — it’s just effortlessly chic.

Back downstairs, this sunroom makes a fabulous office space — what a view for a backdrop to your work day! I couldn’t be more in love with the paint color, and I have to say, I dislike yellow, always. But together with the gray beadboard, it’s working for me.

I’ve promised to refrain from using the term “oasis” when describing outdoor spaces, but this home is surrounded by peaceful gardens on all sides. Stone pathways lead to patios and steps lead to more pretty vistas.

Buyers in the market now are lucky because this East Kessler home has an incredible location, a private, verdant lot well over half an acre. The home has that rare combination of the charm and character that comes with a historic home with the bonus of having it already been thoughtfully and tastefully restored and renovated.

See this beauty for yourself at the open house this Sunday, August 24, from 2-4 pm.

Robert Kucharski with David Griffin & Company Real Estate has 1508 Stemmons Avenue listed for $1.495 million.