This gorgeous custom contemporary home is unbelievable.  It was built in 1999 with only the best quality materials and workmanship on a 55 x 150 lot towards the end of a private wooded street in a highly desirable neighborhood of Elmhurst.  There are 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, and a rinse shower in the basement for the in-ground 21’ x 13’ heated swimming pool.  There is a 2.5 car attached garage with shelving already installed on the walls for plenty of storage.  The walls are all strong 2 x 6 framing.  The exterior is a combination of insulating stucco, brick and siding.   

There is an open large front yard with plenty of room for moon walks, hammocks, screened tents, or anything else you can imagine.  The back yard has a fire pit perfect for marshmallows, and a fenced in area great for a dog run.  All the furnaces, A/C units and sump pumps come with a 2-year warranty from the seller.  The energy bills are very low:  only $160 for water per month and less than $300 for electric.  The property taxes were $7,268 for 2005.  
The large 21’ x 11’ foyer is tiled and has a large coat closet and room for greeting guests.  To the right is a hallway leading to the garage and to a 10’ x 10’ pantry/storage room with an extra refrigerator and double French service doors that open out to the side yard.  Walking up a few steps from the foyer to the main level of the home you can really see the open layout of this beautiful home.

It has approximately 3800 square feet of open space for luxurious family living, including the basement.  There are gorgeous hardwood floors and natural oak woodwork throughout.  Vaulted ceilings, multiple split levels and full walls of geometric vinyl thermal windows provide lots of light and breathing space.  The modern but very comfortable 10’ x 15’ kitchen features stainless steel appliances, imported Italian tiles and Italian cabinets and granite countertops.  The adjoining 11’ x 11’ dining room offers space for a large dining table and a walk-out, walled patio for entertaining and grilling.  The 20’ x 27’ living room has a wood burning fireplace with marble mantle, a giant broad-leaf motorized ceiling fan and track lighting with dimmers.  It’s connected to the 15’ x 8’ office with split floors levels and one wall of windows, the other of glass facing the living room.  There is also a separate exit door to the patio from the living room.  There is a roomy half bath off the kitchen with mirrored walls, a pedestal sink and cranberry red marble tiles.
There are two wide oak staircases leading away from the foyer area.  One goes down into the basement where the floors are tiled and there is a large storage closet, a laundry room, a powder room, two furnace/utility closets, one for the house and one for the pool.  The pool is in a large space with a rinse shower, plenty of walking and sitting room around it, and a sliding patio door leading up and out to the yard.  The heated swimming pool is very easy to maintain, costing about $400 annually or cleaning supplies.  It’s great for daily exercise, family fun and entertaining.  It’s ideal even for a celebrity life style.

The second staircase leads up to a landing with floor to ceiling windows looking out onto the long 5 car driveway and quiet Mary Court.  Going straight from the landing you find yourself in the huge 30’ x 20’ Master Bedroom with vaulted ceilings, and balcony overlooking the patio and side yard, two full walk in closets (his and hers) and a tiled master bath with two pedestal sinks, a glass enclosed shower, and a whir pool tub that can seat two for a cozy bath.
Going up from the landing there is a long hallway with a railing overlooking the main floor of the house including the living room.  It has doors all along one side leading to the remaining 3 bedrooms and the second full bath.  This bathroom has heated tiles, 2 mirrored walls, 2 pedestal sinks, a glass enclosed shower, and a tiled staircase leading to a whir pool bath in its own private nook with plenty of light from a private window.
The bedroom next to the bath is approximately 22’ x 14’ and has two levels.  The first has plenty of space for even two beds and the second has a leaning wall and space for either a study or play are and leads to a long walk in closet with attic access.  This is one of the coolest bedrooms you’ll ever see.
The next bedroom is approximately 13’ x 13’ and has warm neutral tones with one full wall of closet space with sliding oak doors.  At the end of the hallway and few steps lead up to the last bedroom that is approximately 15’ x 10’ with it’s own heating and A/C unit and a window seat by the European style tilt-n-turn steel reinforced vinyl window with in-glass mini blinds.

This house has had only one family since it was built and has been loved and enjoyed the last 7 years.  We hope you will have as many good memories in it as the family who built it.  Call Maria “Marysia” Rasmussen to set up a convenient appointment so you can see it for yourself and decide if it is your dream home 847-219-1298.  Her brother is the owner and she can answer all of your questions quickly and honestly.  Realtors please bring your qualified buyers.  Our seller is motivated and willing to help the perfect buyers move into their new home quickly.