If you’re looking for a wonderful Lafayette home with Mt. Diablo views and maximum flexibility for entertaining, I recommend you take a close look at 1200 Estates Drive.

This luxurious 5-bedroom (plus office), 4.5-bath custom Craftsman view property has ample (and flexible) interior and exterior space for entertaining, excellent party “flow”, and an abundance of natural ambience.

Here’s more about each of these top three reasons you’ll love hosting parties there:

Reason #1: Ample – and Flexible – Entertaining Space, Inside and Out

1200 Estates has graciously proportioned common rooms and beautiful outdoor spaces that connect well with one another, inside and out. As a result, the home’s potential to accommodate small to large events, formal and/or informal, is vast. As host, you just have to consider your party needs, select the right combination of interior and exterior spaces, and organize set-up to match.

The estate’s resort-like landscape helps, particularly in warmer months. Designed by Jim Hagopian, the fully landscaped exterior serves as an enormous extension of this house. It includes level land, wrap-around slate terraces, covered outdoor pavilion with kitchen, waterfall, in-ground trampoline and full Rhino Sport basketball/sport court. All this, and I’m not even counting the master suite balcony, which overlooks the back yard, too.

Did I mention that almost all this outdoor space enjoys Mt. Diablo views?

Reason #2: Excellent “Flow”

I realize that we don’t always speak about “flow” when we talk about our homes, but caterers do.

Denise Crawford, Chef de Cuisine at HeartCraft Cuisine, has catered several events at 1200 Estates Drive, mostly very large dinner parties.

Says Crawford: “This house has a really open flow pattern that doesn’t interrupt the service pattern and allows for nice interaction of people. No one feels enclosed or penned in.”

Don’t be surprised, though, if guests gravitate to this home’s kitchen anyway. It’s central to all the common areas and serves as one of the connectors between them, including the secondary downstairs family room.

This large custom kitchen has an oversized island, varied workspaces, three ovens, two sinks, and beautiful cabinetry. It beckons us the way all great kitchens do – as the heart of the home for food, drink and conversation. So expect guests to linger.

Reason #3. Abundance of Natural Ambiance

The first time I walked into 1200 Estates Drive, I was immediately struck by the way the home’s high-end Craftsman interior details enhanced the already commanding views of Mt. Diablo framed in its many windows and French doors.

No photo can quite do that impact justice, but the ones posted here offer a hint of the home’s resulting ambiance.

Imagine hosting a party where guests are in awe the moment they walk through the door!

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