This elegant property in Lenno on Lake Como was originally an italian farmstead “cascina“, ready to be lived-in has been completely renovated including electrical and plumbing, wiring, walls and roof with a very high quality materials of first choice with an extensive work and love and extreme attention to each detail. The result is an home with a very special feeling when you are in... you will have a true sensation of a cozy and welcoming home.
The exterior is decorated with Lombard/English style, with particular attention to the symmetry of the windows and corners.
A large trompe-l'oeil painting on the outdoor entrance wall gives the welcome before entering into the house with the exact view of lake visible from the villa.
The renovation was completed in early 2009.
This home is on three floors. A ground floor with a veranda, a living room, a huge kitchen, a bathroom and a wine/food cellar.
On the first floor which has the access from the car parking you will have three bedrooms, one office with boisseries and one large bathroom with a steambath shower and a bathroom with steambath shower.
On the second floor which is an attic you will have an amazing suite with masterbedroom a study corner, a walk-in closet and a wide bathroom with a special tailormade steambath.
The curve tailormade ceiling of the steambath has 2 lines of micro lights with chromotherapy effect, B&O water-resistant loudspeakers for musictherapy and aromatherapy. The all bathroom has been finished with the special Jerusalem tiles which is the best material to use in this kind of wet rooms.
This is an exceptional room to relax, for example, after a long trekking day on the green mountains behind the villa.
The finishes and materials are precious, walls and ceilings has been done with “marmorino” ( a special hand made plaster less glossy than venetian plaster ), beams were hand-decorated by expert decorators and many parts have been done with pure gold leafs after a special treatment too preserve them as are the original.
The furnishings are for example Poggenpohl for the kitchen with Gaggenau and Miele appliances, Chesterfield sofas and armchairs by Poltrona Frau or Laura Ashley.
A fireplace in a living room and a wood stove in the veranda room are working perfectly and will warm the cold days in winter.
The master suite in the attic is accessed by a staircase with an illuminated wall which also has an adjustable system of chromotherapy.
The master bedroom is raised on an illuminated platform from where is possible to admire the wonderful view of Lake Como and its most majestic mountains, the Grigna. The large master walk-in closet, illuminated and also equipped with B & O speakers and an additional storage room in which reside the air conditioning controls.
The 3 single bedrooms are furnished with fine wood measure. The study is in a dark and warm walnut wood paneling with a window overlooking the garden, also armored with the possibility to open it completely leaving the additional wrought iron and mosquito net All the house windows and doors have been equipped with mosquito nets.
A wine cellar in the back side of the kitchen keeps the perfect temperature for food and hundred bottles of wine collected and laid in antique roof tiles used to decorate the cellar.
Other features:
Discreet CCTV system with 16 videocameras
windows with security hardware and thick shatterproof glass
Fine quality parquet in all the bedrooms and veranda
Full Wifi cabling throughout the home
Conditioning with heat pump
traditional heating system with cast iron radiators in french style with electro-valves
Special tailormade bar for wine and sigars with 4 different temperatures
Pizza owen and cast iron stove in the main living room and outdoor bbq
Landscaped garden with english grass
Outdoor deck in teak
Outdoor gazebo in wrought iron completely furnished with EMU
Garage for 3 large cars with a wide wardrobe that cover all the lenght
