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Waterfront in McLean
McLean, VA

This unusual McLean Property overlooking a small pond and the start of a creek bed was purchased by our client with the goal of building a dream waterfront home. Our client is a top Northern Virginia Real Estate agent and recognized the opportunity for this neighborhood near Potomac School and this unique property. The neighborhood homes are already 5 bedrooms, with 2 car garages, eat-in kitchens, and larger lots. With these features, many homeowners have just done minor renovations in place to their homes.  

Builders are now starting to do tear-downs and have seen the value of the neighborhood. The existing house had a lot of square footage that worked, including most of the 2nd floor, so we decided a renovation was a better approach, with a large multi-story addition and major landscaping and hardscaping to enjoy the wonderful property.

We were excited to take on this project as our client's goal was to develop an elegant and more traditional project that caters to a broader market in the Washington, DC area. Many clients come to us for Arts and Crafts style or modern, so we are happy to have the opportunity to show what we can do in a more traditional palette. 

We first re-did the front facade with landscaping, new shutters, new windows, a new portico, new roofing, new dormers, and a new garage door.

Then we re-did the entire layout of the first floor, changing the existing family room into a study with two desks and a seating area around a fireplace. We renovated the powder room with some blingy wallpaper and beautiful mirrors and fixtures. The Living Room is redecorated with new furniture and fabrics. We made the dining room larger and added wainscot panels and a new French door system out to a balcony with a sea coastal (color) stained pergola and stairs down to the stone terraces. We renovated the garage to be fit for a Porsche and built a dream mudroom with a bench, cubbies, and a blackboard for messages.

We then built a large addition that houses what we feel is the perfect classical kitchen, full of light, beaded inset cabinetry from Cabico with custom muntin design in the upper doors, top-of-the-line appliances, and a large walnut top on the center island. The kitchen overlooks a breakfast room with Paris restaurant-inspired padded walls and a Family Room with a cathedral ceiling and skylights for looking over the wooded backyard and paradise that we carved out of the hillside.

The basement of the addition added a full bedroom suite and a large rec room with built-ins. Within the old part of the basement, we added a large 2nd laundry room and an exercise room. The basement steps out to the lowest of 3 patios that are surrounded by beautiful stone boulders and new landscaping. We worked in a team with Bright Construction Group to carve the boulders and boulder steps into the hill, then hired landscape architect Joe Richardson to fill in the plantings.

The mid-level terrace has large slabs of stone under seating around a gas fire pit. This connects to the top patio with sitting walls, a built-in grill and bbq, and beautiful views overlooking the water.

The top level of the addition houses the master suite, complete with his and hers dream closets, and a master bath to live in.

Denny and Gardner Inc. did a fabulous job of building the project and managed to keep the homeowner in the house while they did so. They should be very proud of their craftsmanship throughout the house.

We are very proud of this house. Our client will live in it for a few more years and then it will go for sale. We are confident it will fetch a great price

  • front right home at dusk - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • firepit and backyard patio - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • backyard details at dusk - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • right rear view of home - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back of home by night - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back patio detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back patio in spring - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back porch and stair detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • exterior front door package - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • staircase detail and staining - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • warm living room - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • study with fireplace - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • study with fireplace and built-ins - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • powder room details and wallpaper - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • mudroom with builtins - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • mudroom builtins looking at the dining room - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • butler pantry  - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • dining room with deck views - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back patio seating - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • kitchen with island towards deck - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • kitchen cabinets and island - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • kitchen built ins and island - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • kitchen looking towards family room - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • family room with fireplace and tv niche - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • dining room with wall detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • breakfast nook - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • family room towards breakfast nook - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • family room detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • family room with vaulted ceiling towards rear yard
  • rear yard landscaping with family room
  • hallway towards master bedroom
  • hall bathroom with toilet and shower
  • master bathroom shower detail
  • master bedroom towards deck
  • master bedroom with reverse gable - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • his master closet - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • her master closet - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • master bath with 3 vanities and shower - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • master bath sink and dark finishes - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • master bathtub with chandelier - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • mast bath shower detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • shower fixtures for master bath - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • second floor laundry with lime green - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • basement bathroom full - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • basement recreation room with stair view - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • basement theater entertainment system - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • exercise room - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • backyard with landscaping detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back patio and landscaping - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back porch with landscaping - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • upper desk lighting at dusk - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • back patio and landscaping - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • stonework in back patio - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • lower patio - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • built in barbeque detail - McLean waterfront - Graham project
  • garage - McLean waterfront - Graham project