Deep into nature yet only 2 minutes from Interstate 80 in Auburn, this remarkable home brings together panoramic views and gorgeous private spaces, bonsai gardens, bamboo forests, stone bridges covering year-round water flow and fresh open air. This home is a masterful and gorgeous integration of Old World Charm with frequent thoughtful updates for an unsurpassed feeling of peace and serenity. This is a home full of wonderful surprises. Inspired by the most famous house in America, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, this is the updated California style with granite, heavy timbers, and glass which blends the outside and inside beautifully. At Falling Water West, you are above the valley fog, and below the snow, yet less than 45 minutes to downtown Sacramento and 1 hour to the first ski resorts of the Sierra. You will enter the home through a discreet front door and then see your first surprise -- a granite staircase surrounded by recycled old-growth wood and large timbers that have witnessed the history of the California Sierras and the Truckee River. A trickle-fall slips down the giant rocks, across the hand-cut quartz floors that call you into the living room which features a robust granite fireplace and floor to ceiling picture windows. Here your eyes are drawn immediately to the waterfall, pond and the spectacular Sierra range beyond. Views include the year-round flowing Boardman canal, with two stone bridges over the canal, the bamboo forest, and the third waterfall which is adjacent to the backyard BBQ and stone picnic table areas. The spacious kitchen overlooks all dining areas and anchors the house for easy entertaining on a small or large scale. Rich and warm vertical grain Douglas Fir cabinetry extends throughout the kitchen and provides an abundance of storage, both in the kitchen and down the hallway. Moving through the kitchen area and down the fully windowed hallway is what the owner enjoyed as a 'spa room,' perfect for a massage table or breakfast area. Here you find a wonderful surprise: Two stone hot tubs nestled into the rocks. They are designed as two smaller tubs to facilitate fast heating with the on demand water heater. One tub is deep for soaking up to the neck (up to four people) and the other is low and flat for lounging and reading (1-2 people). Separate but attached down a long hallway for privacy is the guest quarters, with two bedrooms, a full bath, and a comfortable living room area with Lopi energy efficient wood-burning fireplace on a stone hearth and corner windows to view the yard. This is not only great for your guests, but it could be perfect for in-laws, au-pair or teenagers. The generous Master Suite is full of surprises. Created in 2006/2007, it continues the wood and glass tradition of the home and features huge wood framed low-E energy efficient picture windows with spectacular and panoramic views over the homes' gardens, stone bridges and meandering canal. The Suite enjoys its own private "sky deck," a gas remote-controlled fireplace, and antique carved wood garden design wall divider, which separates the bedroom area from the meditation room/dressing area and walk in closet. A special surprise is the 42 inch flat-screened television in the ceiling at the foot of the bed area. With sights like these to wake up to you just don't want anything blocking your view. From your bed you will enjoy the morning sunrise and millions of acres of forest. Another surprise is the Master Bathroom, which includes a jetted Japanese soaking tub, two-person shower, travertine floors, and ample counter space with two sinks and separate commode.
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