Show your home: Storybook Tudor-style home offers dreamy feel

A rare opportunity to own a historic home that’s a mere minutes from downtown Nashville’s attractions, 3635 Valley Vista Road, is like something out of a children’s book. The brick Tudor-revival features pitched gable roofs, multi-paned windows and a pleasing asymmetrical design, although the inside has been completely updated.

“This is a storybook dream home,” said Amy Wyatt, a broker for Compass Real Estate, who has the home listed for $2.389 million. “I love the kitchen, which has a walk-in pantry, double ovens, a gas range and a sun-lit prep area. It even has heated floors!”

The front of the home is completely unique.

The property is one of only a few surviving homes in the greater Green Hills area that date from the 1920s. The spacious sloped front yard features a large mature tree and a brick set of stairs that lead to a distinctive double entryway. The façade of the home is all brick, with two arches that have a quaint oriel window above it. The arches lead to a small outdoor entryway with the street-facing front door also arched with a round porthole window set into it.

The brick staircase, which diverges with a separate staircase leading to the driveway and garage, leads to a spacious and tucked away patio space that also has a front door, and the two lead to the spacious living room. The living room’s focal point is a large fireplace.

While in the 1920s, the preferred layout in a home wasn't open concept, but this home’s rooms flow together with two arches in the living room leading to a hallway that has a staircase to the home’s upper story and to the other main floor rooms. Connected to the hallway, one can also access a sitting room with lots of natural light and the formal dining room, which has a pretty vintage floral chandelier. Connected to the sitting room is the formal dining room, which leads to the spacious kitchen.

They say that the kitchen is the heart of the home and that’s certainly true with this property. Wood floors continue into the eat-in area, flanked by built-in corner shelving. The arched design mimics the arches throughout the home. Breaking up the symmetry is a window and a wrought-iron chandelier. The kitchen has a pass-through design and ample natural light. The gas range is built into the pass-through, stainless appliances, and there are two ovens and a built-in microwave.

The kitchen features a spacious butler’s pantry with floor to ceiling cabinetry on one side and glass cabinets on the other. There’s an additional room off of the kitchen that has a door to the backyard, making it a perfect space for prep work and entertaining.

The main floor has two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. One of the bedrooms has paned windows on two sides. Both main floor bathrooms are totally updated, with freestanding vanities and showers. Upstairs, the primary suite is painted a soothing blue and has crown molding. A connected sitting room looks out over the front of the house through the oriel window. There's a spacious en suite bathroom with dual vanities, a classic style freestanding bathtub and a separate walk-in shower. The primary suite also has a huge walk-in closet with built-in shelving and drawers. The other upstairs bedroom has an en suite bathroom with wainscotting and classic black and white tiled floors.

The home also has a full basement that has space for an entertainment den, a craft room and an exercise room. The basement has a sauna and ample space for storage. There’s a spacious backyard with a patio and a retractable awning. The backyard has plenty of space for entertaining, including a built-in table that connects to the prep room off the kitchen. A window opens to pass drinks or plates through. It has a stunning modern fountain and mature trees.

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