“A thing of beauty is a joy for ever,” John Keats wrote in 1818, and a home should be exactly that. You spend more time there than anywhere else, and with what homes cost today, yours should bring you joy every day. The owners of 11130 Burland Drive set out to make this Coal Creek Canyon ranch someone’s forever home and invested over $240K to rebuild it from the floor joists up with a reworked floor plan, full permits, and all-new HVAC, plumbing, and wiring. They brought in two specialists most flippers have never heard of: Ryan Kelly of Hum Home Design, who handcrafted the millwork, and Studio Adelia, who designed a custom lighting package of roughly 66 fixtures. Their work comes together in the vaulted great room with 4-inch solid oak floors, a new kitchen, a built-in library with ladder, and a custom bar with wine fridge. At sunset, toe-kick lights glow beneath the library, bar, and fireplace while an uplight washes across the ceiling. The primary suite has heated floors in the bathroom and closet, a walnut live-edge floating vanity, and a 6x4 foot shower with smart controls. Two more bedrooms, a second bathroom, and a mud room with laundry (its door made from the original fir floorboards) complete the main level. Below is an unfinished basement for storage. Outside, the new cedar deck is built around a tree growing through it and overlooks native rock terraces on 0.63 acres. A two-car detached garage and an outbuilding round out the property. Walker Ranch and Golden Gate Canyon State Park are close by for weekend adventures. Reach out to the listing agent for the full upgrades list.
