This five-bedroom, 4295-square-foot home on .9 acres is an entertainer’s dream and an extraordinary place to create lasting family memories. The centerpiece of this fully landscaped and private property is one of the rarest finds in Orinda: a spectacular 5400-square-foot (+/-) flat back yard, perfect for hosting team parties, galas, school auction events, sports practices, and birthdays. The lawn is surrounded by what amounts to a fully fenced and screened private park, featuring mature oaks, redwoods, maples, olive trees, fruit trees and more, manicured gardens, a beautiful creek with a foot bridge, and meandering pathways leading to hidden sitting areas. Sprinkled throughout the natural beauty are a spa and plunge pool, outdoor shower, gas firepit, chicken coop, shed/playhouse with full electricity, and sport court. Just outside the kitchen entrance is a large patio adjoining a gas grill set in a beautiful large basalt counter under a wisteria- and trumpet vine-covered pergola.

The home primarily offers single-level living. The spacious main floor’s common areas, featuring beautiful quarter-sawn oak flooring and lush carpeting, accommodate both comfortable living and lavish entertaining. A sunken family room, with large windows, a desk area, and a wood-burning fireplace, adjoins the open kitchen and a dining nook with garden views on two sides. Just adjacent is a formal dining room with buffet, and a large living room featuring a beamed ceiling, another wood-burning fireplace, and 30-foot-wide sliding mahogany and glass doors that provide for superb indoor/outdoor living.

The main floor has four bedrooms and three full bathrooms. The large primary bedroom suite features a well-appointed bathroom with dual sinks and updated fixtures, two spacious walk-in closets, a vanity, and large windows with a private backyard view. Pull-down steps allow easy access to a full attic. Three other bedrooms and a separate laundry room complete the living quarters.

The large kitchen features a Wolf range, a walk-in pantry, a beautiful 4½ x 12-foot island, and ample cabinetry.

Study or work-from-home is a delight in the large, bookcase-lined library/study with a cozy window seat and another wood-burning fireplace.

Downstairs from the main level is a play/rec/movie room with a built-in wall unit and ample storage space, along with a fully-racked 1000-bottle wine cellar.

The 700-square-foot (+/-) upstairs suite is perfect for an au pair or multigenerational living. It features a family/play room with a large retractable TV and window seat, a bedroom (which could be configured as another office), a full bath, an art nook, and a terrace. Embedded in the walls of the nook are the hookups and vents necessary to add a kitchenette. The suite has its own external entrance and easily could be closed off from the home’s main level.