67-1 Ballantine Rd, Bernardsville Boro, NJ 07924-1611

About This Property

Meadows as far as the eye can see, timeless pines virtually touching the sky and an exuberance of horticultural splendor provide the setting for this custom colonial on Bernardsville Mountain. Add an owner’s reverence for architectural detail and custom décor and the result is delightful. Architect Herb Ryder, a specialist in traditional design, and color artist Judy Mulligan were enlisted to impart their signature styles. The perfectly balanced architectural features of the home’s exterior are complemented by the newly designed portico with copper roof, classic columns, bluestone deck and alder wood door with sidelights. Inside, dark-stained oak floors and doors play counterpoint to artful faux-painted walls and millwork. Gracious features enhance rooms beautifully scaled for their use. French doors open from the dining room to the deck overlooking the home’s picture-book setting. The front-to-back living room allows for two seating areas. A fieldstone fireplace centers the family room with imposing tongue and groove pine cathedral ceiling. There is an office as well as a library, the latter with custom cabinetry and granite-framed fireplace. And imagine starting the day in the breakfast room with window-wall view to the rose-covered arbor. Custom décor and richly-stained oak continues on the home’s second level where the master bedroom accommodates a sitting area and the spacious dressing area with walk-in closet opens to the travertine bath. Three additional bedrooms complement this level. Then . . . there are the magnificent grounds. Brick and bluestone walkways draw eyes and feet along thickly planted drifts of shrubs, brilliant perennials and carpeting ground covers. Along the way a Japanese red maple spreads its limbs over a bench for two beside the sun brightened pool. From here, lawns and flora continue their cascade to the African fire pit - a magical place to linger on a Summer evening. No less enchanting however are the large natural areas seemingly undisturbed from the beginning of time. Advantaged by its location on a private road, this exceptional 5-acre property is destined to remain an oasis of serenity.