209 Ducharme Ln Lafayette, LA 70503

Charming French country home located in Greenbriar on large lot (0.347 acres) with plenty of room for a pool. This classic Lloyd Cunningham home is approximately 5,508 SF under roof and 3,275 SF of living area, with an office that is perfect for a nursery or 5th bedroom. The home boasts many unique architectural and design features, including solid double brick walls, antique cypress doors, 11' ceilings with exposed beams, two fireplaces with antique mantles and 100+ year old arched windows from The Presbytere in New Orleans. The roof was replaced in 2019 with slate select and architectural shingles. Shutters were replaced in 2019 with custom milled Spanish cedar, board & batten shutters. LIVING: The charming living room has 11' beamed ceilings, brick floors and is open to the kitchen area. The real wood-burning fireplace has an antique carved slate mantle and the view to the rear patio is thru 100+ year old arched windows from The Presbytere in New Orleans. The rear entrance to the house is in the living room and connects via breezeway to the garage.

DINING: The beautiful dining room exemplifies the character of the house and is large enough for a farm table or a large round table. It is accessed thru a large opening cased by rough hewn antique beams. The floors are wide plank antique pine in varying widths. The ceiling is reclaimed tongue and groove with beams and is easily accessible from the kitchen area.

KITCHEN: The custom kitchen has a Thermador gas cooktop stove with a pot filler and vent-a-hood, a thermador oven with warming drawer, a thermador microwave, a 42" French door subzero refrigerator with freezer and a Thermador dishwasher. The countertops are quartzite, the cabinets are antique and the antique island is loaded with storage.

MASTER: The large master bedroom has 11' beamed ceilings, brick floors and is located on the first floor with French doors overlooking the rear brick patio. There are two large walk-in storage closets as well as a large walk-in master closet. Antique shutters separate the vanity area from the bedroom and the master bath has a private water closet, vanity area and separate bath area with a jacuzzi tub and shower.

OFFICE/NURSERY: The office is perfect for a nursery because it is accessible from the master bedroom through the en suite bathroom. The room has 11' beamed ceilings, brick floors and is located on the first floor. The bathroom was remodeled in 2019 and has a carrera marble shower, antique marble vanity with new sink and fixtures and vintage storage and medicine cabinets.

UPSTAIRS BEDROOMS 1 & 2: Both bedrooms have two closets, antique doors, ceiling fans and western facing windows. The bedrooms share a bathroom that has slate floors, a dual sink vanity and a separate/private commode and shower.

BEDROOM/PLAYROOM: This large room has a real wood burning fireplace w/ antique mantle, three large storage closets (one has W/D connections) and eastern facing windows. The room currently is used as a playroom and has a sleeper sofa, love seat and a king sized day bed. The bathroom has slate floors, a separate commode shower room, granite vanity with storage cabinets and a separate storage closet.

OUTDOOR: The outdoor living and dining areas are Old St. Louis brick. The open patio has a large dining area between the breezeway and the patio w/ firepit. The breezeway has a wall of shutters, antique tongue & groove ceilings, antique beams & columns and leads to an outdoor living area w/ a gas grill. The living area overlooks the back yard, has ceiling fans and Koolaroo roller shades for afternoon shade.

GARAGE: The garage is connected to the main home structure via breezeway and has four separate entrances into the outdoor living areas. There are 3 vehicle stalls, the walls are hardi-board, and there is a lot of space for work space and heavy duty shelving around the perimeter of the space. A stairwell leads to a separate bonus room/mother in law suite w/ dormer window. The space is framed, wired & plumbed w/ a full bath, but needs drywall, insulation, flooring, HVAC & fixtures to complete the space.