418 Mill Creek Rd, Gladwyne, PA 19035

Mill Creek Road gives way to a private lane and a custom residence with French character on three-quarters of an acre in Gladwyne, where the view carries out over the treetops. European in its details, modern in its comforts.nnA climbing hydrangea wraps the front door in green and, in early summer, white blooms, so the arrival feels like a discovery. Beneath it, a grand double-door entrance of leaded glass opens to a two-story foyer designed for entertaining, with stone floors, arched niches, a bar, and an iron stair rising to an open gallery.nnAcross the main level, tall windows, two skylights, and French doors keep the rooms full of daylight and garden views.nnIn winter, life gathers around three fireplaces. The living room, long enough for a grand piano at the garden end, has one in polished stone. In the skylit family room, another sits between lighted bookcases. The third anchors the great room, where a 12-foot ceiling gives generous volume to games, films, and large gatherings, and tall arched and transom windows surround a stone fireplace rising the full height of the wall.nnThe kitchen centers on a large island under a skylight, with a farmhouse sink, a Viking refrigerator, double wall ovens, and a breakfast area looking into the trees.nnThe main suite is a suite in the full sense: a bedroom overlooking the garden, an adjoining study, generous closets, and two full baths, one for each of you. One is finished in marble, with a frameless glass shower and rain head. A se