3183 Rohrer Dr, Lafayette, CA 94549

This exceptionally family-friendly home is in an exceptionally family-friendly neighborhood, close to Burton Valley Elementary School.nnThe home, designed by noted architect Eric Helgestad, offers 6 bedrooms and 4,250 square feet on a flat 0.23-acre lot. The welcoming exterior beckons residents and guests from the street. Verticality and light characterize Helgestads creations, and one sees both features throughout this home. Enter to a grand living room under skylights and a 25-foot ceiling. The living room leads seamlessly to the open-concept kitchen, with LG and Bosch appliances, a wine refrigerator, dual sinks (one of which commands views of the tranquil back yard through an oversized window), a walk-in pantry, and a large granite island offering bar seating for six. The more-formal dining area sits adjacent, and that in turn leads residents and guests to the family/television room for conversation, relaxation and entertainment. Patagonian rosewood flooring runs throughout the home; the wood, with a Janka rating of 3800, is among the hardest of hardwoods, almost impervious to denting and scratching.nnFour bedrooms and two and one-half bathrooms complete the main floor, under elevated ceilings. The principal suite and one other bedroom (a junior principal suite) are upstairs, under elevated ceilings and more skylights; many of the skylights vent electronically to the fresh outside air, reducing the need for air conditioning during the summer months. The principal suite off