SHIMMO HIDEAWAY
PREFERRED PROPERTIES $4,995,000
What could be more private than a home which has a street address only in the mind of the post office? What could be more secluded than a house which is at the end of a long driveway and which cannot be seen by any close neighbors? What could be more protected than a home that has a cattle guard across the driveway? What could be more intriguing than a house which offers these elements of privacy along with a rambling floor plan, a hand-painted floral motif throughout much of the dwelling and a panorama across Coatue to Nantucket Sound from the patio and from the second floor? The house at 50 Brewster Road combines all of these elements.

Turning off Shimmo Pond Road onto Brewster Road, you are really turning into a driveway and after twenty feet, it leads only to your objective. You travel along a "rutted" driveway lined with shells and enclosed by shrubs until you cross over the cattle (deer?) guard and reach the parking area.

Through a bower, a flagstone walk leads to the front door. You immediately enter the first of the house's three grand living spaces. This is the original living room, with a fireplace on one wall and an amazing, hand-painted trompe l'oeil carpet on the floor. It is here that you first pick up on the floral motif, with the flowers that are painted into the "rug."

Beyond the living room you pass through the dining area, which is attached to, but seems separate from, the kitchen, with which it connects by a common, white tile floor. The extensive cabinets in the kitchen are hand-painted with - what else? - flowers.

The eating area opens onto the large flagstone patio which extends along the back of the house and also provides access to a huge Florida room which was added at some point. Here, you take in the outdoor surroundings through the walls that are mostly of glass. There is ample room in this space, still close to the kitchen, for a larger dining area.

Returning through the living room, one finds oneself in a study/media room before passing into a hallway off which there is one double bedroom, another sitting/bedroom and a large bathroom.

The hallway eventually leads to the far end of the house, where you find yourself in another huge living room with its own fireplace and a high vaulted, beamed ceiling. The view from here is over the large expanse of lawn that extends beyond the patio. Beyond is a magnificent guest suite, which carries through the vaulted and beamed ceiling theme from the living room and has its own private bath with a Jacuzzi tub.

Back in the original part of the house, stairs lead to the second floor which, in its entirety, is the master suite. To the right, the large bedroom looks over the Sound. You pass through the bathroom to the dressing area which again emphasizes flowers in its motif and boasts of no fewer than seven double closets. There is also space in the dressing area for a day bed which is handy for guest overflow, since the room also has its own access to the stairs.

The property has a two car garage above which there is a full cottage with a living room, separate bedroom and kitchen and a full bath. A deck affords the same wonderful view.

This unusual, broker-owned, private hideaway, wonderful for entertaining as well as for living, with four bedrooms and three baths in the main house and a full cottage, is offered for $4,995,000. I