This distinctive Bay Area luxury estate listed at $2.9M is all about artistry, views
An artist who graduated from UC Davis and later studied at Sacramento State is selling her unique and stunningly attractive home in Fairfield, California, for $2.88 million.
Perched atop an 8-acre, oak-studded hill, the estate is not only a piece of art itself but was built to showcase paintings, sculptures and fine furnishings.
Inside, there are 26-foot-high, clear-heart redwood ceilings, broad walls and rooms flooded with natural light. Large windows and an 1,100-square-foot deck offer forever views of a gorgeous valley below. Mount Diablo and Twin Sisters Peaks can be seen from the property.
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 5,300-square-foot residence sits in the Green Valley Highlands community, one of the most desirous locations in Fairfield, according to listing agent Andi Bosco of Bosco Real Estate.
Fairfield is about 40 miles southwest of Sacramento.
Dubbed Nido de Condores, the property is “an architectural vision” designed by award-winning firm Form 4, whose stated philosophy is “the art of giving form to ideas.”
“Certainly, the location is a big feature to that house,” Bosco said. “The views are spectacular. It’s one of the best I’ve seen up there, and I was born and raised in this area.”
Other selling points, Bosco added, are the privacy that it offers and luxury details found throughout the home “without being so ornate that it can’t be a relaxed casual lifestyle.”
Owner has donated a piece to Crocker Art Museum
The artist Natalie Ng and her husband Tom Arnold are the sellers, according to public records.
Originally built in 1983 and later expanded to include a 600-square-foot art studio and a new garage, the home has never been on the market, Bosco said. Ng and Arnold are the original owners.
Ng has donated 40 works of her art from the house, mostly oil paintings, to Solano Community College, she said in written comments given to The Sacramento Bee. She also gifted a 16-foot tall oil painting by late San Francisco artist Win Ng, titled “Natalie’s Jungle, 1989,” to the Crocker Art Museum. That piece can be seen in Gallery 307 on the third floor of the downtown Sacramento museum.
Some of Ng’s art will remain with the Fairfield home, however. There are fabulous frescoes painted in the downstairs elevator lobby that depict scenes from the Sistine Chapel, including Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” on a concave ceiling. An intricate glass mosaic flooring tells the story of Ulysses and the sirens. Off that room, Ng produced replicate wall paintings of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday on Grande Jatte” and “Bathers at Asnières.”
“(The house) was designed through her artist’s eyes,” Bosco said.
The home is impressive straight away. A private driveway guarded by lion statues runs through a canopy of trees up to a motor court paved in stones. Exterior lighting brilliantly emphasizes the natural patina of the home’s siding, and a beautiful front door is constructed of solid wood with bronze panels.
A commercial-grade elevator with a 2,500-pound weight capacity runs from the entry level to the main living areas.
A staircase with white oak trim is highlighted by an incredible custom Venetian glass chandelier adorned with gold-dipped flower petals. Floor-to-ceiling windows and the generous deck, accessed through African padauk wood French doors, take in a 270-degree view of scenic hills, sweeping vineyards and a lush private golf course.
Other high-end features of the home include Lapidus granite countertops in the gourmet kitchen, Brazilian ipe hardwood for the decking and two garages that accommodate four cars.
A primary room with views
The primary bedroom has views from every window, a large dressing area, three walk-in closets. The primary bathroom features 24-carat gold fixtures, Lapidus granite counters and a Carrara marble double shower with views through a large window.
A quiet library room has a custom bookcase and French marble counters.
The home has two offices — one with a Lapidus granite desktop and silver plaster walls, the other with Turkish marble counter space. There’s space for a wine cellar, too.
The home is kept comfortable by five separate heating and air systems.
This story was originally published April 27, 2023 at 10:59 AM.
