Elegant French Norman style home centrally located on one of the most coveted streets North of Montana in Santa Monica. This romantic, stylized house is hidden behind a mature privacy hedge. When entering the front door, one is immediately transformed by the elevated environment. The modern center floor plan accents and honors the past with its timeless surfaces such as chocolate wooden flooring and crown moldings. The main level includes a stately formal living and dining room plus the kitchen, masterfully finished with Corian, handmade tiles and a copper-topped center island that is open to the family room and artfully manicured gardens and pool area. A gracious office and bath, that could be utilized as a fifth bedroom suite, are also on the primary level. The upper story offers 4 bedrooms including the grand master suite, a secondary suite plus two bedrooms sharing a bath. The house contains an oversized understory which includes a large family/flex space, plus two additional bedrooms and two baths. The succinctly landscaped gardens offer a pool surrounded and incorporated into the outdoor environments that envelope the dwelling. Two-car garage off the alley.