Wayne Magazine May 2020 | Page 30

home Luxury lake on the There’s no substitute for a wet bar, walk-in closets and water views WRITTEN BY CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF WARREN YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHY S ometimes, when house-hunting, it helps to have grown up in a township that has homes in beautiful settings. Though the owners of this lovely Italian provincial residence on Pines Lake were originally looking to buy a place in Franklin Lakes, the husband had grown up in Wayne, and suggested looking there to his wife, who is from Westfield. “She came in to look at it, and she didn’t even make it as far as the windows before she called her husband and said, ‘I’ve found our house!’” says Lynn Brescia, the Coldwell Banker realtor who sold the home to the couple in 2008 and is once again marketing it, now that the owners are downsizing. ENJOYING AN EYEFUL (Right) Expansive views of Pines Lake are available all along the back of the home, which has 9- and 10-foot ceilings that let in ample light; hardwood flooring is seen on the first and second floors. This family room has a gas fireplace, custom trim and moldings throughout, as well as motorized win- dow shades that can let in the lakeside panorama or shut it out for privacy. 28 MAY 2020 WAYNE MAGAZINE >