6924 Carmichael Ave

6924 Carmichael was originally built in 1975 by a Japanese nisei family ("second generation"). This spacious 5-bedroom home features floor-to-ceiling glass windows, offering an unparalleled view and privacy of the Cabin John woods behind. Visitors are welcomed into the traditional genkan entrance, guarded by a Japanese samurai. The living room features a beautiful silk quilted kimono hung on the wall. The dining room is furnished with a wall-length folding screen decorated with cranes. Additions and renovations in 2005 and 2006 included the master suite with Japanese ofuro sunken tub and private deck, as well as a new vaulted kitchen, family room, and conservatory. On the lower level one of the existing bedrooms was remodeled into a tatami room, and 2 additional bedrooms were added as well as an additional office. From the front of the house, a wooden gate invites visitors along a wooden elevated walkway over the gardens of moss and plantings, to a terrace with cascading waterfall and deep koi pond. First floor: Foyer, Dining Room, Butler's Pantry, designer Kitchen, Day room with fireplace and terrace, Living Room, Study, Half Bath, Master Bedroom with two walk-in closets, master Bath, Bed Room 1, Bath.1 Lower floor: Auxiliary Kitchen, Wine cellar, Family Room, Bed Room 2, Bath 2, Bed Room 3, Bath 3,Bed Room 4, Bath 4, Multifunctional room, Japanese tatami room, work shop. Japanese Features: Genkan Entrance Genkans are traditional Japanese entryway areas for a house, apartment, or building something of a combination of a porch and a doormat. Samurai Warrior in Armor O furo Ofuro is a Japanese bath and/or bathroom featuring a deep and large soaking tub. . This one is paired with a large walk-in shower and dressing area. Tatami (mats) Room. A tatami room is a fixture in washitsu, or traditional Japanese interior design and is used for tea ceremonies or other specifically Japanese craft work. Tsukubai Water Basin in the Genkan WIFI throughout house Many gardens and entrances contain stone water basins (tsukubai), which are primarily decorative. but traditionally used for ritual cleansing, especially ahead of tea ceremonies. Mon - Garden Gate Mon is a generic Japanese term for gate often used, either alone or as a suffix, in referring to the many gates used by Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and traditional-style buildings and castles. Takahashi Walkway Elevated wooden walkways are favorite ways to explore and enjoy gardens. It is also a controlled path to orient viewing of landscape, plantings, and other features. Koi Pond The use of fish, particularly nishiki-goi (colored carp), or goldfish as a decorative element in gardens was borrowed from the Chinese garden. Goldfish were developed in China more than a thousand years ago by selectively breeding Prussian carp for color mutations.