New inside look for Burke Dutch Colonial

Many homes in a typical suburban development share a similar traditional exterior style, featuring a combination of brick and siding, with a green lawn and tall trees.

The similarity often ends at the threshold, since homeowners frequently stamp their own personalities on the inside of their residences rather than the outside.

The home at 6404 Four Oaks Lane in Burke, now on the market for $749,000, may present a traditional Dutch Colonial-style exterior. Inside, however, the owners have renovated the home with hardwood flooring, a dazzling kitchen and an expansive flagstone patio and tiled deck designed to accommodate their love of entertaining.

Built in 1981, this Burke home rests on a quiet street within a few blocks of the Fairfax County Parkway. The property includes almost a quarter-acre of land, with an attached two-car garage and a fully fenced yard.

Off the main level is a wood deck with a tile floor placed over the wood to protect the hot tub below. Stairs lead from the deck to the expansive flagstone patio, which includes several seating areas and a six-person hot tub. The owners will convey the hot tub and all patio furniture to the buyers.

Hardwood floors and extensive built-in bookcases have been added to this home, including additional mirrored closets on the upper and lower levels. The foyer features a hardwood staircase to the upper level, a closet and a powder room.

The formal living room includes a bay window and a wide opening into the adjacent family room, creating an open floor plan perfect for entertaining. The family room features a wood-burning fireplace with a Georgian-style mantel, a marble hearth and glass doors. Built-in bookcases and cabinets flank the fireplace, and this room also has recessed lighting and a sliding glass door to the deck.

On the opposite side of the foyer is the formal dining room, which has a bay window, a ceiling medallion with a chandelier, crown and chair-rail moldings.

Across the back of the house, the breakfast room includes a doorway into the family room as well as a deep bay window. The renovated kitchen includes granite counters, a built-in desk and G.E. Profile appliances.

The adjacent laundry room has a door to the back yard, a door into the garage and numerous shelves for additional pantry storage.

The upper-level master bedroom suite includes parquet wood flooring, a window seat in the front window and a wall of mirrored closets. Doors lead from the bedroom to a walk-in closet with a window and to a full bath with a double-sink vanity and a window overlooking the back yard.

Two of the three additional bedrooms on this level include window seats, and the back bedroom has a double window framing views of the back yard and trees. Two of the bedrooms are connected by pocket doors and currently function as office space. These bedrooms share a full bath off the hall that also has a double-sink vanity and a window.

The lower level can function as an in-law suite or as an entertainment center for the home. Italian ceramic-tile flooring has been used throughout the lower level, which has an extensive recreation room with a sliding glass door to the flagstone patio and hot tub. The recreation room includes custom shelving and a china cabinet with pull-out drawers and shelving to hold extra glassware and dishes for large parties.

Adjacent to the recreation room is a kitchenette with cabinets and counter space, a full-size refrigerator, a dishwasher and a microwave. Nearby are a linen closet, a full bath and a large bedroom with windows facing the back yard and a wall of closets.

The lower level also has a second laundry room with built-in shelving, a storage closet, a utility closet and another walk-in closet.

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