Plantation home rises from reimagined lot in Mill Valley

In the case of 5 Nelson Ave. in Mill Valley, Postcard Properties spent two years preparing to break ground and another year erecting the four-plus-bedroom plantation home with spacious porches and a contemporary interior. “We didn’t want to build a huge home in the neighborhood, we wanted the home to fit the aesthetic of the community,” said Jennifer Tidwell, principal designer for Postcard Properties. The Nelson Avenue home offers a contemporary twist on the classic plantation style. A standing seam metal roof tops the two-story home accented by divided-light windows and a covered front porch supported by a series of posts connected to the railing. Rift-cut, wide-plank European oak flooring complements the ceiling’s tongue-and-groove paneling in the great room, crafting a dynamic linear affect leading to French doors opening to the oversized deck and landscaped backyard. A light fixture from Urban Electric installed in the kitchen above a marble island with waterfall edges inspired much of the interior design, Tidwell said. Three zinc cone pendant lights illuminate segments of the great room and play off the gray-stained oak cabinetry and herringbone pattern wallpaper lining a wall segment off the dining area. The opposite end of the great room offers a fireplace with concrete surround flanked by built-in shelving, as well as a walk-in pantry opposite the designer kitchen. A bathroom accentuated by Thassos marble counters, a walk-in closet, a stand alone tub and oversize shower provides the master suite with spa-quality indulgences. Once again, patterns and color schemes represented elsewhere in the home repeat in the master bathroom. Newly constructed four-bedroom,3½ bathroom plantation-style home in Mill Valley featuring front and back covered porches, an open floor plan and designer finishes throughout.