Ring Lane Estate | Sophisticated and playful California design melds with casual living in Carme...

Ring Lane Estate is a stone’s throw from Bernardus and a short drive from Carmel-by-the-Sea. The 8,968 SQFT home and 3.77-acre grounds have been joyfully renovated over the past two years-with French oak floors, stone fireplaces from London, fixtures from Rose Uniacke and Roman/Williams, and feature appliances from La Cornue and Miele.
As you enter the property, you pass through a hand-masoned, 300-foot stone wall to discover a circular driveway, a porte cochere, and grounds that are perfectly manicured and fed by the estate’s private well-including expansive lawns, crushed-stone paths, a jaw-dropping collection of oak trees with Spanish moss, conifers, fountains, pool and spa, tennis court, hedge maze, cutting garden, and a stone-walled secret garden for al fresco dining.
Enter the home and find herringbone-laid floors, a two-story foyer and living room, a hand-muraled dining room, six stone fireplaces, and series of French doors opening to the private rear grounds.
The chef’s kitchen flows seamlessly to the breakfast nook and large family room, all connected to the grounds by French doors and expansive, mullioned windows. The library includes a stone fireplace, patio doors and a discreet wet bar. The primary suite on the main level features a spa-inspired bathroom, enormous dressing room, private gym, and sauna. Upstairs, two ensuite bedrooms open to tiled balconies. In the guest wing, three more bedrooms, two bathrooms and an additional lounge. Above the carriage-house for storing cars is a large playroom or office.
Ring Lane Estate is a rarity-both a grand property with expansive grounds, stonework and slate roofing ready for formal entertaining (enabled by the butler’s pantry and 1,000+ bottle wine cellar) and at the same time a fully-renovated home with a fresh design sensibility, ready for children and informal family gatherings.
All the best of Carmel Valley is at your reach, hiking in Garland Park is just across the street, culinary and wine adventures to be found in Carmel Valley Village, just 5 minutes away and only a 15 minute drive back to the coast.