Voted Best Overall, Best Interior and Best Architectural Design, the Grandview at Marina Bay on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Ga, gives the visitor the feel of an English Country Retreat. This stately home features richly textured colors of browns, coppers and green with floors of limestone and walnut. Walls of windows throughout the back of the house offer expansive, breathtaking views of the Lake.

The kitchen is a chef’s delight as cabinet space abounds in an Antique Black finish combined with a destressed walnut finish. A mosaic tile back splash with a hand-painted range hood and a copper farm sink complete this ultimate kitchen

The master suite is truly a retreat. Walnut floors lead into a featured curved his and hers showers, breakfast bar with a warming drawer and a footed slipper tub.

The grand salon is casual yet elegant, with a floor to ceiling fireplace. The coffered ceiling design is repeated in the floor of limestone and walnut.

The formal dining room is richly textured with grass-cloth walls and a silk fabric on the ceiling.

The terrace level offers the capstone in relaxation. From an 800-bottle wine cellar with a wine tasting room to a home spa that features a steam shower and a sauna to soothe tired muscles.

The beautiful outdoor kitchen is fully outfitted to accommodate even the biggest parties with a 42” grill, gas oven, cook top surfaces, beverage refrigerator, dish-washer and warming drawer , intricate stone flooring and an infinity pool.

Upstairs is a nautical-inspired children’s retreat. The guest room is fun yet sophisticated with chocolate-colored walls, mint green carpeting and trim. An airplane theme and leather colored walls mark the boy’s room across the hall.

The girl’s bedroom with paneling in a pink wash complements the built in book shelves. With a perfectly situated, recessed reading nook and cushions makes this a truly magical space.