On the Market: Easton home has been featured in two films

In the library there is a wall of built-in cherry cabinetry and shelving, a bay/bow window and wainscoting on the lower walls.

“Location is as important as casting (actors) … Two aspects made me choose that house,” Bucari said, pointing out the home’s beauty and seeming remoteness while actually being convenient to modern amenities. Bucari said the house is set in a quiet neighborhood, which was necessary for filming, while it is near Route 25, as well as the center of Monroe, its shops and restaurants.

The beauty of the three-acre level parcel is augmented by its panoramic views, including the five-acre pond across the street. David Purcell said they have kayaked on the pond, and when it freezes over, they skate on it. Tranquility is guaranteed because the Purcell’s lot adjoins Aquarion Water Company property on which nothing will be constructed.

The formal living room, which features a marble fireplace, was featured in a film called The Sacrificial Lamb.

Bucari also appreciated the home’s interior, citing its “really gorgeous décor, warm color tones, lots of natural light and lots of windows.” He said the Purcell’s home is what he pictured in his mind. “It’s almost like I wrote (The Sacrificial Lamb script) for this house.” The house elevated the film’s production value, he said, adding, “It’s an inspiring house.”

It’s also a house of high form and function, something Bucari took advantage of while shooting his projects, particularly the most recent one.

During most filming, meals are only artful re-creations of actual food. For “The Elephant in the Room,” Bucari said the feast “was an actual Thanksgiving meal,” cooked in the Purcell’s gourmet kitchen and fed to the cast and crew after filming concluded for the day. In fact, Nancy Purcell did all the cooking “except for the turkey.”

The chef-ready eat-in kitchen offers top of the line appliances, a center island, granite Ogee-edged counters, under-cabinet lighting, high-end appliances, and sliding doors to the bluestone patio and spectacular grounds.

The eat-in kitchen features top-of-the-line appliances, a center island, riverbed granite Ogee-edged counters, under-cabinet lighting and sliding doors to the sizable bluestone patio and spectacular grounds.

“We worked hard on our birding areas to attract birds in winter and summer,” Nancy Purcell said. They enjoy watching Baltimore orioles, evening grosbeaks, indigo buntings, and a resident Cooper’s hawk. “It’s peaceful and beautiful; a natural wonderland,” she said.

The butler’s pantry between the kitchen and formal dining room has a tumbled marble backsplash, stainless sink and beverage refrigerator.

The formal dining room, which features a double inlaid wood border, was the setting for a political short film called The Elephant in the Room.

This 5,848-square-foot house was built in 2002 on a cul-de-sac named for a monastery that was once planned by the Tenth Order of Monks but never came to fruition. It features custom detailed mill work, mission-style railings, imported wallpapers, hardwood floors with mahogany inlaid room borders, as well as 10 rooms, including at least five bedrooms and a possible sixth.

The luxurious master suite has its own separate wing with a marble fireplace, large sitting room and spa-like bath, comprising of 100-year-old marine oak board flooring, a large steam shower, jetted tub surrounded in Calcutta Gold marble and a built-in window seat.

The eat-in area of the gourmet kitchen has sliding doors to the backyard.

The third floor features wall-to-wall carpeting, window seats and its own heating and cooling system, and the cavernous, unfinished walk-out lower level has a workshop area and room for endless possibilities.

The floor plan is ideal for day-to-day living and entertaining, whether intimate or on a grand scale, and, obviously, hosts film crews quite well.

“The way the house flows lends itself to home offices and home schooling,” Nancy Purcell said, adding “My hope is a family with kids will buy it.”

In the family or great room there is a three-story ceiling, floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, a wall of windows and doors to the bluestone patio and yard.

“It’s a very special home,” David Purcell said.

Bucari said he “may have to get in touch with the new owners. There are still rooms there I haven’t touched.”

“The Elephant in the Room” recently premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival and next year will likely be seen at other festivals around the world. Prospective homebuyers don’t have to wait for a screening to see this house. Keep alert to upcoming open houses.

The spacious master bedroom suite features a marble fireplace, spa-like bath, and a flexible use room that could be a home office, gym nursery, or sitting room.

For more information, or to set up an appointment to see the house, contact Lori Auerbach or Julie Vanderblue of The Vanderblue Team and Higgins Group Real Estate; Auerbach at 646-734-3514 or Lori@vanderblue.com, and Vanderblue at 203-257-6994 or Julie@vanderblue.com.

The spacious spa-like master bath features a jetted tub, shower, two separate vanities and a built-in window seat.

On the second floor landing there are sliding doors to a balcony that looks over the attractive and quiet cul-de-sac.

This level property of just over three acres has a large bluestone patio on which to relax, entertain, dine al fresco and enjoy watching birds. The current owners call it “a natural wonderland.”

The attractive backyard of this property is a great place for lawn games, picnics, sporting activities, or simply listening to birdsong.

Across the street from this house in Abbey Road Estates is a five-acre pond with an island.