Welcome to 6316 Walhonding Road, a Studio Z designed custom built home featuring open and bright floor plans offering exceptional space, detailed hand-crafted woodwork with refined architectural details, in one of Bethesda’s most coveted neighborhoods, Glen Echo Heights - with quick and easy access to the Palisades, Georgetown, Bethesda & Tysons. This expansive home includes five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, and approximately 6,800 square feet of finished living space across three levels, featuring tray ceilings with crown moldings, Brazilian cherry wood floors throughout, curated wallcoverings, recessed lighting, and an integrated sound system.
An inviting western facing covered front porch with a tongue-and-groove wood ceiling welcomes you into the home. The main level features an open elegant foyer, a gracious living room, followed by a large open dining room with tray ceilings with bright expansive windows reflecting the beautifully planted backyard scapes. The chef’s kitchen anchors the center of the home with high-end appliances, Bosch double wall ovens, a large stainless Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Wolf five-burner cooktop with retractable exhaust, honed soapstone countertops, a center island with contrasting marble surface, a built-in desk, pendant lighting, a large walk-in pantry, and a bright breakfast area. The kitchen opens directly into the family room with a wood-burning fireplace and access to the custom designed stone layered patio with gardens and a large built-in stone fire pit. Adjacent to the family room is a large private home office with custom built-ins featuring wood inlay details and French doors, a powder room with designer wallpaper, and a dual coat closet area complete the main level.
Upstairs are four en-suite bedrooms, each with bathroom access and walk-in closets. The primary suite is grand - taking over the entire back of the 2d floor - designed for exceptional privacy and offers a serene retreat—its thoughtful layout concealing the bedroom from the hallway. Upon a separate foyer entry, you are greeted by a sitting room with display shelving and surrounding windows with backyard garden views. The suite includes two large walk-in closets with built-in shelving, two niches outside the closets suited for dressers, and a generous bedroom tucked away with tray ceilings and a window bench with custom cushions and storage. The renovated bathroom includes porcelain tile flooring with radiant heat, an oversized marble shower with stone flooring, a rain shower head, a handheld wand, a bench, a niche, a free-standing soaking tub with a floor-mounted filler, two separated floating vanities, a spoked chandelier, linen closet, and a water closet.
Two of the bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom configured with the shower/tub and toilet in a separate enclosed space from the double vanity. This level also offers a two-person workstation / study area with built-ins, a double-door linen closet, and a laundry room with cabinetry and a utility sink.
The lower level provides flexibility, offering a large recreation room currently used as a work-out space and theatre, a fifth-bedroom or guest suite with a full bathroom, a mudroom area with cubbies, a gym, and extensive storage.
Set on a gorgeous, landscaped lot, the property includes the front porch, an enchanting stone patio with a circular gas fire pit surrounded by stone hardscaping, and a built-in gas line for a grill. These areas provide ideal spaces to relax, gather, and entertain. With its thoughtful layout, timeless selections, and rare combination of scale and value, the home exemplifies elevated living.
The location offers close proximity to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, Glen Echo Park, and Downtown Bethesda, with easy access to MacArthur Boulevard, Massachusetts Avenue, Clara Barton Parkway, I-495, and minutes to DC.