This Orinda Country Club updated classic home with large backyard, built in 1941, sits on a .53-acre lot just steps to Lake Cascade just right for morning & evening strolls around the Lake and just a few minutes walk to Orinda Country Club. A birdwatcher's paradise-owls, egrets, geese, hawks, pelicans, ducks & more! This 3758 sf, 5 bed, 3 ba, home is designed for entertaining. Updated chef's kitchen w/adjoining spacious family room opens to patios & sunny, terraced vegetable gardens w/ fruit trees, berries, grapes & wood burning fireplaces, living room w/ new slate-faced custom-designed gas fireplace, dining room, luxurious primary suite w/ heated floors in spa bath, (opens to garden), two additional bedrooms, one currently used as an office (entry could easily be reoriented to hallway) & full bath on main floor. The lower level boasts two bedrooms, den/2nd family room, laundry room & full bath. Distinctive features include vaulted ceilings, wood beams, hardwood floors, skylights & sliders inviting you to the lovingly maintained fully fenced backyard. The two car garage completes this very special property!!