McLean Holiday Homes Tour 2017: Details

MCLEAN, VA—As the holidays roll around, the Woman's Club of McLean is bringing back the popular Holiday Homes Tour. Families can visit some of McLean's most impressive homes decked out in their Christmas best on Thursday, Dec. 7.

Four McLean homes will be on display from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. In between, the Marketplace & Café will be open 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for treats and Christmas shopping. The marketplace will sell holiday decorations, jewelry, unique treasures from the Claude Moore Colonial Farm Gatehouse, children's items, and homemade delicacies. In addition, a number of local businesses have offered prizes for a silent auction. The marketplace will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church (Langley Hall), 1205 Dolley Madison Boulevard.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the event. Proceeds will go to the Woman's Club of McLean's selected charities.

Here is a description of the homes open for the tours:

1. The first home on the tour is a beautiful French-style home in the Franklin Park neighborhood. You can witness the little details in the 10,000-square-foot home, from 11-foot ceilings to stained character-grade hickory floors throughout. The home has a warm and welcoming atmosphere with six cozy bedrooms, as well as 2,000 square feet of living space complete with a screened porch. The charming farm kitchen completes the masterpiece with a a distressed armoire that houses a Subzero refrigerator and a farm table repurposed from a door in an actual French chateau.

2. The second stop is this Mediterranean-style home customized with authentic Spanish tile roof, hand-applied genuine stucco walls, heated Brazilian cherry floors and arch motifs inside and out. When visitors enter through the elegant and unique glass and wood doors, visitors can take in the great room, porch and pool all in one glance. Continue on to see five bedrooms as well as a “mother-in-law” suite on the lower level. The home is within walking distance of downtown McLean, the Langley Shopping Center and Franklin Sherman School.

3. The third home is something like a castle, making it a standout in the neighborhood. Enter through the hand-crafted glass and metal doors to the spacious marble foyer and you can't miss the hand-painted blue sky ceiling with twinkling stars. Every ceiling you'll glance at is a work of art; the French-style kitchen has a rounded brick ceiling and the dining area includes a ceiling painted with birds. The family room boasts a masterfully crafted cedar ceiling and the living room ceiling is painted to compliment the Indian silk curtains and wall murals. The home is also an ideal place for entertaining with a stone patio, downstairs party room and theater room with intriguing floor lights. The home will feel endless as you walk through, as it boasts five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, three kitchens, a veranda with fountain and sauna.

4. Finish off the tour at a custom-made home in the Woodlea Mill neighborhood. Having an interior designer in the family guarantees a home with great decorating impact, and you'll notice the home impeccably decked out for Christmas. A fourteen-foot Christmas tree and dining room table set for Christmas Eve dinner as well as a family room table ready for the holidays are among the festive decorations. Other notable features are a gentleman’s library, a stone wine cellar, a media room designed to evoke the Golden Age of Hollywood, and a billiards room. Outside, you'll find a French garden, putting green and salt-water pool.

The tour is a 51-year tradition, and preparations have been happening since February, Inside NOVA reports. Parking will be available at the homes, and shuttle buses will not be offered this year.

See more details about the Holiday Homes Tour here.

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