Valentine’s Day Dwelling? This $2.5M Home Comes With a Heart-Shaped Pool

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Built as a vision for a romantic getaway, this luxe Colonial in New Canaan, CT, includes a heart-shaped pool in the backyard. Imagine all the love you’ll feel if your offer is accepted. Because, after all, shouldn’t every day be like Valentine’s Day?

The previous owner “just thought it was a fun shape and it’s a romantic getaway,” says listing agent Jaime Sneddon. Built in 1952, the 6,300-square-foot home on 1.6 acres is listed for $2.5 million. New Canaan is only 37 miles north of New York City, making it a perfect weekend getaway destination, with this home as a prime example.

“This is a great blend of old-world charm with new-world amenities,” says Sneddon.

Heart-shaped pool

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Aerial view of the property, including the guesthouse

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Exterior

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The heart-shaped pool was added about 15 years ago, and the house was fully restored a decade ago.

The current owners, who’ve lived in the property for about four years, rebuilt the 1908 carriage house as a guesthouse. “It’s very rare in this area to have an actual legal guesthouse,” he says.

The one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse features wide-plank chestnut flooring, a covered porch, living room with stone fireplace, and kitchen with limestone flooring and granite countertops.

Is there anything quite like this pool in the Northeast, other than in the Poconos? “It’s the only one I’ve ever seen,” admits Sneddon.

Near the pool is a solarium, which currently holds a pingpong table. It could easily be turned into an extension of the main home.

Bathroom in the main house

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Porch with a view

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Kitchen

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Fireplace

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Other romantic weekend amenities include a soaking tub big enough for two in one of the six bathrooms; a wide porch (ideal for sipping wine at night); and a chef’s kitchen for the couple who cook together. The living room with a huge stone fireplace is a cute spot for, um, cuddling.

What kind of person might like this property? “It could be a family that wants to live here as their primary residence,” says Sneddon. “It also works as a weekend getaway, or for a multigenerational family that may have an in-law or a parent they want to keep an eye on.”

It’ll just take the right buyer to fall head over heels for the property’s heart-shaped pool.

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