This Hinsdale Mansion is a Modern-Day Fairytale

Who hasn't dreamed of being royalty? Well, if you can put up $3,250,000, you can start living the dream at a 536 E. 1st St. mansion that has all the flair of old-school aristocracy with the comfort of modern touches.

The brick-and-stone beauty has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bath. It comes with cable, heated stone floors, a built-in security system, an in-house intercom and four levels of other amenities. Let's start on the first.

The walk up to the double-doored entryway of 536 E. 1st St. is elegant, with a grand outdoor staircase flanked with plush landscaping. Massive doors open up to a stunning white-stone entryway, complete with a grand sloping staircase and columned arches. A formal sitting room mixes modern white furniture and a marble fireplace with hardwoods and an antique wood accents. The dining room is the same; a glossy wooden table that evokes medieval vibes seats eight comfortably.

The kitchen offsets white cabinetry with a gorgeous dark wood island and flagstone flooring, and an engraved farmhouse sink nestles within ample counter space. An informal dining room kitty-corner to the kitchen seats six for a breakfast nook in front of a fireplace — one of seven, did we mention? — and a flat screen TV.

The formal living room continues to mix modern with vintage charm, but nothing compares to the wood-paneled library (it has its own fireplace, of course). The master suite has its own sitting room, and the master bathtub is surrounded by not two, but four grand columns. There's another fireplace in there, too.

A full wet bar and recreational space, as well as a home theater — curtains, paneled walls, red leather seats — sit downstairs, and outdoor spaces just match the grandeur of the rest of the home.

If you can't get enough of what you see here, check out realtor.com for the full listing, and start building up that piggy bank.

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