Shopping for a home on Long Island’s Gold Coast just got easier since you can draw inspiration from the 1986 film “The Money Pit” starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. The vast mansion in Oyster Bay lists for $5.9 million and is far from the disastrous investment depicted in the film.

You probably did not see every one of its 14,000 square feet in the film or its 5.5 acres of lushly landscaped grounds. The renovations in the film were facetious, but its owners, Christina and Rich Makowsky did make extensive renovations to the home after purchasing it in 2002 for $2.125 million. Besides playing home to the cast of the Steven Spielberg-produced movie, Olympic gold medalist Eric Ridder also made the estate, known as Northway, his home.

This is the grand foyer with a hardwood flooring that contrasts the white walls adorned with elegant designs and golden accents from the mirror above the fireplace and the golden chandelier. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the living room with black cushioned sofas to match the black wall that houses the fireplace with a contrasting beige mantle. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This family room has a couple of beige sofas flanking a glass-top coffee table across from the fireplace. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

The den also has its own white fireplace that warms the beige sofa by the row of large windows with peach curtains. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

The kitchen has a large white kitchen island with a black countertop and a small chandelier above hanging from the white ceiling. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This other look at the kitchen showcases the cooking area that stands out against the white cabinetry and white vent hood. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

A few steps from the kitchen is this informal dining area and breakfast nook. It has a round glass-top dining table on a beige area rug. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the formal dining room with a long wooden dining table next to a large white fireplace topped with a painting. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a walk-in closet with a bench in the middle of the circular room. This also leads to the bathroom. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

The home office has a large beige fireplace in the middle. On the side is the wooden desk by the corner windows with beige curtains. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is the wine cellar with a glass-enclosed built-in wine storage with dark tones to match the other structures of the room. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a look at the red brick terrace that is lined with potted plants on the side. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a look at the backyard pool from the vantage of the house. You can see here the pool surrounded by a red brick flooring leading to the pool house at the edge. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a look at the landscaping that has a fountain in the middle of shrubs and grass lawns. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

This is a look at the back of the mansion from the vantage point of the pool. Here you can see the concrete statue adorning the pool and the bright exteriors of the house complemented by the surrounding green landscape. Image courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.

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The Makowsky family spent four years making improvements to the home to bring the mansion, built in 1898, up-to-date. Its 23 rooms now sparkle, enhanced by intricate moldings, ebony wood flooring, an eat-in kitchen, and a brick terrace. The remodeling crew revamped the massive formal rooms for entertaining and the study.

The home features seven roomy en-suite bedrooms as well as a four-room primary bedroom. The bedrooms feature walk-in closets, one of which is circular. The circular closet features an attached bathroom.

The home also boasts eight fireplaces. You will encounter the first one in its grand foyer. Its exteriors feature formal gardens, fountains, a swimming pool, pool house.

Listed by Daniel Gale Sotheby’s real estate agents Lois Kirschenbaum and Margaret Trautmann, the home provides a striking interior design that in most public areas contrasts white or beige walls with dark hardwood flooring and gold accents. In the grand foyer, the gold accents consist of a mirror and chandelier.

In the living room, the black contrast wall contains the fireplace which has a further contrasting beige mantle. Both the family room and den also contain fireplaces as does the home office.

The roomy kitchen offers a spacious white kitchen island with a contrasting countertop in black and white vent hood and cabinets. A small chandelier lights the room from above the island. An attached informal dining room and breakfast nook provide an ideal location for family breakfasts. Its formal dining room and its expansive white fireplace lend themselves to holiday meals and dinner parties.

The home’s wine cellar provides another plus for those who enjoy entertaining. The glass-enclosed built-in wine storage in the cellar holds about 80 bottles of vino. The wine cellar uses dark accents to tie its design into other structures in the cellar.

Northway provides a spacious, traditional home perfect for a large family. Contact Daniel Gale Sotheby’s to tour the home.

Source: www.danielgale.com