585 Whimbrel Rd, Kiawah Island, SC 29455 - Charleston County

The stately home at 585 Whimbrel Road sits alongside the 8th green of the Tom Fazio-designed Osprey Point golf course on a full half acre of beautifully tailored landscaping.

Extensive recent renovations by architect Skip Wallace, whose work can be found in coastal communities across the Eastern Seaboard, the nearly 2,800-square-foot home is itself a piece of art.

Enter through multi-paned doors with sidelights and transom to gaze around the home’s two-story, vaulted-ceiling foyer. Ahead, a stunning barrel-vaulted ceiling arches above lighted glass-shelf niches, and to the side, a graceful quarter-turn stair curves up beside a board-and-batten wall in deep slate blue to a second-floor overlook.

The living room is lovely with a white-coffered ceiling, dazzling chandelier, ample furnishings in hues of water and sand, and Theodore Alexander Morning Room chinoiserie dressers flanking a white-mantled gas fireplace. Strikingly blue-trimmed glass doors open to a rear terrace with retractable awnings and al fresco dining table set for eight.

The double-pedestal table in the dining room will easily seat six beneath a gorgeous butterfly chandelier. Tall, dark-trimmed windows flood the space with natural light, and glass doors lead to a screened porch with wooden vaulted ceiling, outdoor fireplace, and electronic retractable shades, set up with both an additional outdoor dining space and sitting room.

The kitchen is immaculate in whites and crystal blues. A wide center island, topped by a white marble-veined quartzite countertop, includes a breakfast bar seating four, custom bookcases for cookbooks, and undercounter wine cooler and microwave. There’s a stainless eight-burner gas cooktop with potfiller and custom hood, dual ovens and warming drawer in a white stone finish, and paneled refrigerator. The carved farmhouse sink, set beneath a sunny window, is a work of art, and antique wooden doors with glass insets lead to an expansive butler’s pantry with sink, plentiful cabinetry, washer and dryer, and desk space set beneath twin windows.

The primary suite extends an introduction even as it is entered, with a foyer wall covered in gorgeous fabric evocative of a peaceful sanctuary: floor-to-ceiling brushstrokes describe calm water and golden sun. High windows on the bed wall and glass doors bring gentle light inside, and a built-in media wall features white, clean-lined cabinetry. Just outside, on the rear terrace, an outdoor living room is shaded by its own retractable awning, and a cable-rail stair leads down to a manicured lawn square with pergola porch swing.

In the bath, his-and-hers vessel sinks under twin gold-framed gold mirrors sit atop a formal white vanity. There’s a separate water closet, California closet with artful pendant lighting and lighted vanity, and two more stunning pieces: a sleek standalone tub beneath a tall window and graceful custom tile with raised flowers, with an expansive frameless-glass walk-in shower tiled in beautifully pale, neutral tones.

Upstairs, open to the second-floor overlook, is a home library with built-in floor-to-ceiling shelving on two walls, a beautifully trimmed media wall, row of windows overlooking the treetops, and a vaulted ceiling with multi-globe chandelier.

The remainder of the second level is taken up with two spacious guest suites. The first is elegant with crown moulding in white, a row of three windows, and a bath in pale blue, with a white vanity, circular mirror, walk-in closet, and windowed frameless-glass walk-in shower in white subway tile. The second is furnished as a home office-cum-craft atelier, with built-in floor-to-ceiling shelving and cabinetry in tailored gray, a row of windows, and a walk-in closet set up as an office supply and printing room. In the bath, wallpaper of pale gold and neutrally hued curtains framing the windowed bath lend a feeling of understated opulence.

Additional features of this pristine home, offered fully furnished, include oak hardwood flooring throughout the living spaces, custom ceramic tile in the baths, extra parking in the drive, irrigation system, tankless water heater, and access to the Rhett’s Bluff community dock.

A Kiawah Island Club Social Membership is available with the purchase of this property, giving Members access to amenities including the Club facilities at Cassique and River Course, along with The Sports PavilionMarsh House, Sasanqua Spa, and beach clubs overlooking the ocean.

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