61 Salthouse Ln , Kiawah Island, SC 29455(Charleston County)

Outside, the main house is stunning with cedar-shingle walls, a three-story chimney in pale brick, and a cedar and copper roof, new in late 2023, with a wide, finial-topped central turret. Beneath the guesthouse are three garage bays with windowed, wooden carriage doors, each flanked by gas lanterns, and to its side is a private courtyard with stone benches and a fountain reminiscent of a walled garden in historic Charleston. The brick-lined drive is of tabby and a flared staircase leads to the covered front porch.

Interiors are by esteemed East Coast designer Tammy Connor, featured in multiple books and magazines from Garden & Gun and Veranda in the US to UK House & Garden and Departures internationally. Deep-stained wide-plank hardwood flooring stretches throughout main house; pale wide-plank hardwood flooring throughout the guesthouse, and crown and baseboard molding runs throughout both.

A handsomely stained entry door flanked by sidelights and windows set into a curving wall opens to the main house’s grand foyer. In the center of the space, a sweeping, floating staircase lined with dual basket-twist balusters of iron curves up beneath a soaring multistory, wood-beamed turreted ceiling of white beadboard. To one side of the foyer is a full-height bar with pub seating for three, a copper bar sink, undercounter icemaker and refrigerator, and bar shelves of glass. The white beadboard wainscoting of the foyer continues throughout much of the estate.

Sunlight streams in large clerestory windows in the two-story, creamily hued living room. A second-story overlook and coffered ceiling with white beams contributes to its airiness. A fireplace with pale limestone mantel is topped and flanked by custom cabinetry of white, there are built-in bookshelves in one corner, and a wall of of glass doors and windows opens to the rear covered terrace. There, wide stairs lead down to a clean-lined limestone pool deck, accented by recessed lighting in the pool knee wall and bordered by a manicured hedge for additional privacy.

The estate’s dining room opens from the living room. Gracefully classic and symmetrical, it features sideboards flanking beautifully trimmed square columns, a fireplace with a traditional white manel flanked by windows, and a gorgeous pedestal dining table of walnut easily seating eight in upholstered comfort. A wall of glass doors and windows opens to an outdoor dining porch reminiscent of a gazebo. Its wooden beadboard ceiling and white columns are awash in breezes and both near and faraway fairway views; at night the space is cozily lit by twin gas lanterns and a pendant chandelier.

The windowed kitchen is open to both the dining room and breakfast room. Its center island is topped by butcher block, and the marble perimeter countertops compliment the pale, clean-lined Shaker cabinetry with its traditional hardware. A Wolf® six-burner gas cooktop and dual range is set into a custom niche flanked by built-in shelving and topped with a rustic wooden beam. There’s also a stainless warming drawer, paneled side-by-side Viking® refrigerator, paneled Bosch® dishwasher, hidden microwave, copper farmhouse sink, and a coffee niche.

The light-filled breakfast room offers cozy seating for seven, most along a built-in banquette bench curving along the room’s wall of windows, and its glass door opens to a curving promenade overlooking the golf views.

The study anchors a front corner of the main house. Featuring paneled walls, built-in cabinetry, and library shelves of the rare wood pecky cypress beneath a wood-beamed ceiling, it also enjoys a sofa set into a wall niche with reading sconces and a fireplace with wooden mantel, slate surround, and brick firebox flanked by tall windows.

The home office is tucked around the corner from the study. Here, paned windows invite light inside above a built-in desk and built-in fabric bulletin board. There’s a porthole window to one side, and to the other, built-in cabinetry and thick shelving.

The mudroom contains both the pool-area laundry and a windowed powder room serving as the pool bath. Its glass door opens to the rear terrace and pool deck, and the space includes a kitchenette with farmhouse sink and undercounter beverage refrigerator, stacked washer and dryer, and walk-in closet offering extra storage.

The main house also contains a guest entry and suite. A staircase leads up from the guesthouse courtyard to a covered porch, where an arched, windowed door opens to the guest entry hall. It opens to one side to the grand foyer or continues straight to the first-floor guest suite—which, combined with the private entry and adjacent mudroom kitchenette, has the makings of an excellent in-law suite.

Its spacious bedroom is a sanctuary in white and serene saltwater blue. The bed is flanked by large windows, and a wall of glass doors and windows opens to a rear covered porch of classical proportions, with wooden beadboard ceiling, white columns, and comfortable outdoor living room seating for eight. The bath includes a marble-topped vanity below a custom white-trimmed mirror and clerestory windows, a frameless-glass walk-in shower alcove with additional handheld showerhead, and a separate water closet.

Take the grand staircase to the top floor to walk along the gallery overlook. Wooden beams cross overhead beneath a turreted ceiling of white beadboard, and along a strikingly curved window wall, a built-in upholstered bench offers an inviting spot to relax and read with a cup of coffee amid all the natural light.

The primary suite is breathtaking with an octagonal bedroom reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. A wide bay window wall contains a writing desk and sitting area beneath a custom two-tier tray ceiling trimmed in white, and a fireplace with a classic white wooden mantel faces the bed. Large his-and-hers walk-in closets with custom cabinetry of dark wood lie behind Juliet doors along the hallway to the bath. There, his-and-hers sinks are set beneath dual mirrors and side sconces, a soaking tub sits underneath a large window, and there is a windowed water closet, steam shower, and generously sized, frameless-glass walk-in rainshower alcove with built-in bench and two showerheads.

The main house’s second guest suite completes the second level. Serene in pale sage, its bedroom enjoys windows on two walls framing the treetops and a set of glass doors opening to a large private sundeck overlooking the green fairway. Its bath features an oval porthole and wide frameless-glass walk-in shower with additional showerhead.

The guesthouse contains the estate’s remaining two guest suites, which flank a central guest living room with a bay window wall, walls of horizontal shiplap, built-in shelving, and a ceiling-height kitchenette with a sink and an undercounter beverage fridge paneled to match the moss-green cabinetry.

Both guest bedrooms enjoy windows on two walls and access to balconies with rocking chairs and wooden beadboard ceilings. The first also features tall wainscoting of white beadboard and reading sconces above twin beds. Its bath includes a white-tiled bath and shower and his-and-hers sinks set beneath separate framed mirrors. The second contains an upholstered bed sleeping two and a bath with a porthole window and frameless-glass walk-in shower alcove with built-in bench.

Additional features of this impeccably designed estate, offered fully furnished and enviably located on hole no. 13 of the River Course just down the lane from the world-class dining of its clubhouse and Sasanqua Spa, includes an elevator to all floors, additional second-floor laundry, Sonos® sound system, irrigation, impact-rated windows and doors, and extras like beach cruiser bicycles and Peloton® exercise bike.

A Kiawah Island Club Golf Membership is available with the purchase of this property.

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