89 Salthouse Ln, Kiawah Island, SC 29455

The finely crafted home at 89 Salthouse Lane enjoys marsh and water views to the horizon. Sunsets over the Kiawah River are especially exquisite from its rear porch and crabbing dock. Beautifully sited on nearly half an acre along a tidal creek, the property features a rounded porch extending well out from the home to take full advantage of the views. With a hearth fireplace of handmade brick, richly stained beadboard ceiling, concealed flatscreen TV, and prow of open Ipe sundeck, it looks out across the marsh, blue creek waters, and river. A stone path curves across the lawn below, leading to the rear of the property. This home is impeccably finished outside with a cedar-shake exterior, standing-seam metal roof across multiple rooflines, a flared front staircase of handmade brick, windowed carriage-style garage doors of mahogany, a brick-clad ground level, and Nantucket-style stair turret. The landscaping is a mix of native trees, clean-lined hedging, and curving beds. Architectural details inside include elliptical arches, extra-tall Shaker stile-and-rail doors, custom interior moldings, and wide-plank oak hardwood flooring throughout. The pièce de résistance is an immaculately trimmed, fluidly curving helical staircase with an open well. A front porch with brick floor and barrel-vaulted wooden ceiling begins it all. Through a windowed mahogany front door with sidelights and arched transoms flanked by wall lanterns, the home opens up. A gracious foyer with a windowed sitting area sits at the foot of the staircase to the left. The great room is more than 41 feet long. In the living room, 100-year-old wood beams cross a white shiplap ceiling. Windows to three sides stream with light, including transomed glass doors opening to the covered rear porch. A fireplace with a French country mantel anchors the conversation area. Next is the dining room, open to both living room and kitchen. Above, a dropped ceiling in pecky cypress—a bald cypress wood defined by its unique furrows and small hollows—appears to float beneath recessed cove lighting. A row of windows overlooks the views, and to the other side, running along the space’s single wall, is a bar with sink, TCL™ dual-temperature wine cooler, and lighted Pecky cypress upper cabinetry. The room easily seats ten. The kitchen enjoys pale ceiling beams, quartz countertops, and nearly floor-to-ceiling cabinetry including a lighted top row. Its center island seats four at its breakfast bar and includes a Shaws of Darwen™ farmhouse sink of white, double-glazed fireclay. Handcrafted subway tile in an ivory hue is impressively executed in a 45 (degree) Herringbone Pattern that reaches the crown molding. Top-tier stainless Thermador® appliances include a range with six gas burners, grill, potfiller, and dual ovens, a refrigerator fitted exactly to its niche, and dishwasher. A walk-in pantry sits beside a row of windows and a glass door opening to the rear porch. The home’s media room is up a short staircase close to the kitchen. More than 24 feet in width, it enjoys windows to three sides—two sides tucked into niches that each fit a captain’s bed with a pull-out trundle bed, sleeping both an adult and child—under a vaulted ceiling and a loft overlook. The space can also serve as an in-law suite, with its own bath including a white shiplap ceiling and large glassed-in shower. The primary suite is located for privacy to the opposite end from the home’s entry. The bedroom, at more than 20 feet deep, enjoys a row of transomed windows and glass door opening to the suite’s screened porch, complete with a bed swing. Topped by a wooden beadboard ceiling, it opens to the rear porch via its own transomed door. A walk-in closet with custom shelving opens from the bedroom foyer and dressing area. The cream-hued bath includes his-and-hers sinks with mirror-mounted lights, a makeup vanity, a standalone tub beneath transomed windows and a chandelier, a glassed-in shower with additional handheld showerhead, and plentiful cabinetry. Both bedroom and bath are trimmed with tall white baseboards and thick crown molding. A half-bath with porthole window, pendant chandelier, and vessel sink and a windowed laundry room with stainless undercounter sink, stacked Whirlpool® washer and dryer, built-in hanging rank, and Ivory subway-tile backsplash and cabinetry complete the main level. Upstairs are the guest quarters and a sunlit sitting loft overlooking the curves of the staircase and its row of windows. There’s a nicely appointed kitchenette in one corner with a prep sink, undercounter beverage fridge, richly stained cabinetry, and light-hued tile backsplash. The bedroom of the central guest suite extends out over the roof of the covered porch below. Beneath a barrel-vaulted ceiling of white shiplap, a pair of transomed windows overlook the water views. Its bath has a wide, frameless-glass walk-in shower. The secondary primary suite to the right of the staircase is airy with angled ceilings and a sitting area with a set of windows looking out onto the treetops. The focal point of its bath is a Palladian-inspired arched window, and there are his-and-hers sinks with separate mirrors and a glassed-in shower. The suite to the opposite side is ideal for children. Twin windows in a nook with a pendant light also look out onto treetops, and through a playfully child-sized, arched doorway is an open playroom: the loft overlooking the media room. A ship’s ladder leads down into that space. A combined tub and shower sits behind barn-door-style glass doors in the bath. A final surprise waits on the ground level. A side entry with its own brick foyer tucked away to one side of the two-car garage leads down to a mudroom with a full-sized shower and pet bath and an unfinished game room nearly 27 feet in width. Additional features of this home, offered partially furnished and constructed with close attention to detail in 2019, include a wood-lined elevator to the main level, curving drive with extra guest parking, impact-rated windows and doors, a whole-house generator, tankless water heater, hot water recirculation system, Rheem® energy-efficient 17-SEER climate control, ground-level dehumidification, spray foam insulation in the conditioned attic and conditioned storage areas, sound, security, and irrigation systems, and plentiful storage for bicycles, kayaks, and other Island gear on the ground level. A boat lift for its dock is awaiting final approval. Located among the hedge-lined streets of The Settlement near hole no. 16 of River Course, this property enjoys close proximity to the Tom Fazio-designed course as it meanders beside the Kiawah River. Its shingle-style clubhouse is within walking distance of the house, offering premier dining, a men’s oyster bar, and fitness center, all beside Sasanqua Spa. A Kiawah Island Club Membership is available with the purchase of this property. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified.