An exclusive development is usually a description that raises the expectations that you're about to arrive at a very special location and Redwood Court can certainly deliver that. This mini-estate of mega-modern mansions is only made up of four homes that, although they look similar, are individually designed and offer their own version on a design theme making the location a harmonious and visually-pleasing place to visit.
And the theme at number four is glamorous and swish, contemporary and posh, with high-end interior design that can take you to another level of luxury than maybe you were expecting. It's a property that really visually delights with so many details to enthral and entice. The façade is the first distinctive feature of this dream abode to admire – a perfectly symmetrical design in a Georgian style but with a mix of sand-shade bricks and contemporary black window frames ensuring the home is totally and thoroughly modern.
The arched windows are a visual triumph echoed by the roof windows, adding softer curves to the angles and strong lines of the design. The large picture window above the front door adds a view and a cascade of light as you climb the stairs once you're inside the property.
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Open the front door and begin your journey through luxury with the overall style and interior design flowing effortlessly from space to space. But don't be fooled – there's been an abundance of design thought that has been put into this home even though the décor seamlessly connects each space.
The house subtly achieves a calm ambience through layers of concealed lighting to set the atmosphere and define each space and highlight statement features. And within each room there is an interior design that is the definition of glamorous, attractive in an exciting and special way, with cool and contemporary high-shine surfaces mixed with soft tactile textures and luxurious fabrics.
There's a subtle use of shapes to achieve balance too. Throughout the home there's a wealth of strong hard lines – from the ceiling, to the staircase, to even some striped wallpaper – but these are balanced and softened with the introduction of visually-pleasing curves through furniture, lighting, windows, and even walls.
The central hall is the core of the home giving access to every room on the ground floor apart from the utility room, which is tucked away off the kitchen, and it sets the standard for the luxurious and cool design within. The hall greets you with a high-end marble tiled floor but there'll be no chilly feet as underfloor heating is a bonus feature to keep those toes toasty. But as your feet decide they are happy your eyes will too when they spot the incredible floating staircase with each open slat appearing to float on thin air while boasting hidden integrated lighting.
Many people have a cloakroom squeezed under the stairs but this amazing dream home takes beautiful bogs to the maximum with glitter wallpaper, a mirror embedded into the feature wall, and a very fancy metallic bowl basin. Even this smallest room in the house has been afforded a big pinch of posh. To the left of the front door is a swish formal dining room – and hopefully the meal being served lives up to the high standard of décor with the two-level ceiling concealing LED lighting crowned by a statement luxury light complemented by the sunken section of wall finessed by some fancy metallic wallpaper.
Opposite the dining room, which could easily be used as a home office, media room, or even an extra bedroom, is a separate lounge that continues the clever use of different levels and sunken panels for the ceiling and wall, and more hidden lighting, which creates intrigue even before the space gets furnished. Add in two of the arched windows that impressed you from the outside, plus an integrated surround sound system, and the space is layered with practical as well as intriguing design structures. But maybe the most glamorous star of this home show, both for style and for socialising, is at the rear of the property.
A very spacious and totally engaging open-plan cooking, dining, and chatting space awaits you, and awaits your gasp as you enter – it's like something out of a posh property television programme: maybe The Real Housewives of Gowerton or maybe Selling Sunset (in Swansea)? Whatever is showing on the television in this luxury space it will be dwarfed by its luxurious surroundings.
The luxury marble floors and hidden lighting continues but this space is, in its totality, a huge package of incredible décor, design, and dimensions. The exposed brick wall at the end of the space flanked by full-length windows draws your eye, ensuring the whole landscape of the room is viewed as a complete space.
The lounge area is a zone worthy of more of your time to linger. Look up and the ceiling can easily compete with the marble floor in contributing to the overall gorgeousness of the room. The recessed ceiling has been given a fancy Celtic-inspired design that's interesting enough to tempt the eye upwards but not enough of a design statement to overwhelm the space below.
The ceiling also allows the addition of hidden lighting to create a soft atmosphere to the lounge space below and the perfect canvas on which the crystal chandelier can sing its loudest. The statement pattern on the end wall bookmarks the space, balancing with the exposed brick at the other end, and the curved velvet sofa ensures the careful inclusion of soft lines and fabrics continues into this room too.
The kitchen is definitely a destination tempting you to explore and includes a sight not often seen in a home – two kitchen islands, one with a breakfast bar that can sit up to eight guests, and this duo of popular kitchen design is sure to excite any cook. The kitchen is understated in its elegance and has a perfect symmetry that is so visually pleasing. Warm tones are added to the space to enhance the layers of lighting via the exposed brick, which brings a rustic, more warehouse feel to the contemporary space, supported by the choice of matt dark grey units and a black granite work surface.
Of course the kitchen has all the bells and whistles its amazing design suggests including Bosch dishwasher, fridge and freezer, a Neff oven, grill and microwave, a Neff 5-ring electric hob, and a sunken sink with integrated drainage, and Swan tap. And of course there's more hidden lighting illuminating the space as well as a feature ceiling design that matches the one in the sofa space and visually connects the two zones. Up those amazing floating stairs to the central landing and four bedrooms – none of them the master but all of them marvellous.
The en suite bedroom at the rear is the largest and has a substantial Juliet balcony looking over the garden and the Gower countryside beyond. This warm and welcoming space is currently being used as an extra lounge with study space, offering a honey-toned wood floor to complement the exposed brick wall.
This space illustrates this home's ability to be as versatile as you need it to be because with five bedrooms if more reception space or working areas are needed this house can deliver – with its interiors panache and flair included of course. The other rear bedroom also has a Juliet balcony, albeit smaller, as well as a striking and playful bold stripe wallpaper design that gives this space a stronger personality.
This stripy slumber zone also has a door to a Jack and Jill bathroom it shares with the front bedroom. This bathroom can easily be described as having five-star hotel luxury standard, cloaked in two-tone marble, offering an unusual pod-like toilet, and with a handsome roll-top bath that's arguably the statement piece. The Jack and Jill bathroom opens into one of the front bedrooms, again lavished in luxury, this time in neutral tones mixed with plush velvet in contrast to the adjacent front bedroom that mixes soft pink wall panelling with dark and moody black furniture that creates a dramatic visual display.
Up one more flight of stairs to this contemporary abode's master suite and it's a whopper. Greedily taking up the whole of the second floor, space is not an issue in this amazing suite with the sleeping area so large it can happily accommodate surely one of Wales' biggest beds – it is currently home to four pillows. The master bedroom sleeping zone is also home to the more dramatic décor first introduced in the front bedroom downstairs with the brick wall painted black. From the bedroom area the space flows via an open doorway into a large dressing area and a walk-in wardrobe with so much hanging space that it looks more like a boutique shop than master bedroom clothing storage solution.
Of course the en suite is deliciously decadent – it's what you by now have surely come to expect from this most special of homes. Although this home in the village of Gowerton can easily access the glorious beaches of Gower peninsular or the shopping and social activities of Swansea, with a garden designed for privacy as well as socialising outside and a mesmerising interior it might be hard to leave this house full of thoughtful design and layers of luxury.
The house in Redwood Court is on the market for offers in excess of £700,000. Call Fine and Country Swansea on 01792 367301 to find out more. And don't miss the best dream homes in Wales, auction properties, renovation stories, and interiors – join the Amazing Welsh Homes newsletter sent to your inbox twice a week.
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