5518 Cypress Cottage Ln, Johns Island, SC 29455

The residence at 5518 Cypress Cottage is impressive and intimate at once. Elements of both the charm of Provence and open-air, modern freshness of Kiawah pervade the home, from the shutters of Provencal blue and rustic three-panel wooden interior doors to the clean, white-beamed ceilings and pristine white kitchen.nnDesigned by Mitch LaPlante, the Kiawah architect who famously said, There is nothing I can create that is as beautiful as a tree, and created this residences community to flourish among Kiawahs venerable grand trees, the home welcomes guests and family to the front entry via a large walled courtyard.nnA sculptural staircase of stone rises from the ground level with its guest sitting room, billiards room, and home office opening to a glassed loggia complete with beamed ceiling and outdoor dining and living spaces. Exit from the stairor the homes elevatorto step into the second-story great room.nnIn the living room with its high, white-beamed ceiling, windows to two sides overlook the treetops. The dining room, surrounded by tall paned windows and graceful white crown molding framing a painted accent ceiling, itself opens to a screened outdoor living room with ceiling-mounted TV.nnThe light-hued kitchen, suffused with natural light from windows just above a white farmhouse sink, pantry niche, and the great room, enjoys a center island and breakfast bar seating five, white cabinetry and subway tile backsplash, and stainless appliances including a five-burner g