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BY LIESEL SCHMIDT

While drama may be something we all largely try to avoid in our lives, it can be extremely attractive in a home. For the house at 144 Oleander Court in The Sanctuary, drama is built into its foundation and echoed into its every corner. Nestled into a corner lot of the community, the sprawling house is spectacularly impressive on approach, with a style evocative of a classic Charlestonian townhome. Boasting immaculately manicured landscaping; steeply sloping roofs stair stepped in elevation; massive, shuttered windows; and clean lines, the home nods to tradition while still bearing a distinct sense of modernity.

Naturally, all those windows are a great source of light into the home, spilling it onto every room and hallway. While white may be the overall pallet for the entire house, the lack of color serves as a blank canvas for decorative accents—though the many architectural features keep such a monochromatic color story from seeming at all uninspired. High baseboards and thick crown moulding trace out the rooms, grounding all of that white and giving it dimension, while wide plank wood flooring warms up the spaces in the entertaining areas and the bedrooms, flowing from one to the next to provide cohesion and continuity.

Perfect for owners who entertain, the grand New Orleans-style center hall is flanked by a study, the master suite, powder room, dining room, wet bar, and a spacious open-concept living room and kitchen. Twelve foot ceilings throughout the first floor create an even more open feel and draw the eye upward, providing the perfect setting for the custom chandeliers that hold pride of place in the living and dining rooms.

In 2020, he and Stuart launched Southern Window Accents, which specializes in interior shutters, blinds, draperies, shades, and outdoor shading systems—and that specialization shows in their home, most notably in the window treatments and the automated shading on windows of the master suite, kitchen, and courtyard patio screens. “Our goal is to be the South’s premier window accents company, providing high quality products for all budgets,” says Stuart, a Nurse Anesthetist who also works as a real estate developer and speculator. Adding dynamic interest and the perfect amount of drama to the otherwise unbroken white features of the home, owners Frank Stuart, Jr. and Vince Liuzza III have populated the spaces with art, furniture, and window treatments whose exploration of grey and charcoal provide an ideal juxtaposition in the spaces. “We remodeled our previous home in 2016 with a very monochromatic color palette, and we wanted to add color to this home. One of the most notable ways we achieved that was through the original art, created by David Harouni. All of our décor is unique: a glass vase created from volcanic ash in Santorini, Greece, a Catrina statue from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We wanted to create something chic, eclectic, modern, and warm; and this home truly speaks to our aesthetic and our sense of design,” says Liuzza, owner and broker of Liuzza Realty Group.

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In the kitchen and adjacent wet bar, Taj Mahal Quartz counters crown the white Shaker-style custom cabinetry of the perimeter as well as a large center island, while Thermador Professional Series appliances add a sleekness to the space. Steps away, doors lead to the backyard, which features a cabana and a 70-foot swimming pool that is both cooled and heated, with app-controlled lights and water features. With a depth of four feet, the pool also has a sun pad, swimming lane, a bench across the entire back, and a hot tub with an infinity edge. The cabana features a fireplace and TV, with a placement on the grounds that provides breathtaking views of the entire pool, lush landscaping, and the 40-foot greenspace behind the house.

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While all bedrooms have ensuite bathrooms with marble flooring, the master suite is naturally the most luxurious of them all, boasting a spacious bedroom adjoining a lavishly appointed ensuite complete with dual vanities, a freestanding bathtub, and a glass-enclosed walkin shower.

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Naturally, a couple as busy as Stuart and Liuzza would have a home office, and the second floor provides the perfect space. Adding a finishing touch is a gorgeous side courtyard with a Ritz-Carlton vibe, along with climate-controlled garages and an artificial turf dog run. As busy people whose business revolves around helping others find their perfect home, they’ve found theirs—and it’s a sanctuary.