RDM CONSTRUCTION FLEUR DE LIS IS RIGHT ON THE MONEY!

If Fleur De Lis was the first home you toured in the 2007 Salt Lake Parade of Homes… then blame RDM Construction for setting the bar so high for everyone else! I found myself comparing all others, past and present, against the Fleur De Lis, which probably wasn’t fair. Then again all multi-million dollar mansions are not created equal!

Located in a gated Riverton community overlooking RiverBend Golf Course, the first thing you had to notice…was the lush, magnificent landscaping. Talk about setting the stage. The water features, the flower beds, the mature trees…you’d have thought this home had been here for years. Hats off to Sunline Landscaping!

Walk through the front door…and feel the warmth. The soaring, free standing stone fire-place accented with copper sets the tone. So do the exposed timbers that grace the vaulted ceilings. The huge windows bring in lots of light and brighten the casual dining area, next to a gourmet kitchen that’s got it all. A Parade goer with a sharp eye would have noticed the granite counter tops with a rough edge coated with a copper finish unlike anything this reporter’s ever seen before. It was beautiful and unique…and I’m guessing we’ll start to see this in more and more luxury homes.

The master suite? Romantic, to say the least, and the master bath elicited oohs and ahhs, especially the spacious shower with the custom crafted curved glass wall. Once again, if you have a sharp eye, you may have noticed the ceiling of this shower was built at an angle, so that water will run off instead of beading up and staying on the tile. This will help keep the shower area clean and dry. It may seem like a little thing, but to me, it’s a great idea and shows the thought the builders, Don and Rob Mathews, put into this home. It’s an example of a word that’s easily tossed around…QUALITY!

I saw quality throughout this six bedrom, six bath master-piece that included an Olde English Cottage style playhouse for the young ones. Downstairs, in the bottom level of this home, the play-rooms for the big kids are every bit as entertaining. I really enjoyed the entry to the home theater…a great presentation for the viewing experience to come. And while I don’t play golf, the simulator with multiple courses on the screen made me start thinking of taking up the game again.

Just when you start thinking you may never leave this home and go outside again, you wander onto the patio overlooking a pool and hot tub setting worthy of an exclusive, luxury hotel. In fact, it’s better than most of the so-called luxury hotels I’ve been to. The expansive lawn beyond the pool deck just makes everything more relaxing and serene.

The garage has room for at least 5 cars…but that’s not all that makes it special. Every woman I spoke to came away raving about that small door leading directly from the garage to the kitchen pantry so groceries can be easily unloaded after a trip to the super-market. And then, there’s the detached garage…where there’s plenty of room for your motor-coach, your ‘Vette, dune buggies, motorcycles and golf carts…in other words, all of the big boy (and girl) toys!

The price tag? $3.4 million with this particular lot. Relatively speaking, this is a great buy. I think there’s tremendous value in this home, which would be on the market for twice this much in many other locations. In my opinion, for what it’s worth, RDM is Right on Da Money with the Fleur De Lis. Can’t wait to see what Rob & Don Mathews do in next years Parade! Learn more about RDM