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Anguilla's Spyglass Hill villa is one that has been seen around the world!
Featured on House Hunters International, this villa is known for its Caribbean interior design, and its sweeping views of Sandy Ground.
Press play below for a tour of Spyglass Hill Villa.
Here is Ian "Sugar George" and Janine Edwards' story of how Spyglass Hill came to be...
"From bad comes good" is certainly true for Spyglass Hill.
In 1995, when the Soufrière Hills volcano on Montserrat began becoming increasingly active, much of the island was declared unsafe. Residents were forced to either relocate to the island's smaller safe zone or leave altogether.
Ian "Sugar George" and Janine Edwards were living on Montserrat at the time. They first looked to St. Martin as a potential new home, but found the island much busier than the quiet life they were accustomed to.
A friend suggested they visit Anguilla.
They did, and the rest is history...
Meet Ian "Sugar George" and Janine Edwards
The couple eventually made Anguilla home, married and raised their three children, Kyiv, Nandi and Kieron.
Sugar George had already built a home in St. Martin and brought his talents for designing and building homes to Anguilla.
With the island welcoming people relocating from Montserrat, he began a new chapter here.
Spyglass Hill was their second project in Anguilla, and very much a project of passion.
The view is one to be reckoned with.
Sugar George chose the land for its spectacular position atop North Hill, overlooking Road Bay and Sandy Ground.
His mission was simple: make the most of this magnificent location.
And he certainly did. The design takes full advantage of the tropical breezes while capturing the views from every angle.
You will be impressed before even entering the villa just by the stonework along the front wall of the villa.
Each stone was hand-carved and intentional.
This detail makes for a beautiful wall that looks like art.
The warmth and comfort of Spyglass Hill hits you the second you step through the front door, which leads directly into the open-air courtyard where the hand-carved stonework continues.
The natural stone, wood and bamboo give the courtyard a warm, relaxed Caribbean feel. It's casually elegant, never pretentious and immediately makes you feel at home.
Then, straight ahead are several shades of immense blue grabbing at you...
And this is where the real tour begins...
I've seen the view of Sandy Ground plenty of times and it's always an eye-pleaser, but from Spyglass, I say, "Wow". This was truly capable of stealing your breath away and, for some reason, from Spyglass, this view feels like it is your view and your view only.
The rest of the world melts away and the quiet of the neighborhood and colors dancing around in your view make you want to stand there and stare for quite a while.
After a moment of peace, we continued on around the patio and back in to the house and toward the kitchen.
The kitchen has a gorgeous log ceiling, wood cabinets, and modern appliances.
The kitchen sink is particularly special and it sits in an open window. Another great idea of Sugar George's... to maintain view, air-flow, and an open feel.
The Artistic Kitchen Sink
Adjacent to the courtyard is the living and dining room.
Plenty of plush seating, a desk for those who need a space to work and the dining table just behind. All with views of the pool and ocean through the large glass doors and windows.
This room is perfect for families who want to gather for movies or just to spend time together.
Also around the courtyard is a half bathroom and one of the first of four bedrooms.
As you walk in to the ground floor bedroom, there is that stunning view again.
There's a nice king sized bed, its own balcony and an ensuite bathroom.
In keeping with Sugar George's goal of maximizing the views, there is a pleasing and uniquely shaped window on the wall so that your view feels more panoramic. It opens the room to even more of the cerulean blue water and boats as they come and go from Road Bay.
Up the staircase, you will find two more bedrooms.
These offer more of the same as the ground floor bedroom... king size beds and king size views.
The additional amenity with these bedrooms is found in the bathroom.
They are similar to the ground floor however, that tasteful tile-work in the bathroom continues on around the bathtub and on to a private outdoor shower where you have a nice view once more.
The bedrooms have their own private balconies as well.
Also on this floor is an outdoor area with seating and table.
Its view is of the northern side of Anguilla where you can see Sandy Island.
It's a nice private area for having dinner, playing cards, or getting some work done on your laptop.
The "entertainment" level and fourth bedroom is under the ground level, a hillside "basement" type location yet still with that fabulous view of Sandy Ground.
The Entertainment Suite
This part of the house has a bedroom sectioned off from a pool table, a kitchenette area, and an ensuite bathroom.
The other perk to this bedroom option is the gym is located just off of it.
There's a treadmill and elliptical facing the view where I'm sure you might workout longer than usual with a distraction like that!
That level completed the tour of Spyglass Hill Villa.
Views at Sunset
Having seen this special villa followed by meeting with Janine and hearing the story of how she and Sugar George came to be in Anguilla, you find it all adds up and it shows in their work.
They chose to up-root to escape potentially life-threatening circumstances in Montserrat and found a place they loved enough to start their family and business... in Anguilla.
Here, their experience and passion and their desire for the comforts home in the Tropics, come through in the work they do through Sunset Homes. This unique combination is showcased beautifully in Spyglass Hill villa. Sugar George's goal of capturing comfortable, tropical living space was met and exceeded.
His versatility in his goal for designing and building can be seen in other villas on Anguilla today. You can view one some of his work on Meads Bay beach. Two of his projects, The Beach House and Tranquility Beach Anguilla sit directly on Meads Bay.
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