This has to be one of my all-time favorite Dallas homes. It’s just so outrageous! Recall we told you about it in January when it was listed with “Agent Alicia” who cleverly alerted us to both the dungeon and the swinging former owner?
Does the name Ralph Wade ring a bell? Me neither. But he sure built a hec of a house –no wait, make that a compound behind gates! — at 5656 Cedar Ridge Drive in south Dallas, just north of Duncanville and I-20.
Look at this place, will you? The master suite alone is 2000 square feet, as big or bigger than the average home.
First of all, the whole main house get-up is 7806 square feet. That includes that master which, with the gigantic bedroom, private sitting area, and huge spa bath, is a house unto itself. I joke about having a massage table or bed in the master bath, well, this one has one. Of course there is a coffee bar in there, too, probably a wet bar as well, or certainly room for. Look hard enough you’ll find the lady-in-waiting. (Yes, I’ve been watching Downton Abbey and my closet is a mess and I would love a lady-in-waiting. I would love a First Footman!) The master bathroom is really one of the most amazing I have seen, and includes a huge marble steam shower besides that fabulous to-die-for free-standing tub.
I do think the master bath is the most important room in the house, don’t you? Without it and all that action, life in the rest of the house is oh so dull!
The house was $3.495 back in January. I know this will surprise you to hear, because I am not fond of cooking, but the kitchen is really my favorite room in this house:
The kitchen has freakin’ mother-of-pearl and marble backsplash, marble, granite and an Earth Glitter Quartzite counter top. The handsome chocolate cabinets were designed and custom built by “Mike” of Euro Decor, the same “Mike” who did work for the Sultan of Brunei and several Los Angeles area celebs, so we are told by the darling agent, Agent Alicia. We sure hope “Mike” survived. Apparently the Sultan considers all this criminal behavior, punishable by fines, jail, amputation of limbs, public flogging or death by stoning: absence from Friday prayer services; becoming pregnant out of wedlock; wearing indecent clothing, and for women, refusal to wear a hijab (got me there!); employing a non-Muslim baby sitter (really?); the use of the word “Allah” by Christians and the discussion of faith by any non-Muslims; publicly eating or drinking during Ramadan; theft; homosexuality; and adultery. No comment.
But hey, those are great cabinets!
There is a dual fuel Wolf stove and appliances, warming drawers, built-in coffee-maker, but I wouldn’t cook too much in here — those counters are stunning! Tomato sauce, red wine = I kill. The floors are Italian marble, limestone and wood everywhere.
So $3.2, whadaya think? Now listed with Carrol Smith Century 21 Judge Fite. Are we getting closer to reality at this price?
There is a basement, which the former listing agent, Agent Alicia, cleverly advertised as a dungeon, but we think it’s more of a wine cellar family room.
