3517 Collonade

Versailles is where Wellington buyers go when Olympia isn't enough. The chateau-style architecture, the tiered fountain entry, the stone facades built to a different standard and it shows two decades later. This single-story residence in Versailles Wellington just had a complete interior transformation: new chef's kitchen with custom rift oak white washed cabinetry, HanStone Aurelia quartz thick edge counters with waterfall island, Café induction stove, Café dishwasher, 42-inch Décor panel refrigerator. New mud set 10x60 porcelain plank floors throughout. Bathroom vanities updated with quatzite Cathedral ceilings, split bedrooms, primary suite with soaking tub and walk-in shower. Amenities within the development inlcude Resort pool, Har-Tru tennis, fitness center, billiards, banquet hall. THE ADDRESS THAT ANNOUNCES ITSELF There are communities in Wellington that look nice from the outside. Then there's Versailles. The moment you turn off 441 and pass through the guard gate, the neighborhood makes its position clear. A long, palm-lined drive leads you through a multi-million dollar entry flanked by tiered fountain architecture. The stone chateau facades, the French-inspired rooflines, the curated landscaping -- Versailles was built by Transeastern Homes between 2003 and 2006 with one directive: build the finest estate community in Wellington. Four hundred and fifty single-family homes across three villages -- Ariste, Provence, and Chapelle Royale -- designed to feel like a European estate neighborhood, not a South Florida subdivision. Luxury homes for sale in Versailles Wellington rarely reach the market at this price point with this level of interior transformation already done. This one just had both. --- WHAT WAS JUST DONE TO 3517 COLLONADE DRIVE The kitchen is the story here -- and it was done right. Custom rift oak cabinetry -- painted to an owner-specified white tone that no catalog kitchen can replicate -- with clean architectural lines and brushed gold hardware throughout. Rift oak is a premium cut prized for its tight, straight grain; painting it to a custom white rather than buying pre-finished boxes is a millwork decision, not a renovation shortcut. The island anchors the space with a thick-edge profile, dark lower cabinetry, and gold bar pulls. Counters are HanStone Aurelia quartz -- a white base with soft gold movement running through it, understated enough to live with daily and elevated enough to show in every photo. The result is a kitchen that doesn't look like a renovation. It looks like a decision. The appliance package matches the design intent. Café induction stove and Café dishwasher -- a brand that sits in the same conversation as Wolf and Sub-Zero without the pretension. The refrigerator is a 42-inch Décor panel-ready unit, built flush to the cabinetry so the kitchen reads as a continuous design rather than an appliance showroom. The illuminated glass-front display cabinet with interior lighting and black framing is the kind of detail designers charge extra to specify. It's already in. The butler's pantry adds a full secondary prep zone with matching cabinetry, under-cabinet lighting, white quartz counters, and the same gold hardware running throughout. This is a kitchen designed for people who actually cook and for people who entertain. It handles both without compromise. Floors throughout the home are 10x60 porcelain planks with a 1/32 grout line -- wood-look without the vulnerability to Florida humidity, with a tight line that reads seamless rather than tiled. Interior walls are Benjamin Moore White Dove. Exterior is Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. Some windows feature black roller shades -- a modern detail that gives living spaces genuine light control without hardware that fights the design. The bones underneath were already strong. Cathedral ceilings the moment you walk in -- 22 feet in the entry. Open floor plan with natural light throughout. The split bedroom layout puts the primary suite on one side and the secondary bedrooms on the other -- the configuration every family eventuall