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Uniquely spectacular real estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands has once again played feature on the small screen, with R.A. Shaw-designed Emerald Cay showcasing as part of HGTV’s Million Dollar Rooms.

Ten years ago, real estate agents were selling million-dollar homes. Today they’re selling homes with million-dollar rooms.

The May 5 one-hour show featured 10 of the most expensive rooms in the world, including the three-story library of the $48.5 million dollar Emerald Cay estate located on the southwestern shore of Providenciales.

An all access pass into 10 of the most expensive rooms in the world, the show featured everything from a $5 million, two-story custom closet to a lavish home spa in Thailand. The show was promoted as “an exclusive look inside the most spectacular, one-of-a-kind designed rooms.”

The library, which is estimated to have cost around $4 million, is custom built, fully wood paneled room centering around a one of a kind helical staircase.

“The sophistication and structural integrity it is second to none,” explains Ron Shaw, owner of R.A. Shaw Designs, who designed the room said and managed the complete build of the project.

Shaw says the show’s highlight of the Emerald Cay library correctly displays the abilities and capabilities of design and construction in the TCI. “We can compete really well with the North American design market,” he said.

This is not the first time homes in the TCI have been featured on HGTV, the most popular home and garden channel in the United States. The popular “House Hunters International” show has featured home buyers searching for their dream homes in the TCI on several occasions over recent years.

Local real estate expert Karen Misick of Prestigious Properties says this type of exposure is very helpful to the local market.

“Showcasing the high quality design and unique properties available on the Turks and Caicos real estate market on such a prestigious television show allows TCI to become synonymous with the type of destination we have always known it to be,” Misick said.