FINER THINGS
If you were born in Charleston or have lived here most of your life, chances stand at close to 100% that you know about clothier M. Dumas & Sons. The men’s retail store has been a fixture on King Street for 105 years. Luckily for the influx of newcomers to the area, they have a […]
SELF-EXPRESSION
Mother-daughter duo Barbara Griesedieck and Corinn Brunson, owners of Julep women’s boutique, appreciate individuality. When they bought their store, then Warren on King, from the former owner in 2016, they had a vision: Cater to local women who don’t want to wear what everyone else is wearing or what influencers are telling them to wear. […]
ON A MISSION
While art meccas like New York City have an average of four art galleries per square mile, and Santa Fe has three art galleries per square mile, the compact 5.5 square-mile Charleston peninsula has more than 40 art galleries; that’s about seven galleries per square mile. Visitors (and locals) can comfortably spend a pleasant weekend […]
A CLICK AWAY
Even as a fresh-faced start-up in the online fine art marketplace, Amparo Art Gallery already has attracted artistic talent in three U.S. regions—the mid-Atlantic, where the company launched earlier this year, New England and the Southern region, which includes artwork developed in the Dallas area. This e-commerce marketplace, which exhibits original fine art from selected […]
THE YEAR OF THE PELICAN
For oil painter William R. Beebe, the Lowcountry is a playground of inspiration. With his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, by his side, he makes his way through his favorite parks to take hundreds of pictures of pelicans, Great Blue Herons, egrets, Anhinga and other large shorebirds that call the area home. Shem Creek, Magnolia Plantation […]
PICTURE WINDOWS
New homes today come with a bevy of high-tech features. Lighting, sound systems, appliances and thermostats all can be controlled remotely or programmed to operate automatically. However, many homeowners are unaware that modern window treatments offer the same convenient features. “The products available now are smart,” says Katie Jones, co-owner of Island Shade Shoppe, a […]
COUNTING BLESSINGS
As a boy growing up in rural South Carolina, John Witzel learned to embrace beauty early, tromping through untouched natural landscapes, fishing pole in hand. His artwork today reflects that appreciation, with vividly colored representations of iconic Southern culture—serene waterways, a dockside sunset, the stoic palmetto, a catch of blue crab. Another side of the […]
PAINTING IS MORE THAN ART
Teresa Jones fondly recalls when a young lady commissioned her to paint her family’s home, Loch Dhu Plantation. It was a plantation on Lake Marion built in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, the oldest living relative passed away, and the plantation was being sold. “Watching her smile as she carefully positioned the painting above the fireplace […]
MAKING THE LUXURIOUS LIVABLE
When Chap Manning registered for Business & Ethics at The Citadel in the mid-2000s, he had no idea that his instructor would not only teach him the basics of business ethics but change the trajectory of his life. His professor, Bonnie Oulla, was the original principal of Fiber-Seal of the Lowcountry, and she hired Manning […]
SOUTH OF BROAD MASTERPIECE
Today we’re going to see an extraordinary home, the sort of dwelling that Charleston dreams are made of. Built in 1820, the 6,500-square-foot house served as the St. Michael’s rectory prior to being divided into apartments in the 1920s. The rooms were unified into a single residence again in the 1970s and remodeled yet again […]
