INSPIRED BY THE SEA
It was getting lost at sea 35 years ago that changed the trajectory of artist Stephen T. Vadakin’s life. While sailing on the Intracoastal by Captiva Island on the west coast of Florida, he and a friend were disoriented as the winter sky got darker. For two hours they tried to work their way back to the marina, when […]
GO GREEN WITH YOUR LAWN
When business owner Marty Huggins was leafing through the pages of Entrepreneur magazine in 2007, he had no idea that he would discover an idea that would change his life and transform the landscape of the Lowcountry. An article about how artificial lawn turf was migrating from the West Coast to the East Coast caught his entrepreneurial eye […]
TABLING HISTORY
Run your hand over a Landrum table and you can almost feel the history in it. The veining and whorls, the imperfections—they all hold a story, sometimes hundreds of years of tales that seem to whisper their secrets. From reclaimed floor joists and siding to doors and stair treads, every piece bearing the Landrum brand […]
ISLAND ART GALLERY’S CHARMING ALLURE
Situated on South Carolina’s beloved Pawleys Island, a quaint shop endearingly named Island Art Gallery has become a go-to destination for vacationers and locals alike seeking that special, one-of-a-kind memento from this storied East Coast isle. With salon-style hanging and tiny-to-oversize works in various mediums and genres, the gallery houses work by 24 painters, a furniture […]
HANDING OVER THE REINS
For Kaitee Floyd, her boss has not only been someone she sees at work but also during special moments in her life. Gallerist Cheryl Newby has been to Floyd’s wedding to her high school sweetheart and her baby shower, and now the two have shared another special milestone: handing over the keys to the Cheryl Newby Gallery. […]
COLOR THEORY
Painter Betsy Jones McDonald doesn’t have to go far for inspiration; the fine artist’s studio on Daniel Island faces the marshlands of the Wando and Cooper rivers. “You can’t look out the window without seeing something beautiful,” she says. “The marshes are beautiful, the wildlife is beautiful, and I think people come here on vacations at good […]
EASY LIVING
Goodbye, formal and fussy. hello, classy casual. So says Atlantic Stone’s Joe Sykes, who is in the habit of spotting trends in natural stone as he works with interior designers and homeowners. He sees a new focus on warmth and easy living in kitchen design and calls the style “classy casual.” At the heart of […]
DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY
Amanda and Alan Beers had radically different career goals when they moved from South Florida to the Charleston area in 2019. But when the COVID-19 shutdown led to a series of roadblocks and an unexpected layoff, the couple not only pivoted but prospered. “In three weeks, we started Beers Millwork,” says Alan Beers, who was let […]
CONFRONTING THE MYSTERIES OF BULB GROWING IN THE LOWCOUNTRY
I’m fortunate that many of my friends and colleagues are commercial growers. If it weren’t for these plant specialists, I’d still be royally confused about how to grow bulbs in my Charleston garden. My befuddlement began during my first spring here. One of my flower beds presented me with thousands of daffodil leaves but absolutely no […]
OCEAN’S HEAVEN
The checklist was relatively short but that did not diminish the tall order for the team who designed and built the Isle of Palms beach house for Kathy and Paul Reichs: Maximize the ocean view and build the ultimate family home. “We had owned two prior beach houses at Isle of Palms,” says Kathy Reichs, a […]
