FREE YOUR MIND

Sarah Miller wants to show you something. Miller is the owner and curator of the Miller Gallery on East Bay Street, a gallery that is a big deal for Charleston....

ART REVEALED

Located on one of the most picturesque streets in the heart of Charleston’s French Quarter, Revealed Art Gallery is a treasure trove of contemporary art. An open door invites passersby...

In the Spotlight

The curvy yet tailored Channing chair from CR Laine is a modern piece with a vintage vibe. The bright fuchsia fabric is accented by brass or pewter nail trim around...

A FRESH, HOPEFUL SPRING

Walking into Yves Delorme’s chic shop on lower King Street this spring, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’ve stepped right into Monet’s Water Lilies....

THE RIGHT MATCH

When Connie and John Altergott decided to relocate from the Chicago area to Charleston, they quickly fell in love with the I’On community in Mount Pleasant for its walkability and...

INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING

South Carolina’s Lowcountry is truly “in the zone” for indooroutdoor living. Our temperate clime, waterway vistas and unspoiled terrain offer stunning settings for a lifestyle that moves freely from inside...

SEASIDE LIVING REDEFINED

When a couple stumbled upon the discovery of a lifetime—an available double lot situated along the northern coastal edge of the Isle of Palms—these long-time Isle of Palms residents knew...

CONTEMPORARY ACCENTS

If you walk into Danco Modern Furniture, don’t be surprised to see someone sitting comfortably in a Stressless chair reading a book. “I’ve had people come in and sit in...

AUTOMATING YOUR HOME

It’s often said that consumers vote with their feet and walk away from a vendor if they are dissatisfied. Customers of Fox Home Solutions vote with their feet by returning...

FASHIONABLE FURNISHINGS

Celadon, a free-spirited home furnishings store in Mount Pleasant, features items of décor from every corner of the world—think Romania, Indonesia and Mali....

THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT

It’s hard to believe, but Circa Lighting has been a fixture on upper King Street for over 13 years now. Who hasn’t rounded the corner of King and John streets...

A PASSION FOR WOOD

To meet Charles Farrar is to meet a man whose warm and engaging personality makes him likable even before you learn what a talented artist he is....

COLORFUL CONSTRUCTION

Pink is a bold color. Whether you see it on clothing, in a work of art or on a car, when something is painted pink, it announces its presence in...

INDUSTRY LEADER

Just because Hickory Chair, the esteemed manufacturer of American-made wood and upholstered products, has been around since 1911, don’t think for a minute that it’s become oversized and stodgy....

LOWCOUNTRY MODERN

Tommy Manuel’s inventive approach to Lowcountry architecture springs from influences as surprising and disparate as his innovative drawings....

In the Spotlight

Blending the colors of sand and sea, the Neu pitcher features a clean, modern silhouette. Ideal as a display piece and functional for everyday use, it comes in two sizes...

FROM ONE ARCHITECT TO ANOTHER

When Whitney Schrum, an architect at Applied Building Sciences, was ready to build her family home, she and her husband, John, turned to longtime friend and fellow architect Damien Busillo...

A PERFECT FIT

When this Washington, D.C. couple identified their future vacation home site on Kiawah Island, they felt secure in the knowledge that it met all their expectations....

A MAGNIFICENT VIEW

When a New York City couple decided to move their lives away from the Big Apple to Charleston, they spent as much time as their busy schedules permitted visiting the...

MASTER SILVERSMITH

Al Crabtree has a rare skill set, and he prefers to take it on location. A master silversmith with more than 50 years of experience, Crabtree specializes in museum-sanctioned restoration...

MEETING THE CHALLENGE

When the oceanfront home that Buffie and Mark DuPuis were considering sold before they could make a bid, they thought they’d missed a rare opportunity to enjoy their retirement in...

THE NEW NEUTRAL

For one couple, a piece of art sparked more than just conversation. It was the tinder that flamed a long and fruitful relationship....

RE-EXPLORING HISTORY

If you’re looking for a garden design that pushes beyond conventional rows of clipped boxwood and brick paving, stroll south of Broad Street in downtown Charleston....

MATCHMAKER

“Let me give you the best advice you’ll get as long as you’re here,” says Gigi Chapman, owner of Charleston’s DeGuise Interiors. She will never forget her professor’s words during...

THE CASE OF THE BURMESE BUDDHA

Bobbi Jo Engelby, the owner of Domain Interiors, is known for her magical ability to blend a client’s diverse array of art, furniture and accessories into eclectic, colorful interiors that...

MAKING VISIONS REAL

“It chose me.” This is Robert “Buz” Morris’ answer when asked how he got into the construction and architecture business....

LESS IS MORE

When a Sumter family of five decided to purchase a luxury condominium in Mount Pleasant, so they could spend more spare time in their beloved Charleston, they knew interior designer...

GOOD TIMES, UNIQUE FINDS

Walking into Scarlett’s Home Decor & Gifts in Summerville, South Carolina, is like dropping by to have a glass of wine with your girlfriends—that is, if your girlfriends are talented...

DREAM ON

The joy of building a custom home is that you get to choose all the details yourself. Few things in life are more enjoyable than Sunday mornings spent pinning pictures...

In the Spotlight

Furnishings inspired by Fall...

NATURAL BEAUTY

Imagine the intricate, swirling patterns of nature found in seashells, sea glass and oyster shells. Now imagine that these objects had been saved from a landfill and fashioned into gorgeous,...

A TALE OF TWO STYLES

What began as a clash of styles between husband and wife—his love of all things traditional versus her preference for touches of glamour—came to a happy, amicable conclusion....

In the Spotlight

The Echasse floor vase by MENU of Denmark takes edgy inspiration from laboratory test tubes and combines it with a classically elegant design, featuring brushed brass and smoke glass....

TREASURE HOUSE

Jan Clouse, president and founder of Carolina Lanterns & Lighting in Mount Pleasant, is not your typical Southern belle. Actually, you could call her a modern Southern dynamo....

TIME FOR A CHANGE

For 11 years the Vicente family made their home near Summerville, South Carolina, where they raised their young children. In 2016, after living with toys scattered about the house, they...

EXPRESS YOURSELF

Step into Jean’s Custom Workroom and you’ll see a vast library of fabrics and accomplished seamstresses hard at work on custom pieces that are both durable and elegant. “Sewing is...

FLOORED

“Prepare to be floored,” warns Reclaimed DesignWorks (RDW), the company responsible for the wall-to-wall walnut in what might be downtown Charleston’s most expensive hotel room....

SHADES OF PERFECTION

After a lifetime of sewing and 16 years of making the most out of a cramped workshop, Annette Kreck of Southern Shades has opened a new space....

TURNING UP THE HEAT

Try this with a big box home improvement store: buy a gas fireplace or some other highend propane-fueled home amenity and have the store install it. Then, when you have...

VIEW FROM THE TOP

At its southernmost tip, Kiawah Island’s world-renowned white sand beach culminates in a sand spit, with the Kiawah River at its back and the deep blue waters of the Atlantic...

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

Way out on Kiawah Island’s rugged eastern tip lays Ocean Park, a secluded neighborhood of ancient live oaks, high sand dunes and jaw-dropping marsh views. In other words, the perfect...

KEEPING TRADITION ALIVE

Andrea and Mike Kilkenny love entertaining, and love having friends and family over. They embrace it as their parents did and hope their children will do the same. That hope...

OLD WOOD, NEW LIFE

If you were to find yourself meandering through the rivers, creeks and streams of inland Charleston County during the warmer months, you might come upon an earnest young man in...

MAKING IT EASY

If you’ve ever built a house, or talked to anyone who has, the one word that comes to mind more than any other is “aggravation.” Nothing gets done on time,...

DYNAMIC DUO

Call it a chance encounter, serendipity or just plain old good luck....

GLOBAL STYLE, CHARLESTON FLAIR

Bobbi Jo Engelby is quietly disrupting the local interior design scene. Engelby is the owner of Domain Interiors & Design, and like most true creatives, she isn’t afraid to reinvent...

STRONG AT HEART

People love reclaimed wood. It has history. It has soul. It looks good. But that word—”reclaimed”— what does it even mean? Think about it. If a guy wanted to, he...

MODERN STYLE

Charleston is developing faster than people can build their IKEA furniture, and the city’s home design market is still catching up. But one store is putting Charleston on the map...

KING OF THE WOODS

Bob Kelliher knows a thing or two about teak....

BUILT TO LAST

Huge success is born out of humble beginnings....

In the Spotlight

Furnishings that excite...

THE PERFECT TEAM

For Linda and Jim Flannery creating a Tuscan mansion on Kiawah Island’s Atlantic coastline was definitely a huge undertaking....

ON THE WATERFRONT

Long, wide views of the Kiawah River, peeks of the private Tom Fazio-designed River Course, a lush natural border of maritime forest—this serene property in Kiawah Island’s Settlement enclave had...

PIONEER SPIRIT

Patty and Vic Orler felt right at home the first time they saw Eagle Island. Though they each vacationed in different areas of the country while growing up—Vic near the...

TAKE THE PLUNGE

As with all good things in life, bigger is always better. Brian Peppin, vice president of Blue Haven Pools in Charleston, would certainly agree....

MULTIDIRECTIONAL FUN

There is a saying that the kitchen is the heart of the home, but if you’ve ever spent time on a porch swing you know that isn’t true....

In the Spotlight

Elegant and understated, this high-back leather chair beckons you to grab a book and sink in. Featuring a curved back and luxurious upholstery, it is at home in the family...

DREAM HOMES

If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping to your own private paradise, a new and extraordinary builder on the Charleston scene wants to help make that dream a reality....

THE PERFECT LOCATION

For those seeking a small piece of paradise, the Lowcountry offers endless beauty....

A VERSATILE MATERIAL

Buckhannon Brothers Tile offers tile products for your home that can be manufactured to look like almost anything—wood, metal, glass and more....

REINCARNATION

The furniture sold at Old Charleston Trading Company has already lived countless lives. Each shelf, table and chair sold here has been pieced together from the abandoned parts of other...

EUROPEAN CHIC

Lavender Hill Designs, an artisan store selling French and European-inspired furniture, housewares, gifts and more, has recently opened in the Belle Hall Shopping Center....

DESIGN PERFECTION

When Ashley Hyer says her Design on Tap showroom staff goes the extra mile for a client, she means a mile in any direction....

STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

When you look at a longleaf pine tree, you see the sturdy bark and graceful pine needles, like fingers, beckoning you....

THE COOLNESS FACTOR

Before I can even sit down, Stephanie Rhodes is pounding the table with an elegant fist. “Where’s Bill?” she asks, apropos of nothing. “Everybody has a Bill Murray story but...

TRANSFORMED

It was a simple two-story house built on a site that overlooked a deepwater creek on Edisto Island, a tranquil, mostly protected barrier island about an hour’s drive south of...

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

When the tide is low, it’s possible to stroll the narrow bank of the Wando River along Daniel Island’s eastern-most shoreline....

BEHIND THE GARDEN DOOR

Near Colonial Lake in Charleston’s historic district is a driveway that leads to a mysterious wooden door. From the sidewalk you get the feeling that the door was put there...

ANY SHUTTER IN A STORM

It’s hurricane season in the Lowcountry, and whatever the literal winds of fate blow our way this year, there will be a hurricane season next summer and fall, and the...

THE ULTIMATE UPGRADE

Who wouldn’t want to live poolside if they could? With the temperature of the planet on the rise, our already toasty Lowcountry days are growing warmer and lasting longer than...

GLIDE INTO BED

Their business started in 2013 and according to Cindi Rembert, “We started it from scratch.” But now, just three years later, what Rembert and her husband, Carson, began has become...

THOUGHTFULLY CURATED

A presence in Charleston’s design community for more than a decade, Matthew McLaughlin decided it was time to put down some roots of his own. The former showroom manager at...

PARADISE FOUND

You wouldn’t know it, but just off one of Mount Pleasant’s busiest thoroughfares exists an ideal location for viewing our magnificent Lowcountry sunsets. Located just a few miles from Charleston’s...

LET THERE BE LIGHT

As soon as the vibrant, coral-colored front door of this New England-style, 6,000-squarefoot, five-bedroom “cottage” opens, you can see all the way to the back, through its many windows to...

A MODERN VISION

When this entrepreneurial young couple decided to build their dream home, there was no question where or what it would be. Susan and David Schwartz were already ensconced on Daniel...

HOME WITH A VIEW

The classic beach-style house set along the Isle of Palms’ iconic Palm Boulevard never failed to catch the eye of interior designer Amy Trowman when she passed by. Traveling between...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Local designers and home-furnishings experts share some of their favorite finds. From rustic doors made from reclaimed wood to contemporary chairs and sofas, this season offers plenty to admire....

A GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR YOUR HOME

Your vacation home is on Sullivan’s or Isle of Palms or Daniel Island but you live in Charlotte or Cleveland or Columbia. How do you know that your vacant house...

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES

Where can you find gilded antlers, a great sectional with bohemian (boho) pillows and a chandelier that looks like cascading bubbles? In Charleston, it’s a three-part answer involving a lighting...

SHARING THE LIGHT

Jan Clouse has come a long way since she began selling custom-made brass and copper lanterns from the trunk of her car in 1999....

SWAY ME NOW

Preston Stone was working a lot of night shifts. The medical director was looking for a little peace and quiet when he returned to his busy Mount Pleasant home. “I...

GOING THE EXTRA MILE

Imagine this: You’ve been on a long trip. You’re on the last flight of the night and all you want is a hot bath, a glass of wine and bed....

A CUT ABOVE

If you had hired G&S Supply Company to install a roof with ordinary asphalt shingles back when the company opened for business 26 years ago, you likely would be hiring...

TWISTED TRADITIONAL

Success breeds success. What started as a pop-up art gallery has bred a full-service interior design firm as well as a permanent retail destination, offering home furnishings, décor and fine...

ALL GROWN UP

It’s a mild day on Isle of Palms and landscapers have come to work on the backyard of Casa Flamingo. The building, which rents to vacationers most weeks, is pretty...

A BOXLOAD OF TRENDS

Melissa Koger Watson is thinking. She’s thinking finishes for that cabinetry box, finishes with exotic sounding names: driftwood, pearl, ceruse, moonstone, French blue crackle....

A Touch of the Sea

Home accents inspired by the coastline...

GLASS HOUSES

Visitors to Charleston frequently assume that every plant on Earth thrives in our landscapes. The truth is that outdoor gardening—even here in paradise—is determined by longitude, latitude and altitude. In...

BLUE MONDAY

Fashion Editor: Anna Stahl Senise. Fashion Stylist: Alexandra...

DREAM COME TRUE

How do you measure the success of a project? If it’s building a home, opinions may vary. Some give high marks for staying within a budget, others for delivering a...

FORWARD THINKING

Design a super-modern home and drop it in a super-traditional neighborhood? Check. Architect Damien Busillo of DLB Custom Home Design has been there, done that....

MEANT TO BE

After months of searching for the ideal community for their young family, Jeannie and Jose Fernandez admit that it was a chance stopover on Daniel Island that offered the ideal...

INSPIRED BY THE SEA

“The ocean,” was the reply that came quickly from the couple when I asked about the inspiration for the design of their home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Not so...

OUT OF THE COCOON

In a breeze-blown spa treatment of salt and sun, the beach house stood totally open, stripped down to the pilings, the roof and the studs....

A NEW LIFE

When designer Quincy Forester saw the 1940s Craftsman-style house in Wagener Terrace, she saw a beautiful home with untapped possibilities hidden within a layout that was dark and choppy....

ADD PIZZAZZ TO YOUR HOME

Charleston has a plethora of antique and historic items on display every day. Oh, the stories some of those old buildings and pieces could tell if they could talk. But...

Ethnically Inspired

“I like to go bold and try new things, and I love a good tub chair,” says Jenn Jackman, owner of Jenn Jackman Designs, LLC. “This Metal Loop chair features...

TOP CHEF

Speed-bake is yesterday’s news. Everyone has speed-bake now. If tomorrow you were to buy a new oven for your newly redone kitchen, it would come with speed-bake, I can promise...

WORLD AWARE

The mother-daughter duo behind Lola + Bess, downtown Charleston’s art, antiques and design destination, have a simple, hospitable goal for their customers: They want you to live surrounded by things...

17th Year Anniversary