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...

CREATE THE PERFECT SPACE

When it comes to furnishing your home, the possibilities are endless. From home goods and furniture stores to décor boutiques and catalogs, homeowners can spend a significant amount of time...

FROM THE GROUND UP

Brick helped form the bones of Charleston from its very earliest days. Back when only a small section at the tip of the peninsula was populated, a wall of brick...

THE ART OF METALWORK

Tucked away at the end of Meeting Street Road in North Charleston is an unassuming little building whose front door is answered by the affable David Dieter and his ebullient...

THE SOLAR ADVANTAGE

The sun’s rays are free, and the systems needed to convert them to electricity are getting smarter, less expensive and more sophisticated all the time. So it’s not surprising that...

NATURE’S EDGE

Believe it or not, not everyone spends all their free time scouring Pinterest boards or home décor magazines for ideas on how to decorate their backyards and porches. Fortunately, for...

MORE OF A GOOD THING

Have you ever wished you had a good friend who was an interior designer or architect? Someone who could show you what to do with that weird little landing at...

SEA ISLAND REFUGE

Traveling south on coastal Highway 17 from Charleston, the bustle of the city falls away abruptly and the road widens as it rolls through pine forests and the occasional rural...

PRESENT PERFECT

It comes as no surprise that the most carefully preserved sea island in the world has bragging rights to a variety of magnificent views. When a Maryland couple discovered a...

A PERFECT PAIRING

Enter the house that Structures Building Company built for Kathy and Steve Rucker, with its low-slung design and Caribbean vibe, and you immediately sense its invitation to decompress. That welcoming...

GO NATIVE

When it comes to competitive gardening, there’s nothing sweeter than horticultural one-upmanship. (Admit it. You’d rather get poison ivy than see your neighbor’s lawn look better than yours.) So whether...

CUSTOM COASTAL

President and CEO of Source Consulting Chris Findlay has thought about it. He likely has thought about it more than anyone else in the room. The “it” in question could...

KING OF CASUAL

Aaron Beasley’s eyes brighten when he talks about Palm Casual, the outdoor furniture store in Mount Pleasant. It’s obvious that the partner-owner is passionate about it....

THE SMART SHOWER

If you bought a car made in 1937, it wouldn’t include power steering, intermittent wipers or a single cup holder. It traveled at slower speeds, went fewer miles on a...

MISSION IMPECCABLE

“I wish I had a ‘before’ picture of that sofa,” says David Gilkeson, owner of The French Thistle, as we settle into his intimate James Island upholstery shop....

ALL IN GOOD TASTE

“If you’d have told me I’d be a cult leader when I was a kid, I would’ve actually been OK with that,” Stephanie Rhodes deadpans. Rhodes is the owner of...

HIGH POINT HIGHLIGHTS

“When I visit High Point, I love to see new trends and exciting new pieces,” says designer Gigi Chapman of deGuise Interiors. “The showrooms give me fresh new ways to...

SATISFYING SYMMETRY

From his brick-walled office in Charleston, architect and builder Buz Morris looks down on historic Broad Street and remembers his many months of driving to Effingham, South Carolina....

COMMAND CENTRAL

The Jetsons have officially arrived on Planet Earth. You can now operate everything in your house—TV, audio, lights, intercom, doorbell, fridge, washerdryer, oven and more—from a single mobile device....

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Addison Bell had a plan: an island home all four of his adult children and their families would love and use throughout their lifetimes....

TREASURES FROM MOTHER EARTH

When you arrive at the AGM Imports warehouse in North Charleston, you climb a flight of impressive light-brown granite steps and pass between stately black-veined granite columns. You glide across...

METROPOLITAN FLAIR

When Steven Ferrara and his wife moved to the Charleston area in 2014, the couple planned to spend the remainder of their retirement years playing golf and relaxing in the...

Marvelous Majolica

“These days, hostesses are less afraid of veering away from matching sets and more interested in setting their tables with color, texture and pieces that stimulate conversation,” says David Evans...

Be Square

“Functionally, square tables are the modern-day round table, and they are one of my favorites,” says Liz Baker of Coralberry Cottage, a full-service showroom and interior design firm....

A PLACE IN THE SUN

Every so often in architecture, you will find a pièce de résistance, a confluence of skills, styles and visions made possible by the coordination of true experts....

Conversation Pieces

“Life is too short to take things so seriously, including ourselves,” says Elizabeth Faith. “Sometimes, the little details are the ones that invite surprise and personality into the mix.” For...

A WORLD OF INSPIRATION

If you were to describe interior designer Nicole Norris’ aesthetic, words like this might come to mind: classic, eclectic, modern. “I’m a Southerner at heart, but I’ve traveled extensively and...

UNCOMMON SKILL

“This,” says a fabricator who pops her head out of the workroom, “is where the magic happens.” Ah, if only. An incantation, a wand-wave and out would come window shades,...

NO TWO ARE ALIKE

It’s hard to imagine a successful furniture business without a showroom, but don’t tell Capers Cauthen, owner of Landrum Tables. Word of mouth has served him just fine. “Wherever a...

Earthy Elegance

Occasionally, a bold, daring piece is all that is required to shake up a look, and the Quarry Rock console is perfect when the goal is to add flair to...

IN GOOD COMPANY

An empty lot and new construction in Charleston’s elite South of Broad neighborhood are rare indeed. But here was a lot that once housed a formal side garden, and Cindy...

A GLOW IN THE WINDOW

In the late 19th century, Victorian architecture, with its emphasis on the grandeur of the past, gave way to the Arts and Crafts style, a movement that rebelled against industrialization...

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

When Sheri Ledbetter spotted the spec home under construction in the exclusive, private country club neighborhood of Daniel Island Park on Charleston’s Daniel Island, she knew immediately it would be...

WORTHY COMPANIONS

In a light-filled loft above the Grind and Squeeze coffee shop in I’On, 12 creatives are at work with a Zen-like focus....

THE ILLUSIONIST

Decorative artist and faux expert Stephanie Poe pulls out a piece of what looks like old wood. She encourages me to touch its knotty surface, its grooved lines promising real...

GO WITH THE FLOW

Relaxing by a pool is a wonderful way to while away time during Charleston’s infamously hot summers....

OUT OF AFRICA

Several years ago, I had the pleasure of staying at the luxurious, award-winning Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Saxon is the creation of Douw Steyn, a South African...

SHUTTER SAVVY

When it comes to multitasking, your home’s shutters are champions. Not only do they define the character and personality of your home, they also offer practical benefits, such as protection...

A CLASSIC TIMEPIECE

Not many clocks are made the way a Chelsea is. More than 364 moving parts—gears, pinions and springs—make up its internal heartbeat, one that has survived through time and history....

HANDYMAN HEROES

Sometimes the little things that go wrong can escalate quickly into big problems. A clogged toilet or a fried electrical outlet, for example, can morph rapidly from a small inconvenience...

Traditional with a Twist

Bohemian yet sophisticated; classic, yet contemporary. The handmade Malibu 30 beaded recycled-glass chandelier (shown in “ice”) captures the essence of functional art with a traditional shape that is given a...

AN ANCIENT WOOD

If you have a vision, or even a rough idea, for a piece of furniture—something unique and tailored to your personal taste—chances are Southern Pine Artistry can create it for...

17th Year Anniversary