Today, we are revisiting this interior project we worked on for a client restoring a historic home in downtown Charleston. It was featured on SMP Living and shot by Corbin Gurkin.

The home belongs to a single father with two teenage daughters, so it needed to be inviting for entertaining guests, but with a delicate mix of antiques and masculine touches.

These Chinese silk screens were a major score at a local antique store, esp. with the full set fully intact!

There were several pieces of family furniture that we wanted to use, so we went through placing that all first and then seeing where we needed to fill in, refinish, or recover.

The pop of color in this painting (found locally at Antiques of South Windermere) lends a brightness to the formal living room already filled with natural light, while somehow still remaining neutral.

My favorite design piece in this kitchen is the reclaimed butcher wood top on the island.

The armoire storage piece has a massive amount of storage but hides everything like a piece of artwork.

We loved working with our clients two daughters on their rooms as if they were the clients!  They chose their paint colors and approved many of the pieces that ended up in the space. The eldest daughter wanted something pretty but sophisticated enough to grow with her as she finishes high school and moves onto college.

The younger daughter, a self proclaimed “tomboy”, wanted something a bit more modern and simple.

A budget tip we employed that paid off in spades was laying subway tile that is typically budget friendly on the vertical to give it a more custom look.

I really love how these pocked doors with a curved casing turned out.

Enjoying a piazza is such a thread of Charleston living. Having low maintenance, comfortable, and function furniture is must!