February 7, 2017
There’s nothing that can give you a new lease on life like changing up your home with an updated paint job. Whether it’s inside the house, or on the exterior, a fresh paint color instantly revitalizes a space. Here in the Lowcountry, 1st Class Painting and Restoration can help you...
The Right Light Fixture for Your Space
January 31, 2017
Light fixtures are to rooms as shoes are to an outfit—they’re completely necessary, but they also provide an opportunity to accessorize and go bold; to tie a look together and show some personality. Choosing the right style of light fixture is up to you and your personal taste, but when...
January 10, 2017
Are you tired of the ongoing battle with the notoriously high maintenance hardwood floor? Does it seem as though the floor of your dreams came from a nightmare instead? Enter the wood-like tile floor – the meticulously detailed ceramic tiles that are taking the design world by storm. These tiles...
Trends and Traditions for the Holidays With GDC
December 13, 2016
When imagining a ‘Christmassy home’, many people’s go-to image involves a house in the north covered in a blanket of snow. However, this cherished holiday actually originated in the south. Before becoming a nation holiday in 1870, states such as Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas were celebrating it first…and by the...
Free Designer Consultations all Weekend During our January Home Show
December 12, 2016
Free designer consultations are back! Back by popular demand, you will able to schedule a 30-minute appointment with one of our many talented interior design clients and associates. Feel free to bring in pictures, fabric swatches, plans, Pinterest boards, and any other materials (that you can reasonably carry) with you...
Update Your Floors for the Holiday Season
December 6, 2016
Uh oh, the holiday season is upon us, ready or not! While Christmas cheer is certainly a real phenomenon, so is Christmas dread—the feeling you get when you realize you have to host your entire extended family for the holidays and your floors are looking less than stellar. Not to...
November 10, 2016
One South Battery Street homeowner called upon Bennett Hofford Construction to breathe life back into her historic home. Classic Charleston brick with white pillars lined by a graceful iron fence set the perfect scene for a quiet, sunny afternoon stroll along South Battery Street. But behind the brick is a...
Blending Contemporary with Traditional with Nichiha
October 27, 2016
When Laura Schonholz began designing her home with her daughter Johanna, they both wanted to find a way to use products and design elements that would blend in their aesthetics with the traditions of Charleston. Bringing in the “new” can be tricky—especially when the “old” is as cherished as it...
October 20, 2016
When a tornado destroyed part of their home in 2015, Chelsea and Ryan Meadows turned a tragedy into the perfect opportunity to redesign their Johns Island home. Imagine you are awoken at midnight to hear a storm raging around your home. Now picture yourself racing into your one-year-old daughter’s room...
Making Your Lowcountry Home Unique with Stellar Engraving
October 5, 2016
Stellar Engravings got its start when Lowcountry cabinet makers were inspired by the laser engraving and etching process used by parent company, Vencor in the manufacturing and industrial industry and recognized the potential to help make cabinets unique for their customers. Stellar Engravings is able to offer many unique products...
