The Right Light Fixture for Your Space

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...

Guard Against the Seasons

Charleston is home to some of the most beautiful greenery around. With everything from our state Palmetto, to leafy Magnolias, ancient Oaks, and deciduous Maples we have leaves falling all year round. Experts recommend inspecting and cleaning out gutters every three months. Failing to do so can cause some serious...

Shower in Sophistication

What’s a better way to complete your master bathroom than with a luxurious glass shower enclosure? While traditional showers require the maintenance of rods, curtains, liners and more, a glass shower enclosure makes all of this quite simple. Try straying from the typical shower layout, and instead surround yourself with...

Wood-like Tile

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

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...

Mark your Calendars for the January 2017 Charleston Home + Design Home Show January 27th-29th

Clear your schedules for the weekend of January 27th and come spend some time at our annual Charleston Home + Design Home Show. Explore local design industry booths to glean some inspiration for your next project or schedule an appointment to meet with one of our interior design associates to...

Free Designer Consultations all Weekend During our January Home Show

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

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...

Mixing Styles to Perfection

When these Mt. Pleasant homeowners wanted to create a unique and functional backyard space, Blue Haven Pools and Spas stepped up to help make their unconventional ideas come to life. When you know what you want, all you have to do is make it happen. It was as simple, and...

Traditionally Charming

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...