In our bi-yearly Home + Garden issues, we get to take a peek inside some of the most beautiful homes in the Lowcountry. To kick things off, we profile the consultants right at the start of the homebuilding process: the architects, if you will. And yes, I mean the actual architects. They’ve worked on projects for Disney (Michael Kronimus), designed one of the coolest buildings in Bluffton, opening to the public this month (Pearce Scott), and produced countless homes in Palmetto Bluff (William Court and James Atkins). But we know our readers don’t really care about that, so we asked them the real important stuff … like what their guilty pleasure is and what they like to do when they are not working (which these days is hardly ever).
In Short-Term Showstoppers (page 46), Cheryl Alexander interviews local builder Jake Gartner and vacation specialist Greg Ellison about the amenities vacationers are looking for when they rent a luxury home on Hilton Head Island. If done the right way, investing in vacation real estate could be a very profitable venture and a good way to round out your portfolio.
Remodeling a bathroom can breathe new life into your home. Plus, since many people are spending much more time at home, having a functional, beautiful bathroom is on the top of the priority list for homeowners. On page 59, we give you 10 tips for refreshing the most used room in the house.
In The Best on the Block, Barry Kaufman takes us on a tour of the most expensive homes currently on the market in our area. Need a movie theatre in your next home? No problem. How about a bowling alley? Check. Fifteen bathrooms and three pools? But of course. Turn to page 88 to see what 10 million can buy you in the Lowcountry. Be sure to follow us on social media, too, because the C2 crew got a private tour of the biggest house in Wexford (over 18,000 square feet), and you don’t want to miss this video. Think MTV Cribs, done C2 style.
Well, I think that about wraps it up.
See you next month!
M.Washo
Editor-in-Chief