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Fall 2011/Winter 2012

Risk & Reward

Featured Homes

Interior designer Cortney Bishop turns her love-at-first-sight “impulse buy” into inspired family digs filled with bold pairings and eclectic antiques

Talent Show

Featured Homes

Renaissance gal Ann Ladson Stafford fills her North Central rental with smart DIY pieces, from redesigned lighting to refurbished furniture

Drab to Dynamite!

Before & After

One-Room Revamp Challenge Overall Winner: Elisabeth Bova, Summerville

Natural Resources

Before & After

One-Room Revamp Challenge Designer Winner: Jennifer Mathis, Mount Pleasant

Nursery Rhyme

Before & After

One-Room Revamp Challenge Homeowner Runner-Up: Annie Hamnett, West Ashley

Family Ties

Before & After

One-Room Revamp Challenge Homeowner Runner-Up: Evita Smith, West Ashley

Sweet on Citrus

In Good Taste
Recipes by
Heather Garvin

Sweet on Citrus
Whip up inspired winter treats using the season’s best and brightest fruits

Writing Furniture

Antiques 101
To the Letter: “Around Charleston, we tend to find late 18th- to early 19th-century English writing tables and fall-front desks,” says Tucker Payne of Tucker Payne Antiques (the Lowcountry, of course, having a long association with British colonial culture). Here’s a sampling of table styles found in local shops and collections, all designed for early correspondence.

Fashion to Furnishings

Home & Garden
Fall runway looks spark a renewed rush on edgy metallics and all that glitters

Shop Smart

Market Report
Our picks from the city's top designers and craftsmen

Mini Makeover: Coffee Table

Nesting

Mini Makeover
Good upholstered furniture doesn’t come cheap, but creative workarounds can yield big-time savings.

In Season: Swiss Chard

Eat + Drink
Recipes by
Heather Garvin

Chefs and gardeners alike give these local greens high marks, and with good reason. For one, the late fall/early winter crop boasts a hardy build, standing up to temps on both ends of the dial and sporting that cut-and-come-back persistence. Plus, Swiss chard scores for good looks, outshining your run-of-the-mill lettuce with varieties like Pink Lipstick and Canary Yellow.

Shop Smart: Bargains & Best Bets

Market Report

Community Table, Treasure Hunters, Paint the Town, Local Meals Made Easy, & Find Your Muse!

Mod Up Your Mantel

Decorating Tips & Ideas

Mod Up Your Mantel
No need to play it safe with Charleston’s über-ornate, historic masterpieces, says interior designer Jenny Keenan. 

Love Where You Live

Decorating Tips & Ideas

Charleston Home’s back-to-basics guide to refreshing and reviving that place of your own