There’s something about Edisto Island’s Prospect Hill Plantation that seems to haunt folks.

Determined to do the job themselves, the couple asked handy friends for lessons in drywalling and flooring and listed more expensive projects, like new countertops and lighting, in order of must-do priority.

Gerardi hired friend and contractor Craig Mullison of Personalized Home Improvements to help her create a chic cooking space (complete with new tray ceiling) that now opens onto both the den and dining room, and amplifies the condo’s newly joined public areas.

Food editor Heather Garvin looks to her own backyard harvest to dress up warm-weather menus

A 430-square-foot dependency house, one tiny Yorkie named Benne, and a trove of art-smart finds equals one couple’s urban sanctuary

Pots & Pans Pegboard

Love an old hand-me-down chair or a vintage thrift-store find, but not so wild about its fabric? Easy fix

Spring and summer introductions by area craftsmen play up pretty forms and fun florals