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Marguerite Wyche.
THE NAME TO KNOW. 230 Riverside Drive Greenville $998,000
Marguerite R. Wyche, President 16 W. North Street Greenville, SC 864.270.2440 www.wycheco.com
Classic Georgian with 4 or 5 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths overlooks GCC golf course. Open floor plan affords superb flow from the gracious foyer, large dining room, living room, den and kitchen. The kitchen has handsome moldings, granite countertops, stainless appliances, views of the private back yard and terrace. Two staircases offer access throughout the home. Lower level has rec room, full bath, laundry and dumb waiter! Excellent custom home in extremely desirable location!
110 Huckleber r y Ridge Greenville $2,495,000 “International by design, this superb ten acre mountaintop estate offers an unobstructed 270 degree view of the valley below. This magnificent residence is a peaceful place surrounded by waterfalls, koi ponds and gardens that are stunning throughout the year. The home has over 7000 square feet, five bedrooms and six baths, all with a magnificent indoor and outdoor swimming pool as well as a hot tub . The entire house takes advantage of the breathtaking view including all of the bedrooms, the living room, dining room, library, and the kitchen. The dining room and living room share a stunning open fireplace. A detached studio features a soaring ceiling and fireplace and could be used as an office or separate guest quarters. This exceptional residence is definitely a rare opportunity to own such an incredible private property with unobstructed view all within minutes of downtown Greenville!
213 Collins Creek Road Greenville $849,500 Located on large, private lot in extremely desirable, Collins Creek, this classic 4 bedroom two story brick residence is the quintessential family oriented home. Whether you want to relax with friends in the media room, or gather in the large, open kitchen and den, this home offers flexibility for a relaxed life style. The master bedroom has its own office and sewing room as well as private screened porch. Conveniently, the home has a circular driveway as well as a back alley entrance. The large, flat backyard provides lots of room to enjoy the outdoors!
120 E. Round Hill Road $2,750,000 Set on over 23 acres of gently rolling hills and fenced pastures with views of the Paris Mountain, this Georgian estate is one of finest in the Upstate. As you enter the private grounds and cross the bridged stream, your eye is mesmerized by the handsome two story Georgian structure reminiscence of Tidewater Virginia. The estate features stables with 6 stalls and office area; new gunite heated pool and outside gazebo; detached and attached garages for up to 10 vehicles; over 4,000 sq ft of new terraces, and walkways. The main house has 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and 2 half baths with an open floor plan. The master suite is on the main floor with spacious his and her baths. A handsome walnut custom designed study is within close proximity of the master. The kitchen and breakfast area was totally rebuilt with custom cabinets, countertops, travertine floors, Viking 4 burner cook top with griddle, 2 Bosch dishwashers, 2 wall ovens, warming draw. All of the first floor flows easily into each other whether the casual den just off the kitchen, or the open Florida room, or handsome living room and dining room. This property is 15 minutes from downtown Greenville and minutes from Travelers Rest, yet you feel as if you are miles away in an incredible oasis of rolling pastures and mountain views creating a superb lifestyle in exquisite surroundings.
111 Rockingham Road Greenville $2,250,000 This fabulous “in town” estate with 5 bedrooms 8+ baths has it all: gorgeous residence on 1.6 acres of immaculate grounds; pool; tennis court; guest house; master suite with the ultimate in luxury; handsome moldings; high ceilings; whole house generator and a flexible floor plan for families of all ages....simply not another residence in Greenville in town markets offers all of these features! Gracious foyer leads to the large living room and dining room each featuring a handsome fireplace. The family room is paneled with walnut which accentuates its character and architectural design. Sets of French doors open onto the brick patio and beyond to the pool and tennis court! The breakfast room, kitchen and pantry allow excellent flow and functionality. The master bedroom suite is the ultimate in luxury and design. With its sitting area around the fireplace to both “his” and “her” baths as well as closets. Words cannot adequately describe how inviting and tasteful this area is as well as incredibly functional and practical. Upstairs you will find 4 large bedrooms and 3 full baths. The rear of the property houses a lovely swimming pool and tennis court as well as an fabulous guest house. The guest house features a large gathering room has a small kitchen, fireplace and two full baths, a sun room overlooking the pool and a porch overlooking the tennis court. Exceptional in every manner, this property has so much to offer to those who enjoy activities throughout the year as well as entertaining family and friends.
607 McDaniel Avenue Greenville $998,500 In the heart of Alta Vista, this exceptional two story brick home offers an open, updated floor plan complimented by its exquisite décor. The high ceilings, slate and hardwood floors, handsome large windows are a superb backdrop for the large living room, dining room, den, and updated kitchen and breakfast room. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. The master suite enjoys its own den and 2014 updated bath. A large rec room is on the 3rd floor. The backyard is surrounded by lush landscaping and a brick wall providing a private retreat. This is a superb location within walking distance of downtown and the park!
Marguerite Wyche.
THE NAME TO KNOW. 221 Cureton Drive Augusta Road Area $1,100,000
Marguerite R. Wyche, President 16 W. North Street Greenville, SC 864.270.2440 www.wycheco.com
Centrally located in the Augusta Road Area, this handsome 5 bedrooms; 4 full and 2 half bath custom brick and stone home has it all! Architecturally designed open floor plan featuring: fabulous master suite on the main floor; gourmet kitchen; bright, private office; large rec room; exercise room and more. Attention to every detail from custom sound system; lighting system; upscale appliances; room wired for home theatre... and more. Fabulous property in Augusta Road!!
171 Chapman Road Greenville $975,000 This handsome “in town” brick residence combines a classic exterior architecture with today’s desire for an open, updated floor plan. With high ceilings, hardwood floors, generous room proportions and an airy, light feeling, this 4 bedroom home is truly exceptional. The kitchen, keeping room, and den are all open to each other. The master suite is located on the main floor with a sitting room, “his” and “her” closets, and bath. Home also offers: two staircases, rec room, office, 3 car garage and a large, private landscaped lot. Excellent value and location.
19 Southland Avenue Greenville $650,000 Located within walking distance to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and downtown Greenville, this 4 or 3 bedroom 3 1/2 bath home offers a great location as well as an open, floor plan. Downstairs you will find 10’ ceilings, handsome moldings, and custom hardwood floors. The living room, dining room, den and kitchen are all large rooms. A bright loggia opens onto a private brick patio. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Rare opportunity in sought after Alta Vista!
BEAUTIFUL IN-TOWN HOME IN ALTA VISTA
404 McDaniel Ave – Alta Vista – 4BR/3BA – $739,000
Originally constructed in 1946 this approximate 3,400 square foot home has modern amenities while still maintaining its historic presence. Windows throughout provide an abundance of natural light; this home is designed for comfortable living with easy flow for entertaining or everyday family living. The traditional layout includes both a formal dining room and living room, just inside the front foyer. A renovated kitchen includes custom cabinets, subway tile backsplash, granite counter tops, stainless appliances, breakfast bar as well as eat-in kitchen area. Opening up from the eat-in kitchen, a large family room for everyday living includes a gas log fireplace and an entire wall of windows overlooking the deck. There is also a large bonus room for the kids to enjoy as their upstairs den or study area. The beautiful master suite adjoins a recently renovated large master bath with “his and hers” walk in closets.
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Feature Homes
64 A Mountain Sanctuary
80 Mid-Century Moxie
SPRING 2016
Family retreat takes inspiration from a love of timber frame structures
Renovation makes home perfect for empty-nesters
96 Condo Goes To The Dogs Downsizing doesn’t mean giving up your favorite things
Departments 14 Notes From Home 23 Book Shelf
The Art of Gardening
26 Style Finds Mood Indigo
30 Arts & Antiques Meet the Artist: Emily Jeffords 30 Replacement Rescue 34 Spatial Talent 38
42 Expert Advice Interior Design: How to cozy up a large living space with Michele Dickens 42 Birds: Your Yard Can Make A Difference 46 Home Gym: Bringing the Gym Home 50
54 Green At Home Building Biology 101
58 Building Character
Transform Your Outdoor Spaces
113 Ideas in Bloom Nature’s Best
121 Garden To Table Terroir
131 Labor of Love Love Triumphs
140 Simply Unique Spring Awakens
147 Wine & Dining
In The Kitchen with Beth Ables
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NOTES FROM HOME “ The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” ~ Joseph Campbell
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dventures come in many forms and it’s safe to say that this issue’s three homes provided adventures for their homeowners.
The Herlongs bought a mid-century modern home and embarked on an adventure to update it to fit their personalities. You’ll see that with very knowledgeable assistance from a couple of excellent decorators they accomplished that easily. The homeowners of a hideaway in the Blue Ridge Escarpment tested their adventurous spirit by moving off the grid and creating a home that in many ways takes them back to nature, but with a very pleasing aesthetic. The Grandys downsized from a 5,000-plus-square-foot home to a 2,000-square-foot penthouse with an amazing view of downtown. Leaving the house was an adventure in picking and choosing just the right furniture and accessories to make for a comfortable existence. You’ll see that they have done this exceptionally well. And you can see it in person if you attend the Symphony Guild’s Downtown Condo Rondo fundraiser in May. As an adventure in change, we’re beginning a process to add a bit of a new look to our magazine this year. You should notice that we have a new department feature, Expert Advice, and that we are reworking our Arts & Antiques feature a bit, too. Expert Advice features some great tips on decorating, taking care of our feathered friends and setting up a home gym. Arts & Antiques introduces you to two artists with very distinctive talents and to a source for antique or newer china, crystal and silver that may need replacing or restoration. Stay tuned for a few more changes as we advance through 2016. Meantime, take a look at Wine & Dining for some tasty ideas for a Kentucky Derby Party on May 7th. Look to Style Finds for some great ideas for adding accents with a cobalt blue and white theme to your home. The Bookshelf provides inspiration for creating a beautiful landscape and Building Character will give tips for why that is important to the value of your home. There’s much more too so don’t dawdle here… get to flipping the pages. Have a marvelous spring!
Lynn Greenlaw, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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THE BOOKSHELF
The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Book written by William R. Thomas Review by Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction
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he Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer by William R. Thomas is a wonderful mix of coffee table art and garden instruction manual.
Chanticleer was once a private estate in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, designed to be the country retreat of Adolph G. Rosengarten Sr. and his family. The estate was named after the one in Thackeray’s novel, The Newcomes, and the name is also a French word for rooster, so rooster motifs are incorporated throughout the property. Adolph Jr. inherited the property after his mother’s death in 1969 and then in 1976 created a foundation to manage the property going forward. The garden first opened to the public in 1993. The foundation’s mission is to operate the property as a beautiful public garden, maintain Chanticleer House as a museum, and educate amateur and professional gardeners. Today Chanticleer is a 48-acre oasis that is an amazing place to experience and learn about nature, gardening, and design.
designs, and to focus on plants. The staff pay attention to the various microclimates on the site and treat these areas as opportunities rather than problems. This has allowed them to push their hardiness zone of 7a to a warmer 7b and sometimes an 8 in certain locations. The second half of The Art of Gardening focuses on the more than 5,000 plants that are currently grown in the garden. Although the staff jokes that they haven’t met a plant they didn’t like, no matter how much they like a plant, it doesn’t go in the garden unless it has a purpose, such as contributing structure and defining spaces, screening, color, floral display, texture, softening of structures, or a place for the eye to rest. And when a plant’s function is past, such as the two ‘Blue Ice’ cypresses whose size became disproportionate with the gateway to the swimming pool, the staff tries to be unsentimental about removing them. Chanticleer gardeners are not afraid to try new things and they experiment in full view of the public.
In the book, The Art of Gardening, the Chanticleer staff explain their philosophy for the Chanticleer gardens and also how much of what they do at Chanticleer is easily transferred to the home garden. Although the estate is massive, the garden itself is divided into multiple “garden rooms” on a scale similar to residential gardens. These rooms include the Serpentine Garden, the Gravel Garden, the Ruin Garden, the Pond Garden, the Asian Woods, the Tennis Court Garden, the Teacup Garden, the Great Lawn, the Cut Flower and Vegetable Garden, and the Parking Lot Garden.
The Art of Gardening is a beautiful coffee-table book with hundreds of stunning full-color photos that is also chock full of valuable design advice and inspiration for home gardeners. Although we cannot garden at near the scale of Chanticleer, we can still use their examples to build a design around a special plant or introduce unifying elements or think more carefully about our transitions. And if you will be in the Philadelphia area, make sure to take time to visit Chanticleer. ah
Chanticleer’s design philosophy in a nutshell is to make the most of a site’s features, integrate the structures and the garden, have themes that tie the different areas together into one garden, change evolutionarily rather than with grand landscape
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Indigo Written by Ruta Fox
There is nothing like crisp blue and white to punch up a room’s decor. From the kitchen to the bedroom this combination is always on trend.
VINTAGE DECORATIVE PORCELAIN You don’t have to purchase priceless antiques to get the look. Choose from a wide selection of authentic Chinese hand-painted porcelain ginger jars, vases and decorative objects locally at Trade Route. Vintage Platter from Bejing. $239 Collection from $119-$169 www.traderouteimport.com
CASPARI COCKTAIL NAPKINS Doesn’t your cocktail party deserve an upgrade? Try these bold graphic paper napkins under a highball glass. $5 www.Casparionline.com or locally at Paisley & Paper www.paisleyandpaper.com
MICHAEL AMINI CHAIR Charmingly covered in toile, a traditional French print, the small space Nikki Accent Capri chair has a kiln-dried solid hardwood frame. $759-$817, depending on fabric. www.amini.com or locally through Eric Brown Design www.ericbrowndesign.com
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KITCHEN IKAT PRINTED PILLOW Grace a couch or a chair with an Ikat printed velvet pillow. This one is 20� square and has a distinctive sheen, a luxurious rich texture and is backed in cotton. $29.95 www.pier1.com or locally at Pier I in Magnolia Park.
KITCHEN AID STAND MIXER Whip, blend, mix, and knead in style with the 10-speed cobalt blue Kitchen Aid mixer. $350 www.Macys.com, www.Belk.com or www.Dillards.com or locally at Haywood Mall.
RALPH LAUREN HOME LAMP This large Sabrina lamp looks super chic on or off in blue and white porcelain with a sumptuous silk shade. $1800 www.RalphLaurenHome.com or locally through Eric Brown Design www.ericbrowndesign.com or Hennessee Haven www.hennesseehaven.com
BELLA ELECTRIC KETTLE A perfectly beautiful ceramic pot to brew tea with a space saving design that has a large capacity and features dry boil protection and concealed cord storage to reduce clutter. $49.99 at Target or www.target.com
CAROLYNE ROEHM BOOK A Passion for Blue & White is the definitive guide to decorating your home with blues of all shades. Decorator Carolyne Roehm shares her extensive collection of china, glassware, ceramics, linens, and furniture along with ideas and inspirations. $60 www.barnesandnoble.com or locally Barnes & Noble Shops at Greenridge.
GUDARI SALAD SET Rev up the radicchio and add some crispness to your salad presentation with these fresh-looking resin and Sheesham wood salad servers from Pier 1. $19.95 www.pier1.com or locally at Pier I in Magnolia Park.
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ARTS AND ANTIQUES
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Emily Jeffords Written by Lynn Greenlaw Photography by Paige French
Peaceful, ethereal, soothing, mesmerizing, beautiful … a few words that come to mind when viewing the work of Emily Jeffords. Emily is “an impressionistic landscape painter working in oil on canvas.” Having spent much of her life traveling to several different states in the U.S. and in various locations in the Middle East, Emily has translated her experiences into her artwork. Now settled in Greenville with her husband Daniel and their two daughters, she works out of the White Whale Studio and Gallery on Smythe Street. Her work has been shown at Art & Light Gallery in Greenville, Peyton Williams Gallery in Charleston and Gallery Twelve 21 in Orlando, FL. Visit her online at emilyjeffords.com. ah
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Replacement Rescue Written by Lynn Greenlaw Photography courtesy of Replacements, LTD
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ou invite Uncle Henry and Aunt Em for a family gathering.
Despite knowing that Uncle Henry is a bit of a klutz, you allow him to carry one of your favorite recipes housed in your Grandma’s favorite serving dish. Sure enough, he trips on the way to the table and down goes the beloved piece, shattering on the floor. Poor Uncle Henry! He feels awful and you want to cry for the loss of your beautiful, treasured dish. Irreplaceable. Or is it? You need to check with Replacements Ltd., a company with a vast array of old and new china, crystal, silver and collectibles. Located in McLeansville, NC – an easy exit off of I-85/40 – the company was founded in 1981 by Bob Page. A collector of antique china and crystal, Bob’s friends relied on him to look for pieces of their own china patterns when he was on the hunt. He had such success that he started Replacements in the attic of his home and now has the world’s largest inventory in a building that is much bigger than his attic. In fact, it has an area that is larger than eight football fields. Replacements now employs several dog-loving individuals who bring their pooches to work -- along with Bob Page’s -- and they welcome visitors, even offering free guided tours on the hour, seven days a week. You can find them on the company’s website at www.replacements.com or call 800.737.5223.
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Replacements, Ltd Tips for Caring for Antique or Older China Older china should always be hand-washed. For hand-washing older and antique china: • Line the bottom of sink with a dishtowel or rubber mat. • Fill the sink with tepid to warm water. • Add a mild detergent. Do not use lemon-scented detergents or products containing bleach -- they contain acid that is harmful to china surfaces and finishes. • Wash one dish at a time, and swing the spout away from the wash area (to prevent chipping or scratching). • Do not use abrasive pads or steel wool to remove debris. TIPS FOR STORAGE: Long-term storage in areas where temperature and humidity is not controlled can have adverse effects on the glaze of china pieces causing the glaze to become brittle and possibly crack. If you do not use your dinnerware for extended periods (a year or more) take it out of storage at least once per year and wash the pieces. • When stacking china for storage, place a cushioned layer between each piece for protection. • Purchase china cushions or place a piece of flannel, a coffee filter or a napkin between the pieces. • Be careful not to slide pieces on top of one another, for obvious reasons! • Stack cups no more than two high, or hang separately on a rack. Stacking cups can weaken the rim and cause cracking or chipping. • Avoid stacking pieces that have handles. GENERAL TIPS: • China, both casual and formal, should be kept away from exposure to extreme heat, including open flames or naked stovetop burners, unless otherwise marked. • Tableware with metallic trims should never be used in the microwave. • To remove tarnish from platinum trim, use silver cleaner, and then wash the item before using. Be careful not to rub too hard as the trim can be rubbed off. ah
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“I work quickly and by hand,” says artist Jean Wilson Freeman, who paints walls to look as though they are clad in wallpaper. She can copy high-end patterns produced by fabricators such as Schumacher, Lee Jofa or Quadrille, but can also alter scale and coloration to fit a home’s vision (or a wall’s irregularity). Scale is something she says is innate. “Once I see a room, I know how a pattern should repeat. It’s in my head,” she says. “It’s a spatial thing that I didn’t necessarily teach myself.” Wilson Freeman was born into a creative family and grew up with two sisters in an old home in the downtown neighborhood of Overbrook. Her parents, Millie and Robert Wilson, launched the hand-painted ornament business And All Through The House in 1965, which her mother still operates today. “The sound I fell asleep to as a child was my mother cleaning brushes in the sink,” she recalls. “Both of my parents could make anything or make anything happen.” Wilson Freeman can embellish a wall in an hour or a powder room in an afternoon; all with a custom quality finish that decorators clamor for. Wilson Freeman likens the effect to monogramming. “It’s a new level of customization for the home,” she explains. With no website, no social media presence and no business listing, she is most often contracted by a handful of residential designers, but works for homeowners as well --she’s kept her landline for years because of clients that call from a decade back. The first wall she patterned was in her own dining room 15 years ago. It was coral pink and though she painted furniture at the time, she felt stymied by the process. “As soon as I started I thought, ‘This is what I am suppose to be doing.’ The space of a wall was freeing in so many ways.” Her dining room today is covered with a neutral-on-neutral motif she thinks of as a variation on a Moorish clover. A persimmon hued sideboard sits in front of it, home to the small seasonal collections she’s fond of, old southern silver and an antique framed reproduction her grandmother painted. She thinks tone-on-tone patterns in a dining room work in many styles of homes and paints a lot of them, though powder rooms and baths remain the room most in demand for her work. Decorators often call on her to embellish custom ceilings around a centered light fixture and she’ll paint an unvarnished floor, if you catch her at the right moment. “Paint can be the great equalizer, that’s what I respond to,” she says. “It can adapt to spaces and houses in ways that wallpaper simply can’t.”
THE PROCESS Though she does not prep walls or paint basecoats, Wilson Freeman prefers to help select a palate and be a part of a design solution from the start. “I’m that person that can come up with a pattern that can make a funky vintage pink sink work,” she says. The layman sees color subjectively, but Wilson Freeman is trained to know differently. For example, a homeowner may believe a room is white, when in fact it is pale lavender and painting a neutral over top of it will turn out muddy. She says the strongest thing she can bring to a room is her knowledge and sense of color; how it should feel on the wall when it’s done. Supplies are brought onsite. She utilizes a combination of water-based house paint and two-ounce jars of craft paint. She also likes the metallic line by Golden Paints for small moments, adding that a touch of shine can increase depth to a pattern that can bring it to life, especially in a small room. Forms are chalked out if a client needs a visual cue, but they aren’t necessarily used as a guide. She says that she does measure, but would not describe herself as a measure and paint artist. “If it’s a very geometric pattern, I will say it will still look painterly. It will always look hand-done, but it needs to have regularity.” Her repeating patterns are astonishingly congruent, with slightly off-centered variation to create movement. She’ll employ shades of hues to add emphasis or suggestion and allows secondary themes to die organically into trim. And, the scale often feels larger than commercial wallpaper prints, creating drama that complements well-decorated homes. “I’m excited people are painting their walls again. For a few years it was kind of a wasteland. Walls were something homeowners could ignore,” she says. “But they are back in big ways. I’m excited about design that is freer flowing. Sometimes you get locked in a box you’re good at and it’s fun to move on to the next thing.” ah
A MAXIMALIST’S SENSE OF STYLE Jean Wilson Freeman calls herself a maximalist. “I can find something I love in every era. I’m totally interested in the domestic life.” She recalls babysitting at age 14 and 15 for women with great traditional style. “I took mental notes; I’ve always been a sponge for it.” Married 14 years this fall (and mom to a son Robert and a daughter Palmer), she finds herself drawn to neutrals of late. Her style note for their Dutch Colonial East Park home is to put color in front of painted neutral palettes. She favors whites and warm whites on walls, an occasional khaki or a touch of Paladian Blue by Benjamin Moore. “If you have cool stuff -- things you love or collect -- you don’t need a lot of color on the wall,” she explains. “Color is for adding feeling to a space that doesn’t have accessories or a lot of furniture.”
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Often I am asked, “What do I do with this huge room?” Here are some clever ways to warm up a large space and enjoy every square inch.
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Don’t let your sofa be a wallflower -- invite that guy in for a dance! But seriously, your furniture doesn’t have to live on the walls. Too much empty space feels, well, empty! Bring your seating in, maybe centered around a focal point such as a fireplace, TV or a great view. The outlying walls can be filled with a console that allows a space for lamp lighting and a perfectly placed piece of art.
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Creating a backyard wildlife habitat brings you joy – and it can be as simple or elaborate as you desire. Three elements are required by birds and other wildlife: nesting places, food and water.
NESTING: During spring, hundreds of wild bird species return from their tropical, wintering grounds to nest and raise their young. This massive migration brings the greatest opportunity of any season to attract birds by providing safely-located nesting boxes. With birds expending so much energy migrating, courting and looking for food, available nesting boxes make a difference in their lives. Since few hollow trees remain in cities and suburban yards, man-made nesting boxes have been credited with helping to increase the previously declining populations of cavity-dwelling wild birds. A bird’s primary consideration when choosing a nesting site is security. Protection from predators and proximity to food and water are of vital importance to the success of a bird’s offspring. 46 | athom e
There are many different styles of nesting boxes available, including those that are decorative and bird-specific. Before purchasing a nesting box, be sure that it meets these six requirements: • Designed for the species you wish to attract, according to bird’s size and nesting requirement. • Ventilation holes to provide a release of heat build-up. • Easy to Clean. • Easy to mount. • Durable to withstand seasons of weather. • Drainage holes in bottom corners of house. It is entertaining and educational to watch birds as they go through the many stages of their lives, including choosing a nest site, making the nest, laying eggs, feeding their hatchlings, and then watching the fledglings as they venture on their own.
FEEDING: Feeding is simple and requires only two things: • Feeders
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A variety of decorative and functional feeders may be used. Using quality foods is the key to attracting the birds you want and to having no mess. The most sought-after foods are seeds, suet, nuts, worms and fruit. Backyard bird feeding is a hobby for all seasons, not just winter. Feeding birds in spring and summer will not make them lazy, dependent on your feeders or keep them from migrating at the appropriate time. Modern research has dispelled all of these old myths. Feeding birds year-round can bring great rewards for both you and your birds. Spring is a critical season to feed wild birds. Resident birds have endured the cold and limited winter food supplies. Recently arrived migrants have expended large amounts of energy during their journey north. Unfortunately, the majority of birds’ natural food sources are still scarce until much later in the growing season. Many backyard birds utilized bird feeders to help them survive the extended periods of cold and damp weather that occurs every spring.
of birds at your feeders will be dressed in their finest breeding plumage and accompanied by their young in less showy attire. The show is not to be missed.
WATER: Water sources are a wonderful way to round out your backyard bird habitat and attract a variety of birds such as robins and blue birds. Baths provide a reliable source of water for drinking and bathing. Baths are available in a wide variety of designs and functionality. It is important that water sources be clean for the health and safety of the birds. Cleaning baths with a brush and clear water is often adequate. If it needs a more thorough cleaning, a solution of one part bleach to ten parts water may be used, followed by a thorough rinsing. It is not recommended to put anything in your bath to keep it clean. Birdbaths that are refilled frequently do not create mosquito problems as it takes mosquito eggs ten days to hatch. ah
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areer, the house, the family – between the time constraints of daily life, many people find it hard to fit fitness into their over-packed schedule. But for those who might be interested in building a complete gym or simply a fitness studio in-house to make working out more convenient, read on for a checklist of items you’ll need. At Midtown Fitness, a premiere locally-owned gym in Greenville, owner/fitness instructor and certified personal trainer Gary Blackburn weighs in on inexpensive ways to turn a spare room into a fitness studio as well as how to go all out if you’re thinking of creating a deluxe in-home gym. “My clients train two to three times a week in the gym. Then, on their days off, they use their home gym because they are absolutely committed to their workout routine,” says Blackburn. “My clients often travel for business, and they find that having a gym setup at home enables them to really stay on track.”
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TIPS BEFORE YOU BEGIN: • Write out a budget of what you can spend on equipment. • Write down your fitness goals and what you want to achieve. • Buy clothes for the size you would like to be. • Post photos of the goal look on the refrigerator for motivation.
NEXT STEPS: • Try out all fitness equipment at the store before purchasing. • Sketch a layout of the area and accurately measure before you have any equipment delivered. • Do a little research online to find workouts geared toward your goals. • Post a chart of exercises on the wall for easy reference. • Be sure to check with a doctor before beginning any physical activity.
HOW TO TURN A SPARE ROOM INTO A FITNESS STUDIO FOR $1,000 OR LESS To turn an extra room into a fitness studio, Blackburn suggests an inexpensive treadmill, yoga mats, rubber weights (2-, 5- and 10-pounds), a Bosu Ball, a jump rope, a foam roller for stretching, a Swiss stability ball, and step-up risers. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Academy Sports are good local sources for these items. Additionally, purchase a few workout DVDs to have on hand. Suggested workout DVDs include “Jillian Michaels Beginner Shred,” three 20-minute beginner workouts; and “Insanity Fast and Furious,” a 45-minute workout – in just 20 minutes – with high-level cardio.
HOW TO CREATE A DELUXE IN-HOME GYM FOR AROUND $5,000 TO $15,000 In addition to stocking the gym with all of the above items, Blackburn suggests purchasing an elliptical machine, a rowing machine and a multi-functional machine such as the Body Solid EXM 4000S for chest presses, leg extensions, dips and pull-ups. Fitness Solutions of Greenville is a good local source for these machines. Whatever level of gym equipment you install, it’s a good idea to have a personal trainer take you through a few sessions to make sure you’re doing everything correctly.
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hat do you think about water? Second only to oxygen in the top needs of survival for a human being, I’d say it’s rather important. Vitally important. Are you taking this critical factor of human life seriously? Severe dehydration can be life threatening, but even mild dehydration can cause a variety of problems such as headaches and impaired cognitive function. On the other hand, the bonuses of having enough water are endless! If you want better skin, more energy, and a more robust immune system, then start drinking. Water, that is. However, as you pour yourself that large glass, keep something in mind. Your body needs clean and healthy water. To drink otherwise, you could be increasing your odds for health issues. So what’s actually in the water you drink? A common unknown fact is that water treatment facilities are primarily for disinfection, not purification. Fortunately, we live in a country where the EPA provides standards; our water is disinfected and treated to clear away a variety of contaminants. However, disinfectants (such as chlorine) are added to water to achieve this end.
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Additionally, an Associated Press Investigation shows a vast array of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones have been found in the drinking supplies of at least 41 million Americans. Water is contaminated by a host of other things such as pesticides, mercury, lead, bacteria, arsenic, barium, copper, nitrates, radium, radon, and VOC’s (volatile organic compounds). Taking a shower can be even worse, because chloramines vaporize out of heated water. . . In an attempt to grab that quick shower, one winds up breathing these in as well as absorbing them through the skin.
LET’S TALK FLUORIDE For years it was classified as toxic waste in this country. Not too long ago, its only approved use was as an insecticide and, additionally, as an active ingredient in rat poison. Fluoridation has been linked to immune system alteration, musculoskeletal harm, genetic damage, thyroid dysfunction, and even cancer (Information from The Douglass Report, Dr. William Campbell Douglass). The CDC conceded in 1999 and 2001, the predominant benefit of Fluoride in reducing tooth decay is topical and not systemic. There are many opposing opinions on Fluoridation. Even with the information at hand, the CDC is in favor of water fluoridation due to the decline in tooth decay over the past 70 years. But did you know that tooth decay has also declined in countries where no fluoridation is added to water? So how about bottled water? Safer option? In fact, bottled water is only regulated if taken across state lines and according to the NRDC (National Resources Defense Council). An estimated 6070% of bottled water is sold via intrastate commerce, and only has to be as safe as tap water. Environmental Working Group (EWG) completed extensive testing on bottled water safety to find out where the water is coming from, if it is purified and to determine if any testing found any contaminants. EWG recommends filtered tap water under all circumstances. The NRDC says bottled water can contain bacterial contaminants, synthetic organic chemicals (such as industrial solvents, chemicals from plastics, or trihalomethanes – the by-product of the chemical
reaction between chlorine and organic matter in water), or inorganic contaminants. The NRDC also points out that there is substantially misleading marketing in some brands of bottled water.
WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO? Filter water in all homes and buildings, that’s a good place to start. All tap water has something undesirable within it, but if you see stains or white scale material on water fixtures, or (even worse) objectionable odors or tastes, then a much more profound problem exists. A whole house or whole business water filtration system is vitally important. Water coming into the home or building is filtered at point of entry to remove chlorine, volatile organic compounds, sediment, taste, and odor. Additional filtration at the sink, for drinking and cooking, will remove parasites, bacteria, heavy metals, chemicals, fluoride, and more. Sink filtration can also boost the pH of your water. The best way to figure out what is needed is to check the water report from your local treatment plant. Your filtration system should be customized to remove the contaminants in your home or business’ particular water, because not all water is treated equally. A building biologist can help you customize the perfect water filtration system. The great news is: you may never have to purchase a bottle of water again! A healthier you + extra cash = more fun. After all, you deserve to live your best life.
A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE NEXT ISSUE: AIR QUALITY Did you know poor air quality is linked to a multitude of health issues such as allergies, asthma, and respiratory problems? And, it can reduce your cognitive function and decision making ability? Next month’s topic of Air Quality will help you understand why it pays to be sure the 20,000 or so breaths or so you take every day should be as clean as possible.
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ften, when homeowners think about landscaping, it falls in the same category as shutters, siding and gutters — something necessary to make the exterior of their home look appealing. While this assessment isn’t inherently wrong, it fails to recognize the vast potential of a welldesigned landscape to improve both your home and your quality of life.
FUNCTIONAL The foundation of a valuable outdoor space is its functionality. A landscape that is carefully planned and professionally installed encourages proper drainage, provides shade and shelters your house, all while creating a usable outdoor living space.
Landscaping can be so much more than a few shrubs along the foundation; it can transform the exterior of your home into usable space that is functional, while still being beautiful and enjoyable.
BEAUTIFUL A professionally designed landscape increases the aesthetic appeal of your home. The value of curb appeal has long been recognized, but beyond that, an attractive landscape greatly increases your own enjoyment of your home as well. A landscape that is in harmony with the architectural character of your home, as well as your own stylistic preferences, goes beyond foundation plantings and provides a beautiful oasis in your own backyard.
Functional features such as swales and rain gardens are increasing in importance and can resolve drainage issues in a visually appealing way. Amenities like terraces, pergolas with outdoor ceiling fans, lighting, fire pits, water features, and covered porches extend usable living space into the garden. Creating an outdoor “room” is an appealing, cost-effective way to increase the usable square footage of your home. As “exterior designers,” we can bring the coziness and comfort of the interior outside.
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ENJOYABLE Another key factor of landscaping is the enjoyment it can bring. A yard is just a yard, but a thought-out landscape provides space for outdoor dining, entertaining and play for your family and friends. It encourages everyone to spend time together outdoors. Whether roasting s’mores with your kids at a fire pit or enjoying a relaxing evening on a covered porch with that bottle of wine you have been meaning to open for some time, a quality landscape provides endless opportunities for enjoyment, relaxation and recreation.
In a day and age where kids can be glued to their electronic devices, wouldn’t it be great to sit around a fire pit on a brisk fall evening sipping hot chocolate with your family with sounds of the crackling fire instead of beeps, pings, and pop-music ringtones … right in your own backyard. VALUABLE Finally, a well-planned landscape greatly increases the financial value of your home. Just like remodeling interior spaces, exterior improvements have an appreciable return on investment. Beautiful, functional landscaping increases your home’s curb appeal, resale value and desirability to future buyers.
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A Mountain Sanctuary Written by Stephanie Burnette Photography by Mary Campbell
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hen a mountain retreat is perfectly positioned to border a stream of the Glady Fork River and the expanse of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, it’s easy to put the winding mountain drive and off-the-grid Transylvania County location behind you.
“We got lost every time we came up at first,” says Greenville interior designer Marian McCreight, “with no access to GPS, it really is a secret retreat.” Marian designed the interiors alongside her husband, Randy McCreight, who built the home. The structure may be most notable for what it lacks: central heat, air conditioning, a dishwasher, televisions and Wi-Fi. “We took every element nature offered us to its best advantage,” he said, “including the family’s desire to build a fire when it was cool and sit on the porch when it was warm. It was a very different project right from the start.” In lieu of traditional HVAC, Randy equipped the home with a whole house fan to keep air circulating and installed water-powered warm board radiant heat under the slate floors for comfort. Outside spaces are deep and covered, intentionally appointed with comfortable, all seasons furnishings to dine or lounge en masse in any weather. The Blue Ridge Escarpment is the only deciduous rainforest east of the Olympic peninsula. It receives upwards of 100 inches of rain annually and is predictably 10 degrees cooler than the Upstate. “Things outside don’t survive here if you don’t plan for them to,” explains Marian, “and this porch was essential to the purpose of the home.” Randy says the back porch was meant to have the best view of the gorge. “You feel like you’re up in the trees and as far as the eye can see there isn’t a house in sight,” he says. “Amazing, considering it’s just an hour and fifteen minutes from Greenville.” He planned to bring subcontractors up from Greenville, but quickly shifted to area craftsman. “The grader we found, Greg McCall who helped us plan the drive and position the house, recommended a concrete guy who knew a framer and quickly it all became very, very local.” One such artisan built the porch railings on site, which span the length of the structure front and back. Though often referred to as “ivy railing”, native mountain laurel was used by Brevard carpenter Jonathon Dotson.
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The back porch is upfitted with lots of weather resistant, comfortable furniture for both dining and lounging.
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Top and Bottom: The exterior artisan rails, called ivy railing, is in fact local mountain laurel. Center: The home features very few but select accessories, such as this Spanish quail. SPRING 2016
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A pair of antique torch chandeliers were hung high to cast ambiant, undirected light.
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Commercial application plate glass creates a capacious amount of light in the home during daylight hours.
To capture the natural topography, Randy installed what most of us think of as store front windows. These massive expanses of commercial plate glass, framed in prefinished dark brown aluminum, contrast the home’s timber frame construction. Rising 12 to 14 feet in the great room, they create views for miles, bringing the outside in. They are grounded by lower casement windows, which are hinged to kick open, yet screened to keep insects at bay. “You sit in this box of windows, from floor to ceiling, and it feels peaceful,” says Marian. “It’s an application you see in Colorado, but not as much in the South. It looks surprisingly natural on the lot and I think it’s what people notice.”
We took every element nature offered us to its best advantage
~ Randy McCreight
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Top: Interiors were built to mirror southern timber frame sanctuaries. Bottom right: Ironwork includes acorned details, a nod to its Western North Carolina location. 70 | athom e
The antique trestle table was paired with Spanish Revival chairs in the shared Main Room.
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The interior was inspired by the homeowner’s love of timber frame sanctuaries. Hardwood beams soar overhead in arched tessellation and Randy fitted tongue and groove boards to clad walls instead of installing sheetrock. “It looks like it’s always been here,” says Marian. “Nothing shouts ‘new’. It’s a very lived-in look.” The surfaces-- from beams to boards to trim-- are stained nearly the same organic hue with doors coated in a similar, but more saturated shade. The goal, according to Marian, was for the eye to perceive texture over color. “We wanted the whole house to blur together, to express the natural world.” Fixtures are old and nearly all are wrought iron. The lantern at the apex of the front porch was purchased from Christ Church Episcopal in downtown Greenville and it was this initial find that influenced how the rest of mountain home was lit. Antique torch chandeliers, hung high above the main living space, create ambiance but little direct light. In fact, the only task lighting on the main level comes from a low profile tract system tucked behind a beam in the recessed moss-colored kitchen. The McCreights note with a smile that the creeping darkness forces inhabitants to either “build a fire or go to bed.” The structure is at its heart a family home, furnished sparsely with striking but sturdy pieces, according to Marian. “There’s so little stuff by design,” she says. “It’s meant to be a place a family doesn’t have to worry about.” The oversized, antique trestle table can seat ten and Spanish revival chairs were reupholstered with vintage leather hides bought from a bootery in Hendersonville.
Opposite page: The open concept kitchen is in a nook to the left of the main living space. Above left to right: Joined beams create artful intersections in the Main Room. Tongue and groove walls were stained to create texture between beams.
THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT Bordering North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, the Blue Ridge Escarpment is the visible cliff line of the Blue Ridge Mountain Range. The word escarpment describes the sudden physical descent between two fairly level, but separate topographies. This one drops thousands of feet and is home to some of the most naturally diverse plants and insects in the western hemisphere, with 300 notable species and more than four-dozen significant waterfalls. Sources: Marian McCreight Marian McCreight Interiors marianmccreightinteriors.com 864-304-4469 Randy McCreight McCreight Custom Construction mccreightcustomconstruction.com 864-303-1792
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Downstairs includes two bedroom suites with a common area and a screened porch that walks out onto the gorge. Up the staircase belies a sleeping loft that stretches the length of the main room with six beds for kids and teens (and their friends) to crash within earshot. “I wanted this home to fit my clients and the things they like. What I do best is to know it’s not about me,” says Marian. “The friendships that come from good projects are amazing because houses, like this one, are so personal.” ah 74 | athom e
Clockwise from the top left: (1) A hand thrown ceramic bowl doubles as a guest sink with a single mount faucet. (2) The dining space on the porch is a favorite place for a family meal. (3) A sconce, just left of the front door, awaits guests casting an amber light when lit. (4) Turned pickets were selected for the stair railing to echo the many wrought iron light fixtures. (5) The front porch is furnished with wicker facing a secluded driveway.
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MID-CENTURY MOXIE Written by Allison Walsh Photography by Rebecca Ledhe – Inspiro 8 Studios
Adorning the white walls with color was top priority for this spirited couple, and the piece de resistance was a vibrant painting they discovered together at Greenville Open Studios last fall.
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oan Herlong has seen the inside of a house or two in her day, and she knows exactly how the Joneses are decorating. When it came time to renovate the Parkins Mill contemporary she shares with husband, William, Joan had no interest in keeping up with them. She recognized, however, that she would need help zeroing in on a look that was at once true to the home’s mid-century roots and reflective of the Herlongs’ personal style. Joan enlisted Marian McCreight and Kerri Beeson of Marian McCreight Interiors to help pull together a look that was inimitably hers, but could also withstand the withering gaze of all who may enter. “I said, ‘Just keep me from making bad mistakes. Don’t let me be tacky.’ And they gently did that,” Joan says, remembering Marian and Kerri’s subtle manner of pointing her in the right direction. “I became addicted to Houzz, and I would send them things and send them things and they just kept politely not responding. And then I realized, ‘What I’m liking I can’t have, because that’s tacky.’ And they were saving me from myself.” Joan knew she and Marian had made an interior design love connection during their first consultation, when Marian weighed in on Joan’s neutral color choice for the countertops around the kitchen’s perimeter – a shade she now likens to nude Band-Aid – with the very diplomatic, “I think someone might like that color, I just don’t know who that person might be.”
Joan laughingly says one of the biggest challenges in the renovation was dealing with a heterosexual male who had opinions about design, but with the help of Marian McCreight Interiors the Herlongs were able to make the home everything they both wanted. The vibrant front door reflects the big personalities waiting on the other side, awash in Joan’s signature color.
The Herlongs bought the circa-1968 home in 2003, fueled by the allure of individual bedrooms and bathrooms for each of their four children. The purchase at that time was a bit outside their price range so the initial improvements were aimed at taking up carpet here and putting down tile there. In 2008 came the first swipe at renovation – replacing the keeping room’s turquoise carpet with hardwoods, adding a screened porch just beyond, and supplanting the mishmash of redwood, stone and brick that was the courtyard with 1,700 square feet of ipe decking and adding a crab orchard stone patio and fire pit. And then in January 2015 it was time to get serious about helping the house fully realize the potential Joan had seen so many years ago, which meant eliminating the peninsula in the kitchen and the U-shaped bar in the living room and several other trendy-for-the-time additions made in previous renovations. Now that the last of the four children had flown the coop, the first floor bedroom was converted into William’s home office and the former playroom became a media room. The flat screen television that once commanded attention in the living room gave way to a funky fireplace that is now the backdrop for grown-up conversation, another suggestion from Marian.
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The corner of the living room was once engulfed by an unwieldy and unsightly u-shaped bar. The new streamlined version has dramatically improved the flow for the many social events the Herlongs love to host.
Marian convinced the Herlongs to nix the TV that once dominated the living room, and this space has since become the couple’s favorite spot for catching up with one another at the end of the day. The chair by the fireplace is where Joan spends a good bit of time running her real estate empire.
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“Marian and Kerri are great about bringing things to our attention that we didn’t have the time or the wherewithal or the imagination to consider,” Joan says. “And most of the stuff they brought to our attention we were like ‘Yeah, let’s do that!’ And sometimes I had to talk William into it. And other times I took a page out of my mother’s book and I said, ‘That would look beautiful, in someone else’s home.’” One of the things Joan found herself having to talk William into was Marian’s bold suggestion to paint all the interior walls white. “He sort of said, ‘You can do this over my dead body,’” Joan remembers. Joan later learned that William’s reluctance to whitewash their life together stemmed from his long-held belief that she had introduced color into his when they met as freshmen at the University of Virginia, and he simply couldn’t imagine eking out a colorless existence with the vibrant woman he married. Joan assured him there would be no lack of luminosity in the home; the only question was whether the palette would conform to Joan’s love of black, white and red, or expand to include William’s bent for blues. “Mostly what I wear and what I love is black and white and red,” Joan says. “(Marian and Kerri) humored that, but they also got me to branch out from that, because if you’re going to try to make your house into a true contemporary you have to open yourself up to the colors that were also setting the tone for mid-century moderns.” Infusing their newly renovated home with color turned out to be a fun project for the couple to tackle together. Last fall they visited Greenville Open Studios – an annual event offering self-guided tours through the workspaces and galleries of local visual artists – on the hunt for just the right piece to serve as the focal point in the keeping room. What they found was a painting from the studio of husband-and-wife painting team Genna and Signe Grushovenko entitled “Looking Up.” The painting depicts the viewing party of the 1969 launch of Apollo 11, starring Lyndon and Ladybird Johnson in bold, lively hues ideally suited for the mid-century look the Herlongs were after. Joan concedes that a house of this size may not seem the most sensible for empty-nesters, but a first floor master and recent surgery that landed her in a wheelchair for eight days afforded the opportunity to prove the home’s handicap accessibility. In the end the Herlongs decided to follow their hearts. “We said let’s make this home exactly what we want and be prepared to stay here until we move out in a pine box, and that’s what we’ve done,” Joan says, giving a nod to her design team. “They made it even better than just what we wanted.” ah
Joan has made a concerted effort over the last decade or so to replace all of the “make-do” furniture in her home - hand-me-downs and pieces purchased to temporarily fill a need. The one exception is the glass-topped dining room table Joan admired and eventually inherited from her older sister.
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One of Joan’s favorite wow factors is the powder room off the kitchen, completely encased in a wallpaper rendering of the iconic Liberty Bridge in downtown Greenville’s Falls Park. 88 | athom e
The study just off the foyer once functioned as Joan’s home office but now serves as a sleek and tidy library. Joan found the Barcalounger at a local used furniture store and Marian had it reupholstered with an antique quilt she brought home from market because it incorporated “Joan’s colors” and she was determined to find a use for it.
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The kitchen renovation presented one of the biggest unforeseen challenges for builder Alex Marion when it was discovered the floor joists on one end of the room were a half inch higher than those on the other end and would have to be shaved down – a loud, lengthy, and dusty process that forced the Herlongs to relocate for several weeks.
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Condo Goes To The Dogs Written by Leigh Savage Photography by Kris Decker – Firewater Photography
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wo enthusiastic dogs greet you when you enter the downtown condo of Linda and Rod Grandy, and that’s just the first clue that you are in the midst of someone who loves all things canine.
“My daughter told me I could almost be the crazy dog lady,” Linda Grandy says with a laugh. “I really love dogs.” After introducing Pointer mix Winnie and Lab mix Millie, Grandy points out a treasured portrait featuring the Grandys’ two grown children, Lee and Katherine, along with now-deceased pets Tipsy and Lilly. “Erin Moore took photos and painted this, and she really captured the children and my dogs perfectly,” Grandy says. “I have commissioned her to do a portrait of Winnie, and we’ll get one of Millie too.” The Grandys moved into the 2,000-square-foot condo in the Rivers Edge building last May after 18 years in a larger home in the Augusta Road area. The Grandy home will be featured in the Symphony Guild’s Downtown Condo Rondo on May 14, a fundraiser that coincides with Artisphere. As development director for the Greenville Symphony, Grandy is happy to participate. “Their sole purpose is the raise funds for the symphony, so of course I want to do anything I can to help the guild,” she says. One of four penthouse condos in the building, the Grandy home features three bedrooms, hardwoods throughout and a stainless gas cooktop. “I love to cook, so I needed the gas stove,” she says. When it comes to decorating, Grandy says she has always loved antiquing, design and arranging, and the only challenge with the move was deciding what to put in storage and what to display. To fill the new space, she only had to buy bar stools, since her former home didn’t have a breakfast bar, and a coffee table – everything else was culled from the former residence. She considers her style traditional but with an eclectic twist, combining fine furnishings with inexpensive finds, mixed prints and travel souvenirs – often featuring dogs. “It’s just what I love,” Grandy says. “Sometimes I mix things that might not go together, but if I love them, I put them together.”
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For antiques, she and her friends often visit Charlotte and Atlanta as well as the antiques show put on by the Greenville County Museum of Art each year. These days, she is less likely to make purchases, since she no longer has room to add new pieces, “but it’s still fun to look,” she says. The dining area includes one of her favorite items from the Greenville antiques show, a large painted panel emblazoned with unique creatures, including lions with the heads of women. “I just loved the colors,” she says. “I thought about selling it but I’m glad I didn’t.” A colorful rug and leopard-print chairs make this a focal spot in the open living area.
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A small balcony offers beautiful downtown views and an ideal spot for morning coffee or an evening glass of wine. The one thing she misses after the move is having a garden and yard, though quick access to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and other outdoor spaces means plenty of outside time for the couple and their dogs. The living area is where the dog items begin to flourish, with a bookshelf filled with figurines picked up in Singapore, China and other vacation spots. Staffordshire dogs from England are among her favorites. The coffee table is stacked with large books – many of them with the corners chewed – and a paperweight collection. “I was going to put out new books, but I thought the dogs would just eat them, so I’ll leave these until they are finished,” she says, laughing.
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The master suite is the ultimate haven for a dog lover. Designed as the guest room in her former home, Grandy realized she liked it too much to put it in a guest room or in storage. Highlights include a subtle dog-print fabric on the tester canopy and a coverlet with the monogram of her beloved former pets Tipsy and Lilly. One corner of the room is devoted to photos of the dogs that have meant the most to her throughout her life. Paintings from antiques shops and silhouettes of her children and dogs – “I took the dogs to Moppets to sit for those” – are framed in unique style by David O’Bryant at Laurel Creek using checked silk and pink fabric with velvet ribbon. The spacious master bath includes several treasures, including a wall of art – her favorite being a drawing of Tipsy and Lilly by her daughter.
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A flock of Gould bird prints adds color to the entryway, and another arrangement of birds fills an entire wall in the guest bedroom. The antique bat prints by the door showcase Grandy’s unique tastes. “My birthday is on Halloween, and when I saw those bats, I thought they were fabulous,” she says.
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Since the couple didn’t need another guest bedroom, they turned the third bedroom into a study with a foldout sofa. She employed a man-cave design scheme, with golf memorabilia and stuffed ducks her husband and son shot while in Mexico. She added colorful maps bought at an estate sale.
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With her condo’s confident mix of fine antiques and storied mementos, Grandy has clearly mastered the art of downsizing while creating a personalized haven. “People should decorate their houses for themselves,” she says. “You are the one that’s in it all the time, so why not use things that are special and important to you?” ah
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Stephan has turned a former mill space near the Saluda River into an incredibly unique experience. Once you’ve entered, you find yourself not wanting to leave. At least not until you’ve seen everything … and that can take a while. Stephan says, “Since opening Elements of Nature, we’ve been thrilled at the opportunity to provide creative event and garden designs for the Greenville, Anderson, Easley and Spartanburg areas.” We’re offering a sample of the type of imaginative arrangements that Stephan crafts along with his comments about them. Pay him a visit at 205-A Iler St. in Piedmont to see much more. EON is on Facebook, too. SPRIN G 2016
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carry) to make the process easy as possible. We used a mixture of Hyacinths, Daffodils and Muscari. These work well inside for a long period of time. We then used lots of Pussy Willow and caged the arrangement. The more sticks, the better. This helps to manipulate the heads to stand up and not look messy. ah
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erroir [ter-wahr; French ter-war] French: literally, ‘soil, land.’] You heard the word when you attended a wine tasting, but what does it really mean and why does it matter?
“Terroir is the idea that food has specific qualities that are influenced by a sense of place. From the people who tend to it, to the minerals in the soil in which it is grown, to the local microclimates of the area, how food is farmed influences everything about its taste, texture, smell, and overall quality.” - The Lexicon of Sustainability SPRIN G 2016
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“Before you plant a piece of ground with vines, you should examine what sort of flavor it has; for it will give the wine a similar taste.”
~ Lucius Columella, AD 50, De Re Rustica from his treaty “On Agriculture”.
Terroir is more than just soil. In fact, it can even mean specific waters like oceans, lakes or rivers. Terroir portends taste as associated with place and distinguishes a food or drink that is what it is because of the flavors from where it comes. The human element, the community of growers and producers whose work is reflected in the taste of the finished product, are the key players – be it a glass of wine, a bar of chocolate, maple syrup, single nectar honeys,
a cup of coffee, oysters, or a fine barrel of rum, terroir certainly includes but also goes beyond wine appellations. Producers share their experience, many times passed down by word of mouth, generation to generation, that creates a unique sensory profile, celebrating the rich culture of a particular community. Terroir is this unique collective character, and understanding more about it can bring pleasure to your tasting experience
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ETHIOPIAN COFFEE FARMER “Ethiopia is the country where coffee originated and the only place in the world where you can find plants in a wild state, in the Harenna Forest.” Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
Randall Grahm, CA Winemaker, defines Terrior as "the precise opposite of nowhereness." He practices "agriculture with a very light hand, never making gross changes in soil quality...having an empathy with one's site," and keeping future generations in mind rather than focusing on immediate gain. –Smithsonian Magazine
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GARDEN TO TABLE TERROIR: GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY Geography, or the lay of the land, greatly contributes to Terroir and taste. Whether the production area is high in elevation or in a low-lying valley, close to the ocean, nearby a river, at the end of a moraine or away from water, on a slope facing north or south; all of this affects how climate interacts with the area. Geology, instead, relates to the origins and evolution of the land over a long period of time, what components make up the soil, and how it was formed. The composition of the soil has a great impact on the type of plants and their ability to grow, how they accumulate moisture and nutrients, as well as the taste components of the ripened fruits Soil layers from glacial till, Northern Ireland
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION: WHY DOES IT MATTER? Humans interact with each other, plants and animals, and with the environment that surrounds them. Together, we create a carefully balanced ecosystem on planet Earth. Pollution, diversion of waterways and overbuilding can alter or abolish this equilibrium, and could ultimately bring about our own destruction. According to the United Nations, about 99% of the world’s food supply comes from land-based production with about 5070% of the land devoted to agriculture. We cannot ignore the health of the soil if we want to be able to provide food and feed, increase consumption, and sustain our soil resources. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United States has already lost 95% of edible plant varieties. The action taken to save biodiversity is clearly the way to protect the future of the planet. Everyone can do something. Buying organically produced, locally created heirloom foods is one of the best ways to preserve our resources and save biodiversity at the same time.
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CUISINE DU TERROIR: LOCAL COOKING [cuisine (/kwɪˈziːn/ kwi-zeen; from French [kɥizin], in turn from Latin coquere "to cook" [(doo, dyoo; French dy)] literally ‘of the’; [ter-wahr; French ter-war, French: literally, ‘soil, land’] “Southern food is America’s quintessential cuisine. From creamy grits to simmering pots of beans and greens, we think we know how these classic foods should taste. Yet the southern food we eat today tastes nothing like the dishes our ancestors enjoyed because the varied crops and livestock that originally defined this cuisine have largely disappeared. Now a growing movement of chefs and farmers is seeking to change that by recovering the rich flavor and diversity of southern food.” – David Shields, historian and author of Southern Provisions, The Creation and Revival of a Cuisine. The Virginia Oyster Trail, modeled after the state’s wine trail, tours “seven distinct geographic regions, each producing oysters with a unique flavor, from the sweet mollusk magic of the Rappahannock River to the salty tastes of the Eastern shore.” – Jill Neimark, Why The Southeast Could Become The Napa Valley of Oysters, Jan. 26, 2016.
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Appalachian single culture SOURWOOD HONEY is produced by Master Beekeeper Charlotte Anderson in Pickens, S.C.
CHINQUAPINS, in the Chestnut family, covered the whole of Greenville County in the 1800’s. Some wild ones still remain.
PAWPAWS are grown by farmer Chris Sermons at Bio-Way Farm, Ware Shoals, SC
TERROIR DU PIÉMONT (Local Terroir of the Piedmont of South Carolina) The native exotic sweetness of Pawpaws, the rich nutty crunch of Chinquapins, sweet ripe Persimmons, still astringent, but with hints of spice and nutmeg, fresh mountain trout, and especially our cherished sweet corn, can all claim their unique expressions of flavor from the Terroir of Upstate South Carolina. Just one spoonful of Sourwood honey on a buttermilk biscuit, or creamy deliciousness of white flint grits and you would know you’re in the Piedmont even if you were in a blind tasting.
“Arguably, corn possesses the most culinary diversity of any grain. The range of exciting foods within the vast cuisine of corn is astounding. Native Americans embrace all of these foodways and in addition, grow corns of many colors, which they believe possess philosophical and spiritual meaning.” – Glenn Roberts, Anson Mills “Unfortunately, corn… is wholly dependent on the intervention of man to ensure that it can pollinate and produce seed. The Indians were keenly aware of this and treated corn with a religious dedication found in no other cultures. Furthermore, their attitude toward corn was colored by a desire not to increase its productivity but to preserve its sacred character, for in their eyes it had human qualities.” – William Woys Weaver
How is it that farms may share climate, slope and viticulture, yet produce crops that are vastly different in taste? The answer is the human element. Hands and hearts craft the difference that allows variations in aromas, just like in fine wine vintages, when respect for their little piece of earth, passion for taste and hard work meets harvest, around the world but also in the Terroir du Piémont, South Carolina. ah SPRIN G 2016
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I am a stay-at-home mom who isn’t really great at staying at home (as the piles of unfolded laundry would tell you). My three and four year old daughter and son love exploring Greenville and going hiking at Paris Mountain. We live in a family home near downtown, and my husband Matthew teaches high school English. Our house is full of books, Legos, music, baby dolls, and friends. We love having people around our table for good food and conversation. Writing is my first love, cooking is what I’ve done since I was a little girl. Writing about cooking might just be the best of all. I’m always encouraging people to open up their home and create meaningful community around the dinner table. Now, let me confess that, other than the typical nineyear-old girl equestrian phase, I know nothing about horses. Breeds, training, jockeys...I draw a blank. But that all changes for one Sunday in May, when my family tunes in to the four hour preliminary coverage, picks favorites, and waits for the thrilling lap of kicked up dirt, brightly-clad jockeys, and mint juleps. For “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” I’m right there with the crowd cheering at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Derby--sounds like a perfect opportunity for a party! As America’s longest running sporting event, the Derby is steeped in tradition. Most people envision a Derby Party the same way--maybe a little stuffy, a little dressy, but it doesn’t have to be. What about a gathering with all of the traditional elements, just relaxed? With two small children at home, a menu where most of the prep can be done ahead of time is essential. First off, I combined a pitcher of sweet tea with a mint julep and the results are delicious. Stir up a batch beforehand, and enjoy an easy drink with no need to refresh crushed ice and syrups on the bar cart. A Kentucky standard, the Hot Brown, was a challenge. A traditional open-faced turkey and bacon sandwich smothered in creamy mornay sauce, it’s not really party fare. So I took all of the basic ingredients and reworked the Hot Brown into an easierto-eat slider. Make these anytime, they are a total crowd pleaser! And for the sweet, that was an easy choice: Derby pie. Here, simple is best: ground walnuts, chocolate chips, rich buttery filling is all you need to create this decadent dessert. Serve with a bourbon-infused cream and your party guests may drape YOU with roses.
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Set a simple table with casual linens and rustic wood. Pottery, lace, and roses work together to create a festive and laid-back feel. Use horseshoes and other equine touches and your table is ready. What I really love about this menu is that it can just as easily be dressed up with linen and sterling--it works in both a casual and formal setting.
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WINE & DINING MINT JULEP ICED TEA 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves (plus more for garnish) 1 lemon, sliced 2 Tablespoons sugar 4-5 cups cold sweetened tea 1 cup bourbon
Combine mint, lemon, and sugar in a 2qt pitcher. Press mint leaves against the sides to muddle, or release the flavor. Some of the leaves should break apart. Stir in tea and bourbon. Serve over ice. Garnish with sprigs of mint.
KENTUCKY HOT BROWN SLIDERS This is my own take on those poppy seed and ham rolls everyone always loves. Well, that is, until they taste these! 1 package (12 count) Hawaiian sweet rolls, split 1/4-1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 lb. deli turkey, shaved 8 slices center cut bacon, cooked 6 slices Gruyere or Swiss cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
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Place bottom layer of rolls in 8x8 pan. Spread evenly with mayonnaise. Layer turkey and bacon. Sprinkle with pimentos and Parmesan, cover with cheese slices. Replace tops of rolls. Heat stick of butter over medium heat until melted. Add onion, stir, and cook for 1-2 minutes until translucent. Add sugar, Worcestershire, and garlic powder. Stir until sugar dissolves. Pour over rolls, cover pan with foil and refrigerate overnight, or at least a few hours. Bake, covered, at 350 for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake uncovered for another 5 minutes or until browned. 150 | a thom e
PRETTY CLOSE TO DERBY PIE (A PHOTO FINISH?) 1 unbaked pie shell 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips 2 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup (one stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 cup walnuts, coarsely ground 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Bourbon whipped cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle bottom of pie crust evenly with chocolate chips. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and flour. Add in butter gradually, and then walnuts and vanilla. Carefully pour batter over chocolate so you don't disturb the chips. Bake for 1 hour, until deep golden and center is set.
BOURBON CREAM
(This cream is delicious without sweetener, especially because the Derby pie is very rich. However, adding 2-3 tablespoons confectioners sugar will produce a more familiar taste if desired) 1 cup whipping cream 1 Tablespoon bourbon
Whip cream until soft peaks form. Add bourbon, and whisk to incorporate. Serve right away.
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