2010 Symphony Designer Showhouse

{ special section } The charleston symphony orchestra league, inc.

presents the

2010 SYMPHONY

designer showhouse 120 South Battery St. & 54 Gibbes St.

March 18 - April 18

Design by Evon Kirkland Interiors (see page 82).

Photograph by Julia Lynn

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Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Sunday: 1-4 p.m. (closed Easter) • Tickets: $20; $15 advance • (843) 723-0020 • www.csolinc.org w w w. c h a r l e s t o n h o m e m a g . c o m

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ow in its 33rd year, the Symphony Designer Showhouse remains Charleston’s most exciting collaborative design event. Organized and produced by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League (CSOL)— the all-volunteer fundraising arm of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO)—the Showhouse is the group’s signature event, and drew more than 8,000 visitors in 2009 alone.

Each year, a team of veteran designers transforms a downtown residence (this year, there are two!) to energize rooms with fresh ideas and hand-picked goods that complement the dwellings’ historic character. For roughly seven months, organizers and designers work together to pack the houses with inspiration galore—from crisp new paint colors to striking finish details.

Need more reasons to go? With your Showhouse ticket, you can:

Showhouse Committee

Dozens more local individuals and businesses pitched in to produce this year’s Showhouse. Turn to page 93 for a complete list of donors.

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Support the symphony.

All proceeds go directly to the CSO.

Spark your imagination.

Look for lighting ideas, space-planning solutions, color combinations, and much more.

Shop!

See something you like? Nearly all of the furnishings in the Designer Showhouse are for sale. Also, browse the Showhouse Boutique with its handmade jewelry, home accessories (including pillows, linens, and lamps), pottery, garden sculptures, and artwork. The shop is located downstairs at 120 South Battery, open during Showhouse hours.

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Grab lunch at the Café and order from a menu inspired by popular dishes of the early 1900s and 1920s, when the two homes were built. The Café will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Musical entertainment is offered throughout the Showhouse by CSO members, CSOL youth scholarship recipients, and other volunteer musicians.

Win a Lexus Convertible!

Enter to win a 2010 Lexus IS250C red, hardtopped convertible! Tickets cost $100 and are available at the Showhouse, Symphony events, or online at csolinc.org. (Note: Only 1,000 sponsorships will be sold.) Sponsored by Lexus of Charleston.

Winner need not be present to win. Drawing will be held May 28, at the CSO’s Piccolo Spoleto Sunset Serenade. All taxes and fees are the winner’s responsibility. Proceeds benefit the CSO.

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Chair: Mary Jo Daugherty Co-Chairs: Jean Eckert, Janet Knorr, and Cathy McWhorter Assistant to Chair: Jim Daugherty House Search: Kay Long Staffing Chair and Co-Chair: Jackie Cunningham and Barbara Brock Marketing, Publicity, and Charleston Home liaison: Janet Knorr Advance Tickets: Judy Imbus Ticket Sales Chair and Co-Chair: Marlies Tindall and Terri DeVane Designer Sales Chair and Co-Chair: Betsey Carter and Marie Arnaud House Operations: Sandra Gordon Distribution: Julie Fenimore Designer Liaison: Sandra Gaylord Boutique Chair: Mary Ellen Ondo Boutique Co-Chairs: Bobbie Greenebaum, Celia Hansult, Gail Maginnis, and Carol Lou Yaeger Bare Boards Chair and Co-Chair: Marie Palmatier and Celia Hansult Preview Party: Jean Eckert and Lisa Rourk Café: Sue Ingram Signage: Chuck Hansult Music Coordinator: Ledlie Bell Zoning and Community Awareness: Marion Schools Photography: Wally Briedis House Treasurer: Ed Knorr Sponsorship: Bud Strauss Logistics Coordinator: Richard Show Special Events Co-Chairs: Bonnie Merkel and Margaret Bobo CSOL President: Margaret Strauss CSOL VP Projects: Caroline Thibault

120 South Battery

Eight interior designers took on 120 South Battery, a two-and-a-half story Colonial Revival-style residence built in 1922. The design team revamped nine rooms, including a center hall, double parlors, and four upstairs bedrooms.

The 6,000 square-foot structure, erected after combining four lots, boasts a street-facing entrance and double side porches.

Among the home’s previous owners are A. Marion Stone, vice president and treasurer of the old Charleston Hotel, and Governor Ernest F. Hollings, who bought the property for his family in 1962. Shortly after, the house was sold to its current owners, the Shisko family.

Architectural Notes The façade of the South Battery property features a semi-circular portico with Doric columns and balustrade, accessible by a curved double-entry staircase.

54Gibbes King Street retailer Maine Cottage enlivened this newly renovated, 1910 house, built in a modified Arts & Crafts style with a semicircular front porch and brick variation of a balustrade extending its length. Doric columns, double-hung single-pane glass windows, a tiled roof, and a small back porch define the exterior, while the open floor plan features a modern kitchen, circular interior staircase, four bedrooms, and a ground-floor living and recreation area. The renovation was completed in March of 2009.

Architectural Notes A key design element at the early 1900s residence is parquet flooring, featuring inlaid wood with a herringbone pattern.

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Sandra Gaylord measures for new cabinet doors in the kitchen at 120 South Battery.

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Sandy Ericksen works with a contractor in the master suite of 120 South Battery.

How much will they charge?

Is it a big-time commitment?

Go to charlestonhomemag. com/decorating to learn more about hiring an interior designer. Experts weigh in on fees, getting help with small projects, and finding a pro to suit your style.

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120 South Battery

entry hall

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Steal This Look 1. Add Southern warmth and drama

the room

Interior designer Kristine Johnson chose the iconic pineapple—a symbol for wealth, prosperity, and hospitality— as a theme for the entry foyer. “I wanted this refined space to be both inviting and glamorous,” says Johnson, who paired a backdrop of Petite Pineapple wallpaper with a decorative hall console and a pair of French walnut armchairs upholstered in Designers Guild “Ariana Moss.” Oil paintings by New Jerseybased artist Santo Pezzutti warm the airy entry hall and stairs.

Johnson was raised in the West Indies and educated in Europe and the New York School of Interior Design. Having recently relocated to Charleston, she brings with her an affinity for ancient Greek forms, clean-lined Chinese design, and simple neoclassicism. Note: Check out the first-floor powder room for more of this designer’s work.

with pineapple-themed wallpaper.

2. Create a pleasing focal point in broad entry spaces with a decorative console table and colorful upholstered chairs.

Where to find her:

3. Marry hall to stairwell with a series of

Kristine Johnson Design 22 King Street Charleston (843) 793-1821 kgilljohnson@aol.com

rich oil paintings by a favorite artist.

(Far left to right) Hall painting: Woman with Flowers; Ariana Moss armchair fabric; Petite Pineapple wallpaper

Ceiling: Pulpit Peak

Trim: Simply White

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living room 120 South Battery

Draperies: Pompadour Prints, Palais Chinois

Walls: Ash Violet Trim: Simple White

the room

In an effort to create an intimate central living room, West Columbia-based designers Evon Kirkland McAngus and Daly Gentry anchored the focus in the center of the room with a pair of petite conversational sofas and a Lucite coffee table. An emphasis on rectangular forms mimics the room’s shape, while a three-dimensional oyster-shell mirror adds texture above a plain fireplace.

Bright yellow accents give fun contrast to lavender walls.

McAngus has been the owner of Evon Kirkland Interiors since 1995 and has built a portfolio that includes residential and commercial projects throughout the Southeast. Before the firm, McAngus worked for a boutique retail design group and a high-end custom homebuilder. In 2007, she expanded her business by opening Westend in Columbia, a luxury home gallery of furniture, art, and antiques.

Where to find her: fabric name here, maker etc info also here on the plate

Steal This Look 1. Dress the room in lavender for a sophisticated, feminine hue.

2. Add organic, three-dimensional detail

Evon Kirkland Interiors 830 Meeting St. West Columbia (803) 794-5002 evonkirklandinteriors.com

to plain architectural elements (like the fireplace) with a large oyster-shell mirror.

3. Put a unique spin on traditional toile with an avant garde fabric, like this Osborne & Little drapery swatch that inspired the room.

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Daly Gentry (left) and Evon Kirkland McAngus

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den & music room 120 South Battery

the room

Situated behind the home’s formal living room, the den serves as a comfortable seating area and music room. Designer Maria Schendzelos enlivened the walls with a beige grasscloth and took advantage of the room’s elongated shape to define two living spaces—the warm seating area with a pair of wing chairs and a1920s sofa, and a music room centered around a baby grand piano.

Schendzelos’ designs reflect a fresh mix of art, antiques, and contemporary furnishings. “I like to use as much of the client’s personal pieces as possible,” says the University of Georgia grad, who has more than 15 years of interior design and retail experience. Schendzelos is also the proprietor of Morton James boutique in West Ashley’s South Windermere Shopping Center. Note: Check out the upstairs guest suite for more of this designer’s work.

Steal This Look 1. Refer to 1920s design with Decoinspired furniture and accessories, like a pair of tall, crystal buffet lamps.

2. Add eggplant accents for a fresh and modern color palette.

3. Cover walls in a pale grasscloth to keep

Where to find her:

things bright and casual.

Morton James/ Maria Schendzelos Designs 36 Windermere Blvd.

Charleston (843) 571-2575 mortonjames.com

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Sofa accent pillow fabric: striped velvet Crystal and bronze buffet lamp

Walls: grasscloth

Sofa fabric: velvet

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Maria Schendzelos

120 South Battery

front

bedroom

the room

Designers Anna Lassiter and Lucinda Robinson positioned the bed in the center of the room to open up work spaces, reading nooks, and access to the view. Silk charmeuse panels over shimmery Japanese silk Roman shades frame the windows and an upholstered linen chaise offers a comfy spot to read. But the heart of the room is the suspended canopy bed, which the designers dressed in custom linens and fabrics by Osborne & Little.

After working separately in the local design community for years, New York native Robinson and Charleston-born Lassiter teamed up in 2009 to open downtown boutique, Eden Boheme. This is their first Showhouse. Note: Check out the upstairs hallway for more of this design team’s work.

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Where to find them: Eden Boheme 194 King St. Charleston (843) 805-6025 edenboheme.blogspot.com

1. Design an artists’ den using a soothing backdrop, like this mix of slate, taupe, violet, and cream.

2. Add rich texture to the room via embroidered silk, silk charmeuse, and velvet.

3. Center the canopy bed in the middle of the room for a surprising design element.

Walls: Cobblestone

French chaise in linen and burlap Lucinda Robinson (left) & Anna Lassiter Pillow fabric: Kishore

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master bedroom 120 South Battery

the room

In interior designer Sandy Ericksen’s master bedroom, a simple upholstered bed in russet-hued fabric and a scalloped ceiling shade punctuate her subtly feminine design. “The furnishings are a mixed bag,” says Ericksen, who made use of an antique desk from the homeowner and a recovered chair that dates to the 1960s.

“These items blend with new pieces for a look that will appear to have evolved, much the way most rooms organically come together.”

Ericksen launched her Mount Pleasantbased design firm in 2004 following a successful sales and marketing career.

After training at the Rhode Island School of Design, she went on to build a portfolio that includes residential, maritime, and commercial projects.

Steal This Look 1. Ground the room in a pleasing Charleston color scheme of blue and russet hues.

2. Replace traditional art with a Willow Ware display over the fireplace.

Where to find her:

3. Beware of light, light, and more light:

Sandra Ericksen Design (843) 324-5914 sandraericksen.com

“I had to design a room energetic enough that it wouldn’t be washed out in the sunlight,” says Ericksen.

Draperies: Stitched Check Bed upholstery: Ginger Delphine bedside table lamp Walls: Dune

Ceiling: Jacob Blue

Trim: Simply White

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Sandy Ericksen

120 South Battery

office

Chaise: green linen

the room

Designer Heather Marz imagined the upstairs office as a lady’s retreat, serving as both a creative haven and quiet den for relaxing. Smoky gray walls offer a strong contrasting backdrop for fresh, modern upholstery fabrics and a custom area rug (designed by Marz). Wall art comes in the form of glass display boxes fitted with handmade jewelry, notes, and drawings.

In 2007, Marz moved from Los Angeles to Charleston, where she opened her boutique—The Sitting Room—and set out designing homes and commercial spaces throughout South Carolina. With more than a decade in the design industry, she’s been featured on television’s HGTV’s Designer’s Challenge, the Christopher Lowell Show, and the Kitty Bartholomew Show, as well as in various news segments and magazine articles.

Wall art: Swirled vintage glass pendant by Studio 546

Where to find her:

Steal This Look

The Sitting Room 280 West Coleman Blvd.

Mount Pleasant (843) 849-8969 thesittingroomhome.com

1. Start with solid, neutral walls and add

Walls: Seraph

fresh, contrasting colors.

2. Choose a patterned rug that grounds the room in fun, feminine style.

3. Forgo traditional art and encase jewelry and treasured objects to adorn the wall instead.

Custom area rug Matisse storage cabinet with leaf cutout

Heather Marz

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dining room

the room

With a round pedestal dining table and a set of limed oak upholstered chairs, Jolene Smith’s light-filled dining room becomes a charming space for intimate dinners. “The challenge was to create a feeling of warmth in a somewhat large, open room,” explains Smith, who balanced the natural light from four large windows with a dark, merlot wall color. A pretty, striated wallpaper in aqua adds a punch of color to the ceiling, while handmade dinner ware offers light pumpkin accents.

Smith spent time in the corporate world before returning to school to study interior design. She has designed homes since 1992, specializes in custom residential design, and is best known for her use of color and creative space-planning. She frequently authors articles on the subjects of design and the psychology of color.

Ceiling: Zebra Grass textured wallpaper

Where to find her: Jolene W. Smith Interiors, Inc. 165 Village Green Ln., Ste. 230 Freshfields Village Kiawah Island (843) 278-1958 jolenesmithinteriors.com

Steal This Look

Gemma capiz-shell chandelier

by Made Goods

1. Employ a strong color scheme of merlot, aqua, and light pumpkin; this balances any flood of light from large windows.

2. Punch up the room with whimsical

Walls: Merlot

detail, like a modern, mother-of-pearl chandelier with capiz shell butterflies.

3. Incorporate a large, round, painted

Accent: Pale Aqua

dining table for intimate suppers.

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Jolene Smith

120 South Battery

kitchen

the room

Tyvek “Phrena” light designed by Karl Zahn for Artecnica

Working with the existing cabinetry and countertop, kitchen designer Sandra Gaylord says she “set out to make something old new again.” Gaylord repainted the cabinetry using two different hues for upper and lower cupboards (crisp white and grey, respectively). Lacking a natural breakfast area, she added an open, freestanding island that provides a muchneeded spot for eating and conversation.

After working in Washington, D.C., for several years, Gaylord returned to her native Charleston to open Gaylord Design, LLC. She is a Certified Kitchen Designer and Allied member of ASID, specializing in residential, kitchen, and commercial design. Along with completing past showhouses in D.C. and residential projects in Michigan, Florida, and South Carolina, her firm’s work has appeared in DC-VA-MD Home+Design, Charleston Home+Design, and Shades of Green, among other publications.

Where to find her: Roman shade fabric: silk

Steal This Look

Gaylord Design, LLC 642 Grassy Hill Ln. Summerville (843) 327-4635 gaylorddesignllc.com

1. Save the expense of replacing out-of-

Lower cabinetry: Gauntlet Grey

date countertops by blending them with lower cabinets, using a complementary paint color on the cabinetry.

2. Hang a large picture frame over an

Upper cabinetry: Extra White

oversized picture window to give a visual break from the expanse of glass without interfering with the view.

3. Add an open, custom island for a central breakfast area that doesn’t

White oak kitchen island

dominate the room.

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house details

Designers at King Street retailer Maine Cottage furnished the newly renovated,

dining room

Steal This Look 1. Tie a room to outside greenery and adjoining rooms by mimicking their color schemes; here, the designers used mango and pear hues.

early 1900s residence in their signature sunny hues and comfortable, approachable style. “Our goal was to create a living space that was cheerful, fresh, and current,” says Amy Zonarich, one of the team’s designers. Along with infusing the home with beachy fabrics, pretty painted furniture, and cozy upholstered pieces, the group dressed the chic Arts & Crafts residence in contemporary art throughout, with special collections of paintings and sculpture serving as a bridge to the handcrafted patterned floors, millwork, and built-in cabinetry. “Our idea was to create a relaxing, lively interior fit for family,” says co-designer Amy Zonarich.

Maine Cottage has produced fresh furniture and colorful fabrics since 1988, retailing nationwide through their e-commerce website, mainecottage.com.

The Charleston showroom opened its doors on Upper King in February 2003.

The company also operates showrooms in West Palm Beach, Florida, and in their headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine.

2. Create a focal point that is comple-

Where to find them:

mentary to an array of colors. The dining

Maine Cottage 525 King St. Charleston (843) 722-7188 mainecottage.com

table’s butternut wood is irregularly grained with occasional darker tones that makes it easy to match.

3. Hang strong, but light-hearted artwork over the mantel.

Butternut dining table Interior cabinets: Sun Dining chairs in Mango pure linen

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Maine Cottage designers Cindy Baxter (left) and Amy Zonarich

living room Steal This Look 1. Use an interesting collection of accessories—like Tracy Glover glass lighting—to bridge differing styles.

2. Paint the interior of shelving to help bring focal points and the scale of the room down to eye level.

Wingback chair: Tweet Suite in Zinnia

Cottage Tea Table in Sun Interior cabinets: Sun

master bedroom Steal This Look 1. Encourage relaxation with an upholstered bed in blue, beachy colors.

2. Bring a large room down to scale using window treatments and paintings that draw room elements together.

3. Make sure the room is practical by including generous bedside lighting and

Bed upholstery: Luxe Loop in Porch

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Nellie six-drawer dresser in Porch

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