CO R T N E Y BISHOP
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o paraphrase an old adage, if the kitchen is the heart of the home, then the space adjacent to it is the lifeblood that keeps the family beating. Or, at least, that’s how it feels in Cortney Bishop’s recently renovated communal nook, located within a space just off to the side of an open plan cooking and dining area in her modern home on Sullivan’s Island. “This is where we all inevitably end up at all hours of the day,” Cortney says, “sometimes together and sometimes alone. We catch up on whatever happened during the day or week, pull out a board game, read, eat a meal on our laps or just enjoy the silence.” It’s not a traditional beach house, but it speaks to Cortney’s interpretation of the refined Sullivan’s Island aesthetic, and contains enough winks to the coastal lifestyle to reflect both a sense of the place and the people who live there. In the cozy corner where Cortney prefers to curl up and relax, there’s a fireplace surrounded by custom tiles, a surfboard and Native American treasures. There’s a view of the pool in one direction and the bustle of the kitchen in the other, but it’s also the kind of space that, though small, can absorb plenty of attention on its own. “We don’t just live in this room,” Cortney says. “We live for this room. It’s our spot— and each of us possesses it in our own individual ways.”
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