Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2024 i Southern Home

Hello, summer! Don’t you love the lazy, hazy days of summer, when you can spend time with family and friends at the beach, lake, mountains, or even in your own backyard? As a native Floridian, I spent summers at the beach, and I still find it therapeutic to walk on the shore and listen to the waves roll in. Our coastal vacations today are a little more active with grands that want to build sandcastles and find treasures along the strand, but we are making memories that I know will be cherished for years. In this issue we showcase second homes, located in iconic settings with majestic views and plentiful amenities that are beautifully designed but also family friendly. In Kiawah, Margaret Donaldson allowed the sweeping views of the Atlantic…

Warm, inviting, and gracious. Those are the words designer Cynthia Masters uses to describe the owners of this vacation home situated on the shores of Lake Keowee in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And, if homes are said to be a reflection of their owners, then it stands to reason these descriptors would apply to the residence as well. With architectural stone and wood details seen alongside thoughtfully curated finishes and furnishings, the tangible blend is also a reflection of Masters’s approach to interiors as a whole. For more than three decades, her luxe residential interiors firm has sought to create an artful mix within each project, a philosophy expounded on in its name—Panageries Interior Design Studio, which combines the words panache and menagerie. “It’s about selected, collected, and curated pieces,”…

Sophistication and elegance may not be words normally associated with waterside living, but designers Kelly Kole and Joann Kandrac knew just what their client wanted in her home in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. In the main first floor living areas, homeowner Jennifer Bastian sought serene, calm spaces, which included a white veined marble wall, airy glass front cabinetry, and open shelving in the kitchen; weathered reclaimed beams in a pale gray tone and white beadboard for the ceiling; wood floors that look like they have been bleached in the sun; floor-to-ceiling steel doors; and carefully edited decorative accents. “The view of the river and marshland is so spectacular, we didn’t want anything to compete with that,” explains Kole. “When you step in the front door, your eye immediately takes it…

Embracing the weekends means going to the lake for this active Atlanta family and their two tween kids. In fact, before building this newly constructed waterfront retreat, the couple owned a lake home in another location within the pristine Reynolds Lake Oconee setting, a private resort community spanning 10,000 acres and boasting 300 miles of scenic shoreline. But their latest weekend refuge is nothing short of a dream come true. Situated at the end of a quiet street, the property poises on a higher elevation, offering sweeping views across the water of one of Lake Oconee’s spectacular rolling green golf courses. Designed by Andrea McKenzie of McKenzie Custom Home Design, the home’s architectural style embodies a harmonious blend of modern, rustic, and traditional influences with a nod to the client’s…

Interior designers find inspiration in many different forms. Some derive it from a piece of art or a textile, while others glean it from a color or destination. But according to Margaret Donaldson, it can also come from the intangible. “My clients’ home is inspired by memories—those they’ve made and those they look forward to making in the years to come,” says the Charleston-based interior designer and founder of MDI Luxury Design. “When their children were young, they frequently vacationed on Johns Island, and it became a very special and sentimental spot. As empty nesters, they couldn’t think of a better place to start their next chapter and to build a new home that feels both familiar and fresh.” Working with Donaldson, architect Marc Camens and Epic Development Group sited…

Nestled in the foothills of northern Georgia, Barnsley Resort is ensconced in a fairy-tale ambience. Idyllic woodlands, rolling pastures, and manicured gardens greet guests as they arrive at this charming countryside estate. From restored historic buildings to a quaint tree-lined village of picture-perfect cottages and an inn, Barnsley holds fast to its nearly 200-year history while affording 21st-century luxuries. Barnsley Resort offers a variety of accommodations from the 55 rooms in the English-inspired inn or the guest cottages that vary in size. The décor is both tasteful and comfortable for a couple or a family. Some of the best Georgian garden-to-table cuisine around is offered at the three on-site restaurants, serving the freshest tastes of the season. The Woodlands Grill offers sweeping views of the golf course in a lodge-type…

With a perch high along Pelican Bay in Naples, Florida, this sixteenth-floor condominium offers a bird’s-eye view of the wonders of nature. White sandy beaches, shimmering emerald waters, pelicans in flight, and breathtaking sunsets are daily reminders of the joys of spending time along the gulf. Those panoramic vistas were enough to convince a Minnesota couple it was time to find a permanent roost and head south for the winter. “They were in the process of downsizing from their longtime home to a loft in downtown Minneapolis,” recalls interior designer Lucy Penfield. “At a meeting about that project, they pulled out a set of drawings and announced they had just bought a condo in Naples and wanted to be in by January—this January, and it was already September.” It was…

As a native of West Palm Beach, the shore has always been a place of relaxation and fun for Amy Adams. “Growing up in Florida, that was what you did on the weekend—you went to the beach,” she says with a laugh. Wanting the same memories for her three children, Amy sought to create a seaside retreat where they could escape the day-to-day and spend time together. With their primary home in Charlotte and her two sons in college in the Southeast, Georgia’s Sea Island proved to be the ideal destination. While golf courses lured her two boys and the beach appealed to her younger daughter, plenty of family activities such as pickleball, bike riding, and community gatherings at The Cloister gave it high marks in her book. “People here…

The possibilities are endless. Second homes create a sense of escape from the usual, the expected, and the day-to-day routine. The design can mark a lifestyle of refinement or promote a casual, carefree sense of leisure. Spaces can be small, well-curated, and calming. Or they can be loud, vibrant, multigenerational gathering places where big-family memories are made and cherished. William Court, founding principal of architecture and design firm Court Atkins Group, states, “Regardless of the story our clients are trying to tell, they have interesting choices to make as we begin to design.” Second homes need not be tethered to the necessities of normal routines. They can be whatever we imagine, but there are questions to be answered along the way: Do we need a place to work remotely, or…